...Eduardo Manuel de Almeida Leite; David Audretsch; Dafna Kariv; Léo-Paul Dana Purpose This study introduces near failures as disruptive, non-terminal events that reveal hidden vulnerabilities and catalyse strategic recalibration and resilience. Design/methodology/approach Employing an in-depth...

...Soebowo Musa; Doddy T.P. Enggarsyah Purpose This paper examines the relationships of absorptive capacity, organizational creativity and agility to organizational resilience and competitive advantage in disruptive environments and proposes modeling these relationships. Design/methodology...

... leadership. Findings Strategic leaders have a key role to play in preparing their organizations for episodic disruptions. These include developing their adaptive capabilities and building resilient organizations to ensure their organizations cannot only bounce back after a disruption but have...

...Julie Winnard; Andy Adcroft; Jacquetta Lee; David Skipp Purpose – Businesses are always seeking resilient strategies so they can weather unpredictable competitive environments. One source of unpredictability is the unsustainability of commerce's environmental, economic or social impacts...