Resilient Organization Roadmap for Sustained Organization using a Generative Approach: A Case of Landesa Myanmar

• Published in: ABAC ODI Journal Vision. Action. Outcome Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 42
• Main Authors: Aung, Ohnmar Myo, Maria Socorro C. L. Fernando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangkok Assumption University Press 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Employee involvement; Employees; Organizational behavior; Sustainability; Myanmar (Burma)
• ISSN: 2408-2058
• DOI: 10.14456/abacodijournal.2022.17

The global pandemic and political situation in Myanmar disrupted the country’s economy and put at risk of gradual economic progress. Ongoing programs for the rural communities are facing adversities and Landesa Myanmar is no exception. The reactions of employees and organization are critical for organizational sustainability and employees need to understand the factors governing the resilience and applications of those factors in organizational resiliency. The research was conducted to co-create the roadmap of organizational resiliency by using quick SOAR analysis to discover the strengths of the employees and to explore the shared aspirations of employees. In this study, qualitative method with phenomenology research approach was applied, and data were gathered via structured interviews. Fifteen employees from different level positions were horizontally selected to participate in the research. Data from interviews were analyzed by using content analysis with three coders consists of the researcher, another coder from outside of the organization and one from the respondents. The MAXQDA 2020 software was also used to double checking the relevancy of the results. The findings show that strengths and aspirations are core elements to achieve resilient organization towards the sustained organization. The components of strengths include three stages of resilience, Employee Engagement, Organizational Commitment and Appreciative Resilience practices of leadership built from AI. The aspirations include future of organization, employees’ contributions, success of organization and difference between now and after crisis. Finally, the roadmap of organizational resilience is generated based on the strengths and aspirations of employees for enhancing organizational resilience and sustainability.