Prof. Dr. Melissa Vasi FRSA

Professor of Innovation, Digital Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Exogenous crises and the resilience of SMEs: Exploring dynamic capabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic


Journal article


Melissa Vasi, Vincent English
Louis Savenien Dupuis Journal of Multidisciplinary Research

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Vasi, M., & English, V. Exogenous crises and the resilience of SMEs: Exploring dynamic capabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic. Louis Savenien Dupuis Journal of Multidisciplinary Research.


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Vasi, Melissa, and Vincent English. “Exogenous Crises and the Resilience of SMEs: Exploring Dynamic Capabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Louis Savenien Dupuis Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (n.d.).


MLA   Click to copy
Vasi, Melissa, and Vincent English. “Exogenous Crises and the Resilience of SMEs: Exploring Dynamic Capabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Louis Savenien Dupuis Journal of Multidisciplinary Research.


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@article{melissa-a,
  title = {Exogenous crises and the resilience of SMEs: Exploring dynamic capabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic},
  journal = {Louis Savenien Dupuis Journal of Multidisciplinary Research},
  author = {Vasi, Melissa and English, Vincent}
}

Abstract
 
Dynamic capabilities represent one of the most active research areas in the strategy field of study. However, there are still many questions that scholars have not yet answered. A research question of particular relevance today is: How can dynamic capabilities support SMEs during an economic crisis caused by a pandemic? 
In the year 2020, a global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) emerged that has damaged several sectors, in particular by weakening the economy of small and medium-sized businesses. This paper addresses this issue by examining the literature available to date and provides a theoretical answer by investigating the influence of dynamic capabilities on the resilience of SMEs during the COVID-19 outbreak and previous exogenous crises. The paper shows that several companies have exploited dynamic capabilities in the past to deal with economic crises caused by exogenous factors. Moreover, it emerges that dynamic capabilities can represent a winning strategy for SMEs in surviving extreme uncontrollable turbulences. 




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