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Communicating for business resilience.

Ronda Oberlin Nowak1

  • 1Michael Baker International.

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning
|May 8, 2021
PubMed
Summary

This study proposes communication as a framework to understand organizational resilience. Examining social-emotional aspects reveals how culture impacts sensemaking and narrative, leading to improved resilience strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Communication Studies
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Defining resilience remains challenging across disciplines.
  • Existing research lacks a unified framework for understanding resilience.
  • Organizational resilience is critical for navigating complex environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a communication-based framework for understanding resilience.
  • To explore the social-emotional components of enacted organizational resilience.
  • To identify communication-based interventions for enhancing organizational resilience.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of resilience through a communication lens.
  • Exploration of organizational culture's influence on sensemaking and narrative.
  • Identification of communication-based strategies for resilience.

Main Results:

  • Resilience can be conceptualized through three domains: community, organization, and individual.
  • Social-emotional aspects are key dimensions of resilience.
  • Organizational culture significantly impacts sensemaking, narrative, and resilience strategies.

Conclusions:

  • A communication framework offers a novel approach to defining and enhancing resilience.
  • Understanding organizational culture is vital for fostering social-emotional resilience.
  • Targeted communication interventions can bolster organizational resilience.

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