The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between intellectual capital (IC) and resilience in torn societies while proposing an integrative framework. Due to adversities faced by entrepreneurs in such contexts, an understanding of the role of resilience along with IC has become crucial for businesses to succeed and survive.,This study takes an in-depth look at the three components of IC – human, organizational and external capital and their association with resilience. In order to do so, a qualitative study on 17 Iraqi micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) was conducted using data collected through semi-structured interviews with the founders. The interviews were translated and coded by native speakers.,The results suggest that IC and resilience are interrelated concepts where IC components contribute to the resilience capabilities of entrepreneurs to survive and continue their businesses during turbulent times.,Implications for managers and policymakers are presented; in brief, strategies and policies are required to support entrepreneurial success in the Iraqi context.,The study contributes to the literature on IC for entrepreneurs. So far, few studies have dealt with the association between IC and resilience, and less so in torn societies. This paper contributes to research on enterprise development and survival under conflict zones; it highlights some of the factors that could form resilience of a MSME in the face of uncertainty; and it contributes to the literature on IC as it helps us understand certain capacities that build up and/or support MSME resilience in such a context.

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残缺社会中的智力资本和韧性

本文的目的是在提出一个综合框架的同时，探索智力资本（IC）与残缺社会的复原力之间的联系。由于企业家在这种情况下面临的逆境，对弹性以及集成电路的作用的理解对于企业成功和生存至关重要。本研究深入研究了集成电路的三个组成部分：人，组织和组织。外部资本及其与弹性的关联。为了做到这一点，利用对创始人的半结构化访谈收集的数据，对17个伊拉克的微型，中小型企业（MSME）进行了定性研究。采访由母语人士翻译和编码。，结果表明，IC和复原力是相互关联的概念，其中IC组件有助于企业家在动荡时期中生存和继续业务的复原力。提出了对管理人员和决策者的启示；简而言之，需要战略和政策来支持在伊拉克背景下的企业家成功。该研究有助于为企业家提供有关IC的文献。迄今为止，很少有研究涉及集成电路与弹性之间的关联，而在受挫的社会中则很少。本文为冲突地区企业发展与生存研究做出了贡献。它着重指出了在不确定性面前可能形成MSME弹性的一些因素；