Publications
With our publications we cover the most diverse research areas that arise in the field of man, task and technology. In addition to traditional Business Information Systems topics such as knowledge management and business process management, you will also find articles on current topics such as blended learning, cloud computing or smart grids. Use this overview to get an impression of the range and possibilities of research in Business Information Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition
Entrepreneurial Digital Resilience in War: Lessons from Ukrainian SMEs
- Author(s):
- Komysheva, Albina; Rothe, Hannes; Wessel, Lauri
- Title of Anthology:
- Proceedings of the 59th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
- Location(s):
- Maui, Hawaii, USA
- Publication Date:
- 2026
- Fulltext:
- <a href="/fileadmin/fileupload/WI-SUST/Pictures_events__news/komysheva_et_al_2026-hicss-entrepreneurial_digital_resilience_in_war.pdf" class="pdf">Entrepreneurial Digital Resilience in War: Lessons from Ukrainian SMEs (315 KB)</a>
- Link to complete version:
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395823396_Entrepreneurial_Digital_Resilience_in_War_Lessons_from_Ukrainian_SMEs
- Citation:
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Abstract
Limited IS research is available on how SMEs achieve digital resilience in the context of major geopolitical shocks. Other than large organizations, SMEs typically lack the resources to quickly produce capabilities to resist and recover. At the same time, entrepreneurial bricolage teaches us that such organizations are used to improvisation with resources-at-hand. We turn to a study of Ukrainian entrepreneurs during the ongoing war through the lens of bricolage for the creation of digital resilience. Our interviews with Ukrainian SME founders reveal that entrepreneurs actively repurpose and recombine existing digital tools, infrastructures, and platforms to maintain operations, ensure remote work, and reconfigure business models. Our study contributes to the digital resilience literatureby highlighting how resilience emerges through cumulative learning, cognitive framing, and entrepreneurial improvisation, offering new insights into managing SMEs under extreme conditions.