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A scale to assess organizational resilience for the oil and gas industry: testing and future perspectives

Khalil Rahi (College of Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Mohamad Alghoush (American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Roger Halaby (Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon)

Benchmarking: An International Journal

ISSN: 1463-5771

Article publication date: 27 August 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

As part of the scale development process, this paper aims to test a scale to measure organizational resilience for the oil and gas industry. The objective is to provide stakeholders with a set of indicators to evaluate their organizations and prepare them to cope with the negative consequences of disruptions (e.g. Covid-19, shortage of resources, etc.).

Design/methodology/approach

The paper conducts exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to test the suitability, dimensionality and reliability of specific indicators and their items under examination. Therefore, the goal is not to validate hypotheses by testing an organizational resilience scale in the oil and gas industry.

Findings

The study tests and proposes a scale to effectively measure organizational resilience within the oil and gas industry. A comprehensive set of ten indicators and 40 items are identified through this process. The findings of this research provide stakeholders in this sector with a rigorous set of indicators to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their organizations and better prepare them to handle disruptions.

Originality/value

This paper fills the gap in existing research by testing and proposing a scale to measure organizational resilience specifically for the oil and gas industry. It highlights the importance of organizational resilience for survival in a sector that is especially susceptible to disruptions.

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Citation

Rahi, K., Alghoush, M. and Halaby, R. (2024), "A scale to assess organizational resilience for the oil and gas industry: testing and future perspectives", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-12-2023-0869

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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