The Strategy, Organisational Learning and Resilience (SOLAR) Research Unit was established in 2002 to advance understanding of the links between strategy and organisation and to explore the practise of strategy in terms of both human behaviour and organisational processes. 

The exploration of strategy, in terms of both human behaviour and organisational processes, has become increasingly pertinent not only to UK recovery from extreme financial shocks but also to the potential impact and increasing frequency of events ranging from terrorists acts to severe weather events. Private, public and voluntary organisations are facing significant challenges as the real impact of global financial crisis and government retrenchment are felt by all. Findings from the SOLAR Research Unit highlight how organisations can create capabilities to better respond to adverse and austere conditions. 

SOLAR has close links with the strategic management and organisational behaviour subject groups in Warwick Business School and with the scholarly association, the European Group for Organisation Studies as well UK and international universities.