Organizational Resilience and Female Entrepreneurship During Crises: Emerging Evidence and Future Agenda

The book explores how organizations, particularly female-led businesses, can navigate and thrive in the face of economic, health, political, and digital age challenges by leveraging resilience and strategic value through specific activities and relational capital.

Format: Hardback
Length: 282 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The convergence of economic, health, and political crises, alongside the emergence of the digital age, has brought about significant transformations and complexities in the functioning of individuals, companies, and regions. Survival alone is no longer sufficient; organizations must strive to innovate and reorganize themselves to forge new pathways for growth and development. This book employs this overarching premise to explore how organizations, particularly those led by women, cultivate resilience by leveraging specific activities and relational capital as a catalyst for strategic value. The chapters encompass both theoretical and practical insights on how female-owned and female-run companies and organizations can seize opportunities in the face of challenges, issues, tools, facilitators, and mechanisms that can facilitate the utilization of emerging opportunities in the near future.

The economic, health, and political crises, as well as the rise of the digital age, have profoundly impacted the way individuals, companies, and regions operate. The overarching objective is not merely to survive but also to innovate and reorganize to chart new paths for growth and development. This book takes up this premise to delve into how organizations, particularly those led by women, harness resilience by utilizing specific activities and relational capital as a driver of strategic value.

Within the chapters, readers will find a blend of theoretical and practical contributions aimed at guiding female-owned and female-run companies and organizations in leveraging these opportunities. These contributions address a range of challenges, issues, tools, facilitators, and mechanisms that can support the effective utilization of the new opportunities that lie ahead.

By exploring these topics in depth, the book aims to provide valuable insights and strategies for organizations seeking to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape. It serves as a testament to the resilience and adaptability of women-led businesses, and their potential to contribute to the overall growth and prosperity of society.

Weight: 606g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030894115
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022