The role of resilience capabilities in shaping how firms respond to disruptions

This study sheds light on firm resilience in the face of disruptions. A number of resilience capabilities are proposed as factors that influence firm resilience. Data collected from an emerging economy during a period of severe power supply disruptions were used to test the proposed hypotheses. The...

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Published inJournal of business research Vol. 88; pp. 535 - 541
Main Authors Parker, Hamieda, Ameen, Khadija
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.07.2018
Subjects
Disruption
Emerging economy
Resilience
Resource reconfiguration
Risk management
Resource reconfiguration
Emerging economy
Disruption
Risk management
Resilience
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Summary:This study sheds light on firm resilience in the face of disruptions. A number of resilience capabilities are proposed as factors that influence firm resilience. Data collected from an emerging economy during a period of severe power supply disruptions were used to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings contribute to our understanding of how proactive risk management mediates the influence of disruption orientation and investment in risk-averting infrastructure on firm resilience. The study shows that the ability of a firm to reconfigure its resources enables the firm to become more resilient. Disruption impact does not moderate this relationship.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.12.022