Strategic Agility as a Dynamic Capability for Corporate Sustainability in the Digital Age: A Systematic Literature Review

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10.2991/978-2-38476-549-2_22How to use a DOI?

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strategic agility; organizational agility; dynamic capabilities; corporate sustainability

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how strategic and organizational agility contribute to corporate sustainability in the digital age, by mapping the intellectual structure, theme evolution, and research gaps at the intersection of agility, digital transformation, and ESG/triple bottom line performance. This study uses a bibliometric review based on Scopus data of 46 selected articles published between 2016 and 2025. Adapting the PRISMA procedure, the research applied performance analysis and knowledge mapping using Biblioshiny (R) and VOSviewer, including source and author impact analysis, country scientific production, keyword co-occurrence, co-citation networks, trending topics, and thematic maps. The analysis results show sharp growth in publications since 2016, concentrated in a small number of journals and countries, with China and several European countries as the main contributors. The co-occurrence map and thematic map reveal that organizational agility, strategic agility, strategic flexibility, sustainability, and sustainable performance are the backbone of this field, with strong links to digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and the SME context. Co-citation clusters confirm that dynamic capabilities and the resource-based view are the dominant theoretical foundations, complemented by information systems literature and ESG/corporate governance. This review also highlights the diversity of ESG measurement approaches and sustainability outcomes that contribute to inconsistent empirical findings regarding the relationship between agility and sustainability. In terms of novelty, this study integrates bibliometric evidence to explicitly position strategic agility as a dynamic capability that bridges digital transformation and corporate sustainability performance, while offering an integrative conceptual framework and research agenda that emphasizes longitudinal, multi-level, and context-sensitive studies, particularly in developing countries.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Widi Nugroho
AU  - Ananda Sabil Hussein
AU  - Palupi Prabandari
AU  - Desi Tri Kurniawati
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/09
TI  - Strategic Agility as a Dynamic Capability for Corporate Sustainability in the Digital Age: A Systematic Literature Review
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Issues (INCOMI 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 279
EP  - 312
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-549-2_22
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-549-2_22
ID  - Nugroho2026
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