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Strategic resilience nexus: Connecting pioneering and sustainability orientations

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  • Gloria Parra‐Requena
  • Pedro M. García‐Villaverde
  • María José Ruiz‐Ortega
  • Mateo M. Córcoles‐Muñoz

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This work analyzes, under a strategic approach, the role of organizational resilience (OR) in connecting pioneering orientation (PO) and sustainability orientation (SO), thus filling a significant and unexplored gap in the literature. The empirical study was conducted on a sample of 223 companies in the cultural tourism industry in Spain. The results show a total mediating effect of OR in the relationship between PO and SO in its economic, environmental, and social dimensions and a partial effect in the case of the cultural dimension. The study highlights the U‐shaped curvilinear relationship between PO and OR, reflecting a brake on the growth of OR when companies have a strong tendency to enter the market early. Companies should adopt the role of early followers to strengthen resilience and achieve a strong strategic commitment to sustainability.

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  • Gloria Parra‐Requena & Pedro M. García‐Villaverde & María José Ruiz‐Ortega & Mateo M. Córcoles‐Muñoz, 2024. "Strategic resilience nexus: Connecting pioneering and sustainability orientations," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(8), pages 8784-8797, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:33:y:2024:i:8:p:8784-8797
    DOI: 10.1002/bse.3943
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