Organizational agility as a dynamic capability for improving ESG performance of SMEs
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Purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between organizational agility (OA) and the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance of firms. Specifically, it seeks to understand the organizational agility and agility in various industries of Pakistani firms including some control variables e.g. firm size, firm age, industry and city. Data is collected from 300 firms of Pakistan and the respondents are middle and senior managers. R studio is used to analyze data (version 4.5.2). The analysis techniques include; descriptive statistical, correlation, reliability, validity, Common Method Variance (CMV), Structural Equation modeling (SEM) and regression (including control variables). Data is collected from the industries of IT, Manufacturing, Textiles, Electronics, and Automobile, in eight cities of Pakistan. Results show that there exists a positive relationship between organizational agility and firm ESG Performance. This study contributes to the literature by the importance of organizational agility as a dynamic capability in achieving ESG goals, providing new directions for future research and practical recommendations for policymakers and industry leaders.