...Ying Gao; Stan Blankenship; Charles Coco Purpose This paper explores how manufacturing firms develop supply chain resilience through contrasting organizational learning strategies during crisis conditions. It compares two China-based manufacturers’ responses to COVID-19, highlighting...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Small firms with limited resources can survive and grow when crisis situations emerge. Being prepared for uncertainty and developing appropriate responses helps identify opportunities and builds and strengthens resilient qualities to help when similar...

... a more adaptive and resilience enhancing business model. Methodology The survey was conducted via questionnaires and sent out to a selected group of business leaders of larger enterprises in receipt of state financial support. The survey focused on finding out whether using the fund was accompanied...

... appreciated. Crisis-induced leadership Courage Empathy Resilience Sensemaking “The pandemic has caused us to pause and reflect on our mindset shifts and qualities to adapt to various challenges.” Covid-19 has affected leaders in different ways, including their heroic acts...

..., conversations, and readings. Findings Othering exists, but it is a perspective that we can choose as a source of oppression or growth. Practical implications Considering the five ideas in this article can assist readers in becoming more resilient and positive members of their work- and other...

... factors could help produce the following benefits: Leadership resilience: There is the opportunity cost of not having resilience, and MLT could also improve performance when under job stress. Leading in complexity: As well as enabling leaders to perform well in VUCA conditions...

...Laura P. Dannels; John D. Masters Purpose This paper presents stress inoculation as a method for reducing executives’ stress and enhancing their resilience and performance. Design/methodology/approach A review of theory and research on executive stress, resilience, and stress inoculation...

...Lampros Lamprinakis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of embeddedness, highlight its connection with corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies, and argue for its importance in securing and strengthening organizational resiliency. Design/methodology/approach...

... world of change and uncertainty, an organization needs core resilience capabilities to survive. This paper aims to set out three pillars for organizational resilience, identify the questions that leaders need to ask themselves about employee readiness, and offer ten practical ways in which leaders can...

...Simon Flandin; Germain Poizat; Marc Durand Purpose Safety and organizational research indicates that fostering resilience in organizations is a promising way for improving safety, albeit concrete means to implement resilience are still lacking, especially in the educational field. The purpose...