Resilience has become an important topic on the safety research agenda and in organizational
practice. Most empirical work on resilience has been descriptive identifying characteristics
of work and organizing activity which allow organizations to cope with unexpected situations.
Fewer studies have developed testable models and theories that can be used to support
interventions aiming to increase resilience and improve safety. In addition the absent
integration of different system levels from individuals teams organizations regulatory
bodies and policy level in theory and practice imply that mechanisms through which resilience
is linked across complex systems are not yet well understood. Scientific efforts have been made
to develop constructs and models that present relationships however these cannot be
characterized as sufficient for theory building. There is a need for taking a broader look at
resilience practices as a foundation for developing a theoretical framework that can help
improve safety in complex systems. This book does not advocate for one definition or one field
of research when talking about resilience it does not assume that the use of resilience
concepts is necessarily positive for safety. We encourage a broad approach seeking inspiration
across different scientific and practical domains for the purpose of further developing
resilience at a theoretical and an operational level of relevance for different high-risk
industries. The aim of the book is twofold: 1. To explore different approaches for
operationalization of resilience across scientific disciplines and system levels. 2. To create
a theoretical foundation for a resilience framework across scientific disciplines and system
levels. By presenting chapters from leading international authors representing different
research disciplines and practical fields we develop suggestions and inspiration for the
research community and practitioners in high-risk industries. This book is Open Access under a
CC-BY licence.