Resilient Organizations in Convergence: Crisis Management and Strategic Adaptation Through Digital and Sustainable Transformation
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https://doi.org/10.54518/ibr.4.1.2026.1396Keywords:
Crisis Management, Digital Transformation, Organizational Resilience, Sustainability GovernanceAbstract
This study examines how a state-owned enterprise (SOE) transitioning from engineering consulting to palm oil-based energy navigates crisis management and strategic adaptation amidst the convergence of digital and sustainability. The study aims to examine how organizational resilience develops under technological disruption, regulatory uncertainty, and socio-environmental pressures. Using a qualitative approach based on literature synthesis and case-based analysis, the study integrates perspectives from dynamic capabilities, institutional theory, crisis management, and sustainability transitions. Findings indicate that resilience is shaped by the alignment of digital transformation, governance restructuring, and stakeholder engagement, while strategic outcomes are influenced by path dependency and institutional complexity. The discussion is structured through three adaptive scenarios: best-case, transition, and worst-case, to illustrate diverse organizational responses. The study highlights that stronger resilience is achieved when crisis preparedness, digital integration, and sustainability governance are implemented in a coordinated manner. This leads to the development of a layered adaptive framework applicable to organizations operating in complex, policy-driven environments.
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