The Science of Organisational Resilience: Decoding Its Intellectual Structure to Understand Foundations and Future

Cristóbal Toro-Gallego, Juan Sapena-Bolufer, Miquel-Angel Plaza-Navas and Jose Torres-Pruñonosa ()
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Cristóbal Toro-Gallego: Doctoral School, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Juan Sapena-Bolufer: Economics Department and Christeyns Chair for a Sustainable Economy, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Miquel-Angel Plaza-Navas: Institución Milá y Fontanals de Investigación en Humanidades, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Jose Torres-Pruñonosa: Facultad de Empresa y Comunicación, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), 26006 Logroño, Spain

Administrative Sciences, 2025, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: This study aims to decode the intellectual structure of organisational resilience (OR) and provide a comprehensive overview of its conceptual development, key intellectual shifts and emerging research directions. We apply bibliometric co-citation analysis using CiteSpace on the scientific production on OR indexed in the Web of Science—Social Sciences Citation Index. The analysis identifies clusters, turning points and citation bursts, enabling the mapping of the field’s main themes and intellectual foundations. The findings reveal eight major clusters of OR research, with distinctive yet interconnected areas: crisis management, disaster management, conceptualisation, supply chain management, influencing factors, strategy and planning, evaluation and community resilience. Key turning points and burst papers highlight the evolution of the field from conceptual foundations to strategic approaches shaped by global crises. The study advances theory by demonstrating how OR research is structured across clusters and by identifying conceptual gaps that require integration, which are addressed through a proposed research agenda. For scholars, it provides a roadmap to navigate the most influential works and theories, while for practitioners and policymakers, it highlights actionable directions to strengthen resilience in organisations facing volatile and uncertain environments.

Keywords: organizational resilience; research agenda; bibliometrics; crisis management; strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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