Organizational resilience. A construct to empower companies

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Keywords:

resilience, organization, instruments.

Abstract

Introduction: resilience can be considered the ability to adopt both reactive and proactive measures in the face of adversity. When resilient, the company is able to quickly take advantage of and anticipate opportunities or threats. Objective: from a psychological perspective, systematize concepts on resilience and update on the subject Method: a review of related aspects was carried out, including periodical publications of national and foreign authors indexed in different databases with the review of 30 updated bibliographies Results: it has become increasingly important for organizations, their teams and members to develop the capacity to respond effectively and promote positive adaptation to changes which facilitate the creation of scenarios to solve various types of conflicts, help and turn difficulties into opportunities. Currently, the Organizational Resilience Scale is validated in Cuba with the authorization of its author, Dr. Marisa Salanova. Conclusions: The application of resilience in companies is important as it helps to solve difficulties and problems they face; This construct empowers companies to respond effectively and encourages opportunities to act quickly and efficiently in threatening and crisis situations.

 

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Author Biographies

Yura Oviedo Amaro, CIMEX

Licenciada en Psicología

María de Lourdes Marrero Santos, Instituto Nacional de Salud de los Trabajadores

Licenciada en Psicología. Especialista de 1er Grado en Psicología de la Salud, Máster en Psicología de la Salud y en Salud de los Trabajadores. Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud. Investigadora y Profesora Titular. Miembro del Consejo Científico

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Published

2020-06-29

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Oviedo Amaro Y, Marrero Santos M de L. Organizational resilience. A construct to empower companies. rev cuban salud trabajo [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 29 [cited 2025 Jul. 19];21(2):66-71. Available from: https://revsaludtrabajo.sld.cu/index.php/revsyt/article/view/144

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Bibliographic Review