Author:
Brito-Ochoa María Paulina,Sacristán-Navarro María Asunción,Pelechano-Barahona Eva,Vasco-Mora Fabricio Alfonso
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on Ecuadorian family business. More than 35% of organizations were temporarily shut down, while other15% of them were permanently closed. Companies should adopt the organizational resilience as their business strategy to guarantee a long-term viability. Organizational resilience refers to the ability of a company to return to a stable stateafter an unexpected disruption to generate business sustainability. Financial resources are beneficial for organizational resilience due to the reason that a financialslack can absorb initial financial and material losses in times of adversity. This studyfocuses on knowing the impact of financial resources on organizational resilience as a business sustainability strategy in the context of the Ecuadorian family business.
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