Dr. Robert Kay, Dr. Chris Goldspink
Commonwealth of Australia
Overview: This paper summarises the results of interviews conducted with more than 50 CEOs from critical infrastructure and non-critical infrastructure organisations in Australia. The purpose of the research was to support the development of a research agenda on organisational resilience and therefore the research approach was designed to raise questions rather than provide definitive answers regarding CEO perspectives on organisational resilience (OR). Sample organisations ranged in size, ownership structure and purpose (a list of participating organisations is provided at page 27). This paper represents a synopsis of the CEOs’ views on what OR is; why they think about it that way; and the value proposition for pursuing resilience in their organisations.
