From Disruption to Resilience: Adaptive Strategies in Big Science Organizations During a Global Pandemic

Kerk F. Kee, Mahedi Hasan, Oluwabusayo Okunloye, Cassandra Hayes, Ewa Deelman, College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Bob Schieffer College of Communication, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey

Management Communication Quarterly

Published online on April 06, 2026

Abstract

Management Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
This qualitative study grounded in phronetic iterative analysis examines how big science organizations adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic while sustaining their scientific missions. Using the communication theory of resilience (CTR) as a guiding framework, ...