MODERN PERSPECTIVES REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE
Resilience stands at the moment as a concept of increasing applicability in several research domains, all having in common the idea of analyzing the ways in which a system succeeds in remaining healthy, strong or upstanding. Whether we refer to domains such as mental health, ecology, biology or economy, resilience describes the phenomenon which allows a system whether biological, human, or organizational to withstand difficulty, to survive and grow while facing adversity. Hence, the present paper proposes to reflect, through a theoretical review recent works in the field, upon the organizational resilience. We intend to clarify conceptual aspects regarding the proposed subject and to draw several directions of resilience enhancing practices that can be approached by organizational structures in order to maintain their best functioning