Challenges for organisational resilience

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to outline the complex challenges organisations must address in order to respond and recover from disruptive events, and highlight the important perspectives within the growing narrative of resilience, from and operations and strategic management perspective.Desig...

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Published in:Continuity & resilience review (Online) 2019-09, Vol.1 (1), p.17-25
Main Authors: Burnard, Kevin John, Bhamra, Ran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Collaboration
Industry 4.0
Suppliers
Supply chain management
Supply chains
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to outline the complex challenges organisations must address in order to respond and recover from disruptive events, and highlight the important perspectives within the growing narrative of resilience, from and operations and strategic management perspective.Design/methodology/approachUsing an approach that involves the critique of relevant and latest literature, this paper looks to identify the challenges in developing resilience at an organisational level.FindingsThe outcome of this paper establishes a set of propositions to guide the development of organisational-level resilience as well as future research. These propositions highlight the features of both active and passive resilience, and identify key considerations for organisations.Originality/valueThese propositions highlight the features of both active and passive resilience, and identify key considerations for organisations. Through recognising these propositions, organisations may be better placed to address the impacts of disruptive events.
ISSN:2516-7502
2516-7502
DOI:10.1108/CRR-01-2019-0008