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Modern organizations design their systems using effective sustainability strategies to withstand external and internal pressures for maximum resiliency in dynamic environments, as defined by the threats of climate change, global warming, and growing existential economic, environmental, governance, and societal pressures.
Introduction: Resilience and Sustainability Defined
In the contemporary world, both the public sector and the private sector organizations face immense internal and external pressures. Internal pressures include a broad range of challenges from demands from stakeholders exemplified through elected officials in the public sector and the politicization of the service delivery, requests for more efficient service delivery, and requirements from the diversified and skilled workforce. External forces creating challenges for organizations consist of societal...
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Alibašić, H. (2018). Redesigning Organizations for Maximum Resiliency in Dynamic Environments. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3431-2
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