Résumés
Abstract
The paper aims to revisit the business resilience concept in the specific case of the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine firm resilience factors in ten European and Mediterranean countries. Through a cross-sectional study of a sample of 3,722 firms in all industries, we analyze how firms have survived the crisis. By constructing a multidimensional index identifying resilient companies, the paper contributes to the theoretical and empirical literature and defines a methodology that assesses a firm’s resilience to promote a business strategy that encourages the growth process and develops new aptitudes to cope with future crises.
Keywords:
- Business resilience,
- Coping strategies,
- COVID-19 pandemic,
- International investigation,
- Resilience factors
Résumé
Cet article vise à revisiter le concept de la résilience des entreprises pendant la pandémie du COVID-19. Nous examinons les facteurs de résilience des entreprises dans dix pays européens et méditerranéens. À travers une étude transversale d’un échantillon de 3,722 entreprises de tous les secteurs d’activité, nous analysons comment les entreprises ont survécu à la crise. En construisant un indice multidimensionnel identifiant les entreprises résilientes, l’article contribue à la littérature théorique et empirique de la résilience des entreprises afin de promouvoir une stratégie qui encourage le processus de croissance et le développement de nouvelles capacités pour faire face aux crises futures.
Mots-clés :
- Résilience des entreprises,
- Stratégies d’adaptation,
- Pandémie de COVID-19,
- Enquête internationale,
- Facteurs de résilience
Resumen
Este artículo tiene como objetivo revisar el concepto de la resiliencia de las empresas en la pandemia de COVID-19. Examinamos los factores de resiliencia de empresas en diez países europeos y mediterráneos. A través del estudio transversal de una muestra de 3,722 empresas de todos los sectores de actividad, analizamos cómo las empresas han sobrevivido a la crisis. Al construir un índice multidimensional que identifica a las "empresas resilientes", el artículo contribuye a la literatura teórica y empírica. Define una metodología que evalúa la resiliencia de una empresa para promover una estrategia empresarial que fomente el proceso de crecimiento y desarrolle nuevas aptitudes para hacer frente a futuras crisis.
Palabras clave:
- Resiliencia de las empresas,
- Estrategias de adaptación,
- Pandemia de COVID-19,
- Encuesta internacional,
- Factores de resiliencia
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