Strategic agility of SMEs in emerging economies: antecedents, consequences and boundary conditions

Samuel Adomako; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah; Francis Donbesuur; Mujtaba Ahsan; Albert  Danso; Moshfique Uddin

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102032

Strategic agility of SMEs in emerging economies: antecedents, consequences and boundary conditions

Samuel Adomako^*, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Francis Donbesuur, Mujtaba Ahsan , Albert Danso , Moshfique Uddin

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This study investigates the effects of firm-level capabilities, and their relationships with strategic agility and the international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using time-lagged data from 233 internationalizing SMEs from Ghana, we test the direct relationships between SMEs’ capabilities and strategic agility. Additionally, we examine the indirect relationships between technological and networking capabilities and superior performance in international markets through the mediating mechanism of strategic agility. We also investigate the moderating effects of environmental dynamism and internationalization knowledge on the relationship between strategic agility and international performance. Our findings provide a nuanced view of the relationship between the firm-level capabilities, strategic agility and SMEs’ international performance.

Original language	English
Article number	102032
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Business Review
Volume	31
Issue number	6
Early online date	30 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102032
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2022

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Ghana
strategic agility
networking capability
technological capability
market environment
SMEs

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This is the Accepted Author Manuscript (AAM) of an article published by Elsevier: Samuel Adomako, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Francis Donbesuur, Mujtaba Ahsan, Albert Danso, Moshfique Uddin, Strategic agility of SMEs in emerging economies: Antecedents, consequences and boundary conditions, International Business Review, Volume 31, Issue 6, 2022, 102032, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102032. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593122000609)
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