Navigating Uncertainty: A Framework-Based Review of Organizational Resilience and Sustainability

Dynamic capabilities, Framework-based systematic literature review, Organizational resilience, Strategic decision-making, Sustainability integration, Thematic evolution

The purpose of this research is to consider the evolution of OR-sustainability relationship, taking into account the theoretical fragmentation and lack of empirical integration found in the current literature. The methodology consists of two components – bibliometric analysis of 216 works indexed in Scopus and systematic review of 77 scholarly articles on the subject. In order to conduct theoretical synthesis, the Theory–Context–Method model is employed, while ADO framework is used to analyze causality links between organizational capabilities and sustainable performance. The results suggest that the interest towards the topic is increasing, reaching its peak in 2025 andalso implies the change from reactive crisis management to adaptive processes that are based on technology use. Furthermore, Resource-Based View, Dynamic Capability theory andStakeholder theory are revealed to be major theoretical roots of the field. Finally, the findings demonstrate that capability-driven antecedents, leadership, organization context andenvironment determine strategic decision making, which positively impacts the sustainability results. Although the focus is narrowed only to English-language papers published in Scopus databases, this study offers an integral view of OR-sustainability connection and adds unique value through utilization of TCM and ADO models.