Technology Adoption and Managerial Skills Enhance Business Resilience Through Organizational Agility in Indonesia Cross-Sector Firms
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Technology Adoption, Managerial Skills, Organizational Agility, Business Resilience Jel Classification: M10; M15; D23Abstract
This study aims to explore the relationships between Technology Adoption, Managerial Skills, Organizational Agility, and Business Resilience within a dynamic business environment. According to the dynamic capabilities view of the firm, this study suggests that technology adoption and managerial skills can directly and indirectly impact business resilience through organizational agility. A quantitative study was adopted through a survey of firms, where Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data obtained. The study found that technology adoption and managerial skills were significant positive antecedents of organizational agility and business resilience. Furthermore, this study found that organizational agility was a significant influencer of business resilience and a partial mediator of the relationships between technology adoption-business resilience and managerial skills-business resilience. The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by developing a comprehensive framework of how internal capabilities interact to produce business resilience within a dynamic business environment. The study is of great importance to managers as it provides insights on how to increase business sustainability within a dynamic business environment
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