Towards resilient organizations and societies : a cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary perspective /

This open access book brings together scholars in the fields of management, public policy, regional studies, and organization theory around the concept of resilience. The aim is to provide a more holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon of resilience from a multi-sectorial, cross-national, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Frigotto, Maria Laura (Editor), Pinheiro, Rómulo (Editor), Young, Mitchell (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Series:Public sector organizations
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Resilience in organizations and societies: the state of the art and three organizing principles for moving forward
  • 2. Decision premises, learning and organizational resilience addressing novel adversities
  • 3. Installing an action space for resilience in surprising situations
  • 4. Building resilience in temporary organizations: Lessons from a shipyard
  • 5. A practical perspective on resilience in organizations: The interplay between structure and action
  • 6. Growing and adapting during continuous change: Building employee resilience in the public sector
  • 7. The Post-Entrepreneurial University: The Case for Resilience in Higher Education
  • 8. Organizational persistence in highly institutionalized environments: Unpacking the relation between identity and resilience
  • 9. Resilience and change in opera theaters: Traveling the edge of tradition and contemporaneity
  • 10. Being resilient between the region and the higher education system? Regional higher education institutions in Kuressaare, Estonia, and Seinajoki, Finland
  • 11. Agency, institutions and regional resilience: An approach from the Basque region
  • 12. Towards Resilient Organisations and Societies? Reflections on the Multifaceted Nature of Resilience