Published
Sep 1, 2025Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529201178Dimensions
216 x 140 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Sep 1, 2025Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529201192Dimensions
216 x 140 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
What makes entrepreneurs more or less resilient to adversity?
Drawing on longitudinal data collected by the author on the 2011 London riots and their impact on small businesses and entrepreneurs, this illuminating case study focuses on the concept of resilience and adaptation in an entrepreneurial context.
It brings together different strands of literature, from resilience and adaptation to crisis management, and across multiple fields of study including management, geography and psychology, to provide an accessible overview of resilience research.
This novel study offers invaluable lessons and interventions for entrepreneurs, managers and other stakeholders.
Rachel Doern is Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths University.
Introduction to Entrepreneurs in Crisis
1. Understanding Resilience
Part 1: Strategies Entrepreneurs Use That Strengthen Resilience
2. Distraction
3. Expectation Management
4. Positive Self-talk
5. Positive Reappraisal
6. Situation Selection and Modification
7. Offsetting Resource Losses
8. Leaning into Social Support
Part 2: Strategies That Compromise Resilience and How to Manage Them
9. Denial
10. Rumination
11. Behavioural Disengagement
Part 3: Conclusions
12. The Resilience Work We Can All Do
Additional Notes on the Implications of the Research
Additional Notes for Studying Entrepreneurs in Crisis and Resilience
