Unlocking the recipe for organizational resilience: A review and future research directions

Su, Wenjia; Junge, Sebastian

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2023.03.002

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“…The current study makes an original contribution to the debate on strategic post-offshoring alternatives for manufacturing firms and also identifies potential barriers, drivers, triggers and enabling factors that may influence such decisions. In doing so, it offers inputs to the post-pandemic scenario in terms of strategic changes (Buckley and Casson, 2021; Strange, 2020; UNCTAD, 2020a) and enhanced firm's resilience (Su and Junge, 2023). In addition, it contributes to the understanding of post-offshoring as a process (Pedroletti and Ciabuschi, 2023).…”

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“…This has shed light on the pre-existing weaknesses of GVCs (Silverthorne, 2020) and has emphasized the need for greater managerial attention to the rationality, reliability and resilience of supply chains, which should be able to rapidly adjust to changing conditions (Gereffi et al, 2022;Kano et al, 2020;Phillips et al, 2022). This debate can be connected to the broader discussion managerial literature focuses on and related to how firms can overcome adverse events and be more resilient, stressing the learning and transformation processes occurring post-adversity (Su and Junge, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The theoretical landscape of changes in the operation modes a firm may follow in its internationalization is very rich, when scholars either adopt an economic-strategic or a behavioral/process approach, with different levels of analysis (individual changes or processes) (Putzhammer et al, 2020). In this realm of research further knowledge should be provided on the evolution of modes of internationalization, within a broad theoretical contribution on the characteristics of the decision-making dynamics that can inform how firms may overcome negative events to survive and prosper (Su and Junge, 2023).…”

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“…, 2022). This debate can be connected to the broader discussion managerial literature focuses on and related to how firms can overcome adverse events and be more resilient, stressing the learning and transformation processes occurring post-adversity (Su and Junge, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…, 2020). In this realm of research further knowledge should be provided on the evolution of modes of internationalization, within a broad theoretical contribution on the characteristics of the decision-making dynamics that can inform how firms may overcome negative events to survive and prosper (Su and Junge, 2023).…”

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Post-offshoring manufacturing strategies: decision-making and implementation

Bettiol,

Chiarvesio,

Di Maria

et al. 2023

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PurposeThe advantages of offshoring are increasingly under scrutiny, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has advanced the debate, calling for a redefinition of firms' production location strategies. While attention has primarily focused on the relocation of second-degree strategies, such as back-shoring, near-shoring and further offshoring, there are also other alternatives, including home country-based domestic product and process innovations, and the development of new business activities. The objective of the authors' paper is to identify which factors influence decision-makers when they select and implement such post-offshoring strategic alternatives.Design/methodology/approachThe authors consider 11 Italian manufacturing companies that implemented these strategies and analyze triggers, drivers, enabling factors and barriers of the decision phase, as well as content, governance mode and timing of the implementation phase.FindingsBased on the collected findings, the authors suggest a set of propositions for further research. First of all, firms can simultaneously manage multiple strategies by adopting an ambidextrous approach through which to mitigate supply chain risks. They may integrate their domestic and international production activities, but the home country remains central for innovations and production of high-end products and Industry 4.0 technologies increases the probability of investing in their home country. At the same time, lack of competence induces selective near- and back-shoring, while full back-shoring is mainly a consequence of managerial mistakes. Competence availability acts as a barrier to relocation in the home country, inducing the implementation of either an insourcing strategy or a combination of insourcing and outsourcing.Originality/valueThe authors' work identifies post-offshoring as a dynamic process and provides insights into the post-pandemic scenario. The conceptual framework may represent a useful tool for company managers in re-evaluating their initial offshoring strategies.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Post-offshoring manufacturing strategies: decision-making and implementation

Bettiol,

Chiarvesio,

Di Maria

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Does environmental footprint influence the resilience of firms facing environmental penalties?

Foulon,

Marsat

2023

Bus Strat Env

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This study aims to understand whether prior environmental footprint helps firms to be more resilient against penalties following environmental violations. While the allocation of resources to diminish the company's environmental footprint might be considered detrimental to its financial recovery, the natural resource‐based view argues that environmental capabilities may foster firm resilience when faced with the shocks of environmental penalties. We collected data from press releases using Factiva between 2006 and 2019 to constitute an original sample of 143 events concerning US‐listed firms subjected to fines for environmental misconduct initiated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Using survival analysis methodology, we empirically find that firms with lower environmental footprints prior to the penalty recover sooner from the financial shock, hence exhibiting higher capabilities of resilience. This finding is robust to different survival analysis models and time windows. Our empirical analysis expands the range of studies supporting environmental performance as a way for organizations to improve resilience in the face of disruptions, in providing clear evidence in the case of environmental fines.

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Mastering the interplay of organizational resilience and sustainability: Insights from a hybrid literature review

Ciasullo,

Chiarini,

Palumbo

2023

Bus Strat Env

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Organizational resilience enables the firm to thrive in an increasingly turbulent environment, paving the way for sustainability. Although the implications of organizational resilience on sustainability have been widely discussed in the literature, scholarly knowledge examining the interplay between these two phenomena is fragmented. The article addresses this gap through a hybrid domain‐based literature review falling at the intersection of organizational resilience and sustainability. Drawing on a knowledge core of 51 scientific contributions, we identified four research streams established on five conceptual foundations. The study findings guide us toward an eco‐social interpretation of organizational resilience, whose implications on the firm's viability should be assessed by acknowledging spillovers on environmental sustainability. Management actions to build organizational resilience should follow an ecosystem sustainability orientation. This involves embedding the firm in the eco‐social setting in which it operates, emphasizing its homeostatic exchanges with the environment.

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Unlocking the recipe for organizational resilience: A review and future research directions

Cited by 47 publications

References 133 publications

Post-offshoring manufacturing strategies: decision-making and implementation

Post-offshoring manufacturing strategies: decision-making and implementation

Does environmental footprint influence the resilience of firms facing environmental penalties?

Mastering the interplay of organizational resilience and sustainability: Insights from a hybrid literature review

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