Project Immunity Building Organizational Resilience through Pandemic Driven Lessons

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Published: 2021-08-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15662/IJRPETM.2021.0404004
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Project Immunity, Organizational Resilience, Remote Governance, Knowledge Antibodies, Adaptive Collaboration, Supply Chain Immunity, Ethical Decision Systems, Crisis-Driven Learning

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Lakshmi Triveni Kavuru
Project Manager, Maryland Department of Human Services, USA

Abstract

Global disruptions have revealed that organizations are not merely economic engines, but complex adaptive systems that must sustain performance under volatile conditions. This article proposes the concept of Project Immunity, a strategic approach where organizations learn from pandemic, like shocks to build resilience, protect knowledge flows, and sustain value delivery. Inspired by biological immune systems, this approach promotes proactive sensing, adaptive protection, knowledge antibodies, cross functional immunity, and long term recovery memory. Findings demonstrate that resilience is a strategic asset and must be cultivated as an organizational capability, not improvised amid crisis.

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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2021): International Journal of Research Publications in Engineering, Technology and Management

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Project Immunity Building Organizational Resilience through Pandemic Driven Lessons. (2021). International Journal of Research Publications in Engineering, Technology and Management (IJRPETM), 4(4), 5266-5273. https://doi.org/10.15662/IJRPETM.2021.0404004

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