268 Int. J. Sustainable Strategic Management, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2017 Copyright © 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Resilience as a factor for effective organisational development José G. Vargas-Hernández* CUCEA, Universidad de Guadalajara Periférico Norte 799 Edif. G201-7, Los Belenes; C.P. 45100, Zapopan, Jalisco, México Email: jvargas2006@gmail.com Email: jgvh0811@yahoo.com Email: josevargas@cucea.udg.mx *Corresponding author Rebeca Almanza Jiménez and Patricia Calderón Campos Instituto Tecnológico de Lázaro Cárdenas, Avenida Melchor Ocampo No. 2555, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Michoacán, C.P. 60950, Mexico Email: Rebeca_aj@hotmail.com Email: calderon7101@yahoo.com.mx Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of resilience as a factor for effective organisational development. Organisational development is a result of the demands of a changing environment and knowledge caused by changes in the applied social sciences. Rapid changes in the organisational environment has required changes in their processes of interaction in technology, structure and people currently in organisational structures that are more flexible to take risks that provide more responsive than traditional structures are required. The employed method is analytical–descriptive. New individual and organisational skills are required. Resilience contributes to effective organisational development that ensures the survival and generates additional benefits from adverse circumstances. Keywords: environment; organisational development; innovation; resilience; culture. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Vargas-Hernández, J.G., Jiménez, R.A. and Campos, P.C. (2017) ‘Resilience as a factor for effective organisational development’, Int. J. Sustainable Strategic Management, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp.268–274. Biographical notes: José G. Vargas-Hernández is a Research Professor at the University Center for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara. He holds a PhD in Public Administration and a PhD in Organizational Economics. He has been a Visiting Researcher at Carleton University Canada and Visiting Scholar at University of California Berkely. He has undertaken studies in organisational behaviour and has a Master of Business Administration. He has published four books and more than 200