How important is collegiality in building resilience in the lives of academic staff?

Resilience studies suggest that when faced with continuous change, individuals need to have a sense of community to rely on that builds a sense of collegial support, control and autonomy in their professional lives if they are to be able to effectively adapt to change. This paper focuses on the perception and impact collegial relationships have on how resilience is maintained in academic life. This is a qualitative study exploring the perceptions of business academics around their collegial relationships. This paper uses the voices of the academics to present the data and these are interwoven with the analysis and discussion. The conclusion suggests that academic staff are not averse to change, if they are well prepared, given opportunities to have input and are able to have access to the adequate resources to support the change process will demonstrate not only resilience but also in some cases a strong sense of self-efficacy.