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| Research on the Mechanisms of Energy Enterprises’ Responses to Extreme Operational Scenarios from a Resourcefulness Perspective |
| LONG Yang，XU Hui，JIN Xiaojian，SONG Ruijie |
| 1. Nankai University，Tianjin，China；2.Tianjin University， Tianjin， China;3. China National Offshore Oil Corporation， Beijing， China |
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Abstract Adopting a dual-case comparative study method, this research investigates the micro-mechanisms and implementation pathways through which energy firms address the complexity challenges of extreme operational contexts from a resourcefulness perspective. The findings reveal that: (1) In extreme operational contexts, resourcefulness of digital and physical resources is a critical activity that enables the integration of the two types of resources and the activation of data value to cope with complexity challenges. The core mechanism of such integration follows a dynamic cycle of “search-allocation-combination”. (2) Different from traditional studies of resource integration, heteropatric and homeopathic resource allocation strategies represent pivotal mechanisms that effectively bridge resource search and resource combination, serving as novel sources of resourcefulness in organizational resource utilization. (3) The mechanisms of digital-physical resourcefulness differ across types of operational challenges. Under precision-related challenges, firms tend to engage in opportunity-creation forms of resource utilization to manage uncertainty in complex environments, whereas under continuity-related challenges, firms are more inclined to adopt opportunity-discovery forms of resource utilization to mitigate the high-risk nature of complex environments.
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Received: 27 January 2025
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