Strategic Foresight, Organizational Agility, and Innovative Performance: A Framework for Enhancing Performance in Malaysia's Logistics SMEs

Ainul Mohsein Abdul Mohsin ()
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Ainul Mohsein Abdul Mohsin: School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia Author-2-Name: Balqis Faqihah binti Rajak Author-2-Workplace-Name: "School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia " Author-3-Name: Author-3-Workplace-Name: Author-4-Name: Author-4-Workplace-Name: Author-5-Name: Author-5-Workplace-Name: Author-6-Name: Author-6-Workplace-Name: Author-7-Name: Author-7-Workplace-Name: Author-8-Name: Author-8-Workplace-Name:

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Abstract: "Objective - This study aims to develop a conceptual framework that links strategic foresight, organizational agility, and innovative performance in the context of logistics SMEs in Malaysia. It highlights the increasing importance of foresight and agility as critical drivers for sustaining innovation and competitiveness in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Methodology/Technique - The paper adopts a conceptual approach grounded in the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities Theory (DCT). A quantitative cross-sectional survey is proposed for future empirical validation, with data analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Finding - The framework suggests that strategic foresight enables SMEs to anticipate technological, market, and policy changes, while organizational agility translates foresight into actionable strategies that enhance innovative performance. Agility is identified as a mediating factor in this relationship, reinforcing its role in driving innovation outcomes. Novelty - This study contributes to existing literature by integrating foresight and agility into a single framework tailored to logistics SMEs in Malaysia. It provides both theoretical contributions by extending RBV and DCT to SME contexts, and practical implications for managers and policymakers seeking to foster resilience, adaptability, and long-term innovation in the logistics sector. Type of Paper - Empirical"

Keywords: Strategic foresight; Organizational agility; Innovative performance; Logistics SMEs; Malaysia; Resource-Based View; Dynamic Capabilities Theory. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L25 L91 M10 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 2025-09-30
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-sbm and nep-sea
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Published in Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review, Volume 13, Issue 3

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DOI: 10.35609/gjbssr.2025.13.3(2)

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