Public Hospital Resilience: The role of organizational-employee relationship

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Published Jul 12, 2026
https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v104i07.6216
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Nacef Dhaouadi
LARIME Laboratory, ESSEC Tunis, Faculty of economic science and management. Tunis El Manar University. University of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia
Haifa Riahi
LARIME Laboratory, ESSEC Tunis, University of Tunis, tunis, Tunisia

Abstract

Introduction: Hospital resilience has become a strategic imperative, enabling recovery and growth in adversity. Employee resilience is equally critical for sustaining organizational functionality during and after crises.
Aim: The aim of this research is to study the impact of the "employee-organization" relationship on individual and organizational resilience.
Method: We conduct a quantitative study on a sample of Tunisian employees from on the healthcare sector. To test the nature of the relation between organizational resilience, individual resilience and employee-organizational relationship, the Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression was
used to analyze data.
Results: We included 191employees: 64.9% paramedical staff, 24.08% medical staff, 6.8% senior managers and 4.22% administrative personnel. Women represented 70% of respondents compared to 30% men. Regarding age, we found that: 50% of respondents were between 18–34 years
old, 31.1% were between 34–50 years old, and 18.9% were between 50–62 years old. All surveyed participants (100%) held a higher education diploma. We find that the employee-organization relationship has only a direct and positive impact on both organizational resilience and employee.
Conclusion: The study findings emphasize the symbiotic interrelation between relational dynamics and resilience at individual and organizational levels, offering actionable insights for fostering resilience in high-stress environments.

Keywords:

Hospital resilience, employee resilience, employee-organization relationship, health crisis

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