ABSTRACT
Despite resilience being conceived in different ways, researchers generally agree that, for this construct to be demonstrated, both adversity and positive adaptation must be evident. Organizational resilience has been defined as, “the maintenance of positive adjustment under challenging circumstances such that the organization emerges from those conditions strengthened and more resourceful” and “having the capacity to change before the case for change becomes desperately obvious”. Alongside the work on human resources, an alternative stream of research in response to external threats considered organizational resilience as the adaptability of business models. The body of knowledge in this area remains at a nascent stage, and empirical examination of organizational resilience is rather scant both in general and sport psychology contexts, with researchers facing challenges concerning conceptualization and operationalization. Overall, organizational resilience not only influences the positive, optimal functioning of the organization itself, but also has the potential to significantly influence resilience in athletes and teams.
