Organizational Resilience and Sustainability as Neighboring Terms: Working Toward Conceptual Clarity
Organizational resilience: Interdisciplinary insights, Vol.2(2003), pp.119-136
Research in the sociology of organizations, Volume 99, Emerald Publishing Limited
2026
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This chapter examines the complex interplays and overlaps between and among the prominent neighboring terms of resilience and sustainability and related terms like adaptation and governance. Synthesizing etymological and genealogical origins, it charts the evolution of key terms into a conceptual word map that reveals their interactions and tensions – supporting clearer understanding, practical use, and implementation of resilience or sustainability measures. These findings also remind scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to be transparent about any underpinning assumptions when using these terms, as they can complement or contradict each other in different contexts.
- Organizational Resilience and Sustainability as Neighboring Terms: Working Toward Conceptual Clarity
- Robyn Keast - Southern Cross UniversityLaura Ripoll Gonzalez - Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural ResearchHannah D. MurphyAmanda Scott - Southern Cross University
- Maria Laura Frigotto (Editor) - University of TrentoRomulo Pinheiro (Editor) - University of Agder
- Organizational resilience: Interdisciplinary insights, Vol.2(2003), pp.119-136
- Research in the sociology of organizations; Volume 99
- Emerald Publishing Limited; UK
- 991013354412502368
- © 2026 Robyn Keast, Laura Ripoll Gonzalez, Hannah D. Murphy and Amanda Scott.
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