Is Organizational Resilience a Competitive Advantage?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/myn.vi46.7670

Keywords:

Organizational resilience, organizational change, resilience and competitive advantage.

Abstract

The research aims to investigate and expose what organizational resilience is and to determine whether it is a source of competitive advantage that drives the efforts of leaders and other stakeholders towards competitiveness. A documentary review was carried out for this work. In addition, qualitative research methodological strategies and case study data collection tools were applied. The main findings of this work are that organizations that cultivate organizational resilience have a more significant learning opportunity to navigate through crises, overcome them and transform.  

Author Biographies

Irene Juana Guillén Mondragón, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa

Profesora- Investigadora en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Doctora en Estudios Organizacionales por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa.

Araceli Rendón Trejo, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco

Licenciatura  en Economía. Maestría en Ciencias Económicas Doctorado en Economía Profesora Investigadora de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

Andrés Morales Alquicira, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

PROFESOR TITULAR C DE TIEMPO COMPLETO DE LA UAM-XOCHIMILCO. INTEGRANTE DEL ÁREA DE INVESTIGACIÓN "DESARROLLO DE MATEMÁTICAS APLICADAS A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES" DE LA UAM-XOCHIMILCO. INTEGRANTE LA COMITÉ EDITORIAL DE ARGUMENTOS, REVISTA DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y HUMANIDADES DE LA UAM-XOCHIMILCO, REVISTA CATALOGADA EN EL ÍNDICE DE REVISTAS MEXICANAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA (CONACYT). DOCTOR EN ECONOMÍA (UNAM). MAESTRO EN CIENCIAS CON ESPECIALIDAD EN DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO (IPN). DIPLOMADO EN PRONÓSTICOS DE SERIES ECONÓMICAS (UAM-AZCATOTZALCO). LICENCIADO EN ECONOMÍA (UAM-XOCHIMILCO). ANTERIORMENTE: JEFE DEL ÁREA DE INVESTIGACIÓN "DESARROLLO MATEMÁTICA APLICADAS A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES DE LA UAM-XOCHIMILCO. JEFE DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE POLÍTICA Y CULTURA DE LA UAM-XOCHIMILCO. COAUTOR DE: 5 LIBROS, 19 CAPÍTULOS DE LIBRO Y 13 ARTÍCULOS DE REVISTAS EN TEMAS DE ECONOMÍA, COMPETITIVIDAD Y MATEMÁTICAS APLICADAS A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES.

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2022-05-01

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Guillén Mondragón, I. J., Rendón Trejo, A., & Morales Alquicira, A. (2022). Is Organizational Resilience a Competitive Advantage?. Mercados Y Negocios, (46), 57–82. https://doi.org/10.32870/myn.vi46.7670