To read this content please select one of the options below:

(excl. tax) 30 days to view and download

Enhancing organizational recovery in tough times: a pragmatic perspective

Mike Schraeder, David J. Hoover

Development and Learning in Organizations

ISSN: 1477-7282

Article publication date: 16 February 2010

486

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to offer possible perspectives on pursuing organizational recovery given the current level of intensity in the global economic environment.

Design/methodology/approach

The suggested approaches offered in this article are presented from a pragmatic perspective. While empirical support for these approaches can be found in the literature, some of the conclusions drawn in the paper were not validated empirically.

Findings

Leaders and managers could easily become discouraged by the ongoing barrage of negative press associated with global economic struggles. This article offers leaders and managers five simple approaches for possible consideration in addressing organizational recovery.

Social implications

The approaches summarized in this article are presented in an optimistic manner, with the intention of providing a renewed sense of hope for those leaders attempting to redirect the efforts of their organizations.

Originality/value

The paper offers a succinct and practical perspective on basic approaches organizations can pursue in the quest for economic recovery.

Keywords

Citation

Schraeder, M. and Hoover, D.J. (2010), "Enhancing organizational recovery in tough times: a pragmatic perspective", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281011019452

Publisher

:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Related articles