Crisis resilience assessment and management of public utility companies

Irina N. Tkachenko and Ivan A. Chechulin
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Irina N. Tkachenko: Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ivan A. Chechulin: Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Journal of New Economy, 2024, vol. 25, issue 1, 131-159

Abstract: Currently, the most frequently used models for forecasting the probability of company bankruptcy in the housing and utilities sector lack accuracy. The hypothesis is put forward that crisis resilience of a company can be assessed based on its adaptive capabilities. The paper aims to construct a more accurate compared to the known regression model for predicting bankruptcies, as well as develop models for assessing the quality of crisis adaptation management at public utility companies allowing for the stakeholders’ interests and peculiarities of their interface. The methodological basis of the study consists of the theory of crisis management and a stakeholder approach. The methods include multiple regression analysis, stakeholder mapping, sociological survey, and expert assessments. The evidence comes from the accounting and statistical reporting of 49 public utility companies, materials of arbitration cases, survey results of 33 heads of organisations obtained in the period from February to March 2023. The theoretical developments are implemented within the empirical studies of public utility companies. To improve crisis adaptation and resilience of public utility companies the findings recommend to launch staff training programmes, establish mechanisms for horizontal intra-sectoral connections and maintain cooperation at the level of public authorities in order to control investments in the housing and utilities sector.

Keywords: crisis resilience; crisis management; housing and utilities; crisis adaptation; stakeholder approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 G33 H12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.29141/2658-5081-2024-25-1-7

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