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Organisational resilience in remote environments: learning processes and the role of oil and gas platform nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Fabio Bento
  • Tayo Adenusi
  • Adriana Araujo
  • Luciano Garotti
  • Marina Prado Mercado

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The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness about organisational resilience, which means the system's capability to anticipate, cope, and adapt in response to unexpected events. In this regard, it is important to look at local adaptation processes, the emergence of learning, and new patterns of behaviour. This study investigates adaptation processes on oil platforms by focusing on the role of nurses. Platform nurses perform healthcare and sanitation inspections, which places them in the middle of many organisational processes taking place on offshore structures. The qualitative interviews focused on the experience of ten nurses in Brazil. The findings highlight the importance of informal interactions among nurses in coping with uncertainty as a main dimension of system resilience. However, it was possible to identify communication barriers across different organisational levels that may restrict the possibility of the emergence and maintenance of new practices, and preparedness for future crises.

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  • Fabio Bento & Tayo Adenusi & Adriana Araujo & Luciano Garotti & Marina Prado Mercado, 2026. "Organisational resilience in remote environments: learning processes and the role of oil and gas platform nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic," International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(3), pages 274-296.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijclma:v:4:y:2026:i:3:p:274-296
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