Organizational Toughness in Clothing Industry during Covid-19 Pandemic

João Carvalho, João Carvalho, João Carvalho, Sílvia Faria

2022

Abstract

Today, the existence of natural (earthquakes, pandemics, etc.) and human (large strikes, revolutions, etc.) events that can lead to economic paralysis are more and more frequent. Thus, it is not surprising that researchers try to develop new concepts and theories to explain the phenomena' reality. It is the case of a new conceptual approach – organisational toughness – that can give us insights into an organisation's capacity to survive in turbulent environmental contexts, like this of the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aimed at analysing the survival capability of the Portuguese clothing sector, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, through a new tool to measure organisational toughness. A sample of 106 organisations was studied using a questionnaire, leading to the conclusion that the measurement tool is effective, reliable and valid for that purpose, contributing to helping entrepreneurs to be able to assess crucial management variables to face this type of crisis. Theoretical and practical implications were taken, highlighting the importance of other concepts like organisational plasticity and organisational strength as the main factors to face new market threats and opportunities, impacting companies' economic and social sustainability.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Carvalho J. and Faria S. (2022). Organizational Toughness in Clothing Industry during Covid-19 Pandemic. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Finance, Economics, Management and IT Business - Volume 1: FEMIB, ISBN 978-989-758-567-8, pages 15-21. DOI: 10.5220/0010919800003206

in Bibtex Style

@conference{femib22,
author={João Carvalho and Sílvia Faria},
title={Organizational Toughness in Clothing Industry during Covid-19 Pandemic},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Finance, Economics, Management and IT Business - Volume 1: FEMIB,},
year={2022},
pages={15-21},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010919800003206},
isbn={978-989-758-567-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Finance, Economics, Management and IT Business - Volume 1: FEMIB,
TI - Organizational Toughness in Clothing Industry during Covid-19 Pandemic
SN - 978-989-758-567-8
AU - Carvalho J.
AU - Faria S.
PY - 2022
SP - 15
EP - 21
DO - 10.5220/0010919800003206