identification and classification of the organizational resiliency factors in the construction industry: focused on the organization’s project portfolio

identification and classification of the organizational resiliency factors in the construction industry: focused on the organization’s project portfolio

proportional stability and solidity, the elimination and resistance against the impacts of the crises, and fast recovery as the final stage after crises, define the organizational resilience. the notion of organizational resilience may seem too far from construction works, but recently, it is often discussed and analyzed. resilience of organizations is found to have three principal attributes: robustness, resilience, and recovery (rrr). robustness enables organizations to function across a board range of conditions. when an organization faces extreme events, which are beyond its capabilities, resilience of the organization recovers it from the shock expeditiously. finally, during recovery period, the organization can be altered efficiently to meet changed conditions. thus, identification and classification of a number of factors, assists organizations to enhance their performance in relation to these attributes. the methodology of this research encompasses theoretical methods such as terminology analysis, logical analysis, and synthesis. based on literature review, the current research aspires to study and analyze the concept of project-based organizations' resilience. several organizational resiliency key factors based on the organization’s project portfolio were found, including: financial power; staff turnover; staff satisfaction; the number of under-construction projects; duration of projects; and projects scope complexity. the current research provides some insights into a conceptual framework for construction organizations' resilience. thus, this paper can be helpful to improve the characteristics of organizations, and can be implemented for a broad range of project-based organizations in the construction industry.