MEASURING THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA THROUGH ABSORPTIVE, ADAPTIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE CAPACITIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2026.9(1).02Keywords:
organizational resilience, absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, transformative capacity, change management, institutional sustainability, empirical evaluation, organizational maturityAbstract
The motivation for the study derives from the need to assess the level of resilience of organizations in the Republic of Moldova in the face of economic uncertainty and contemporary crises. The central hypothesis claims that organizational resilience is determined by the interaction between absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacities, and their balance reflects institutional maturity. The purpose of the research was to measure and compare these dimensions using the integrated organizational resilience questionnaire, applied to a sample of respondents from private companies, public institutions and NGOs. The methodology included descriptive statistical analysis, transformation of criterion means on a percentage scale (0–100). The results showed an average level of organizational resilience of 56.9, with close values for absorptive capacities 57.3, adaptive 58.0 and transformative 55.5. The conclusions highlight the need to strengthen transformative capacity and invest in innovation and digitalization, as premises for the maturation of organizational resilience in the post-crisis context.
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