THE CHALLENGES OF RESEARCHING ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

József ORBÁN, Gyula SZABÓ, Tihomir DOVRAMADJIEV

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The paper discusses the complexity of organizational resilience (OR) research and the associated challenges. In addition to presenting the differences between resilience and resistance, it also analyses the conceptual connections between risk management and disaster relief. Special attention is given to the positive and negative effects of academic competition, emphasizing the dangers of presenting incomplete research as finished work and the issues arising from competition between different scientific disciplines. The paper also highlights the difficulties of data collection in empirical research and the challenges of studying dynamic processes. Furthermore, it provides a detailed examination of the possibilities for developing OR, emphasizing the importance of workplace safety culture, leadership commitment, technological innovation, and continuous monitoring. The aim of the paper is to offer a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and practical approaches to OR and to provide guidance for related research.

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