1st Edition

How Small-to-Medium Enterprises Thrive and Survive in Turbulent Times From Deconstructing to Synthesizing Organizational Resilience Capabilities

By Yiu Ha Chu, Kosmas Smyrnios Copyright 2019
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

Political and financial upheaval is not a new phenomenon – from the tulip bulb bubble in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century to Black Monday in 1987, businesses throughout history have worked to adapt and cope. However, today’s climate is even more fraught with crises, raising the levels of concern for business, society, and governments. It especially poses a challenge for small... Read more

Part 1: Introduction:  1. The Resilience Paradigm - Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent Environments  Part 2: Attributes of Resilience Capabilities:  2. Adaptability - Renewal and Adjustment  3. Agility - Timely Responses   4. Anticipatory - Forecasting and Foresight;  5. Flexibility - Flexibility and Changeability  Part 3: Development, Utilization, and Realization of Resilience Capabilities:  6. Building Resilience Capabilities from within and across Firm Boundaries  7. Employing and Deploying Resilience Capabilities in Strategy Development Processes  8. Linking Strategies to Firm Performance

Biography

Professor Kosmas Smyrnios is Professor of Family Business Entrepreneurship, in the School of Management, RMIT University, Australia. He was formerly Foundation Associate Editor of the Journal of Family Business Strategy and Associate Editor of the Family Business Review Journal; and Foundation Board Member of the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA). 



Dr Yiu Ha (Carmen) Chu received her PhD in Management from RMIT, Australia, and is currently working on several research manuscripts supported by RMIT University. She was an Emerald/EFMD Highly Commended Outstanding Doctoral Research Award winner.