Review and Prospects of Organisational Resilience Research

Yue You; Fatmawati Latada; Pan Bo; Huang Donghai

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI24.6366

Authors

Yue You Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah,Centre for Human Science, Pahang, Malaysia; Department of Fine Arts and Design, Hebei Minzu Normal Universit, Cheng De, China
Fatmawati Latada Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah,Centre for Human Science, Pahang, Malaysia
Pan Bo Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Centre for Human Science, Pahang, Malaysia; School of Literature and Media, Hebei Minzu Normal Universit, Cheng De, China
Huang Donghai School of Foreign Studies, Hebei Minzu Normal Universit, Cheng De, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI24.6366

Keywords:

Organizational Resilience, Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs), VUCA Environment

Abstract

Small and micro enterprises (SMEs) encounter big blows while operating in VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) environment as a result of their resource constrains and external dependencies. This study build a conceptual model that links organized performance to the elements of external environmental factors, internal resources, resilience capabilities, and the contribution of resilience building to SMEs. From systematically reviewing literature on VUCA and organisational resilience theories, the model specifies the pathways of how SMEs adapt and thrive in continuously changing (VUCA) conditions.

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