Antecedents and consequences of organizational resilience in Taiwan’s accommodation sector

ABSTRACTDrawing upon strategic orientation and dynamic capability views, this study examines the theoretical mechanisms between entrepreneurial orientation, organizational learning, resilience, and organizational performance of Taiwan’s accommodation 0073ector. A total of 219 successful responses were gathered and two-stage Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to examine the hypothesized relationships. Results show that entrepreneurial orientation drives organizational learning while organizational learning drives organizational resilience, which also drives financial performance and competitive advantage. Moreover, organizational learning and organizational resilience are found to mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance while organizational resilience mediates the relationship between organizational learning and financial performance.KEYWORDS: Accommodation sectorcompetitive advantageorganizational learningorganizational resilienceTaiwan tourism Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsElaine Q. BorazonElaine Q. Borazon is an Assistant Professor under the International Graduate Program of Education and Human Development at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan. Her research interests include organizational resilience, organizational learning, sustainable development, learning analytics, and organizational performance.Meng-Tsung LeeMeng-Tsung Lee is an Associate Professor under the Department of Marine Leisure Management of National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology. His area of expertise is marine ecology, eco-tourism, environment effect evaluation, and information system.Ching-Chiao YangChing-Chiao Yang is a Professor under the Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology. His research interests are transport logistics, supply chain security management, logistics quality management, logistics service capability, and strategic management.