Resilience in Modern Day Organizations

Ritsa S. J. Fotinatos-Ventouratos is a Professor of Psychology at Deree College, The American College of Greece, where she has been lecturing for over 20 years. She obtained her Doctorate Degree in Organizational Psychology from UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology), UK. Her areas of research lie in the field of psychological wellbeing at work, occupational stress, gender differences, as well as investigating the social impact on the changing and diverse nature of the world of work. Sir Cary L. Cooper is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is a founding President of the British Academy of Management, Immediate Past President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), former President of RELATE, President of the Institute of Welfare, and Chair of the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work (comprised of 50 global employers). Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou is Professor of Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens/Greece and director of the Social and Organisational Psychology Lab. He holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and three PhDs in Psychology, Philosophy, and Management from universities in Greece and in the UK (The University of Manchester and UMIST). He is the director of two academic series and editor/co-editor with distinguished scholars of 22 edited books. His main research interests include work well-being, business ethics, moral leadership, and vulnerable groups at work.

Introduction: Resilience in Modern Day Organisations

Ritsa S. J. Fotinatos-Ventouratos., Cary. L. Cooper, and Alexander-Stamatios. G. Antoniou

Part I. Resilience in Perspective: Theoretical, Conceptual and Scientific Factors

1. What are you thinking? Understanding the Cognitive Dimension of Resilience Capacity

Cynthia Lengnick-Hall., Tammy Beck, and Haley Myers Woznyj

2. Individual, Team, and Organisational Resilience: A Multi-Level Dynamic Relationship

Andrew James Clements and Gail Kinman

3. Configuring Team Boundary Spanning for Resilience

Thomas A. de Vries., Gerben S. van der Vegt, and Nevena Ivanovic

4. Career Adaptability and Career Resilience in the Workplace

Nikos Drosos and Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou

5. Unpicking Organisational Resilience: A Systems Perspective on Uncertainty, Information, and the Potential for Crisis

Denis Fischbacher-Smith

Part II. Resilience Under Examination: Occupational and Contextual Issues of Concern

6. Stress and Resilience in the Human Services: The Importance of Radical Social-Ecological Systems Perspectives

Kate van Heugten

7. Applying a Psychologically Informed Approach to Resilience in Health and Social Care Organizations

Felicity R.L. Baker, Kevin L. Baker and Jo Burrell

8. Building Resilience in Social Work: A Multi-Level Approach

Gail Kinman and Louise Grant

9. Resilience as a Leadership Trait in Modern Organizations

Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, Evangelia Markopoulou, and Virginia-Eirini Angelou

10. Resilience: From the Frontlines to the Boardroom

Sakshi Bansal

11. Elite High-performing Military Leaders: An Evidence-Based Analysis on the role of Resilience in Military Careers

Ingrid K. Covington., Wika Malkowska and Vicki Elsey

Part III. Enhancing the Resilience Paradigm: Scientific Implications for Future Research

12: Revisiting Assumptions About Resilience Effects: Adaptive Versus Maladaptive Resilience Processes in Organizations

Tisnue Jean-Baptiste, Danielle King, Nick Banerjee, and Ida Du

13. Role of Organization to Build Resilient Employees

Radhika Thanki and D. M. Pestonjee