Toward a theory of organizational resilience

Workers are experiencing rapid amounts of change from many sources. Several disciplines have approached this issue from their unique perspectives. How individuals and organisations respond to change affects key outcomes. This paper works toward a unified theory of resilience to help embrace and manage organizational change effectively. The notion of a resilient organization is an emerging concept for understanding and coping with the modern day pace of change and associated work stress. Resilience is the ability of an individual or organization to expeditiously design and implement positive adaptive behaviors matched to the immediate situation, while enduring minimal stress