Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of grit, which is the tendency to pursue long-term goals with perseverance and continuing passion, on leaders’ self-reported behavior in terms of role modeling and innovating, as well as inspiring, empowering and supporting...

Contents: Part I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Framing resilience research / Edward H. Powley -- Part II. Nature of resilience -- 2. Resilience capacity, processes and demonstration at the employee, team and organizational levels: A multilevel perspective / Thomas W. Britt and Gargi Sawhney...