Improving the Performance of SMEs in the Food Industry: The Effects of Strategic Learning, Strategic Innovation, and Strategic Agility

The present study aims to explore how strategic learning influences the performance enhancement of small and medium enterprises, with a focus on the mediating roles of strategic innovation and strategic agility, as well as the moderating role of absorptive capacity. This research is practical in its purpose and employs a descriptive survey method. The study's statistical population consists of small and medium enterprises in Ilam province. For this purpose, the sample size, consisting of ۱۳۸ individuals, was calculated using G-Power software. SmartPLS ۳ software was employed in the data analysis section to test the research model. The research findings showed that strategic learning, strategic agility, and strategic innovation enhanced the performance of small and medium enterprises. Furthermore, strategic innovation and strategic agility have a mediating role in the relationship between strategic learning and the performance of small and medium enterprises. Moreover, according to the results, the moderating role of absorptive capacity in the relationship between strategic learning, strategic agility, and the performance of small and medium enterprises was confirmed. Despite this, the type and amount of absorptive capacity in the studied statistical population is such that it cannot affect the intensity of the relationship between strategic innovation and the performance of small and medium enterprises. Based on the results, strategic learning can be considered a critical factor in achieving the successful performance of small and medium enterprises and its continuation. In addition, rapid changes and environmental dynamics are regarded as the most obvious features of the business environment in this era. Therefore, small and medium enterprises must have the ability to be agile and strategically innovative, as strategic agility and strategic innovation are the best approaches for adapting to environmental changes.

کلیدواژه ها:

SMEs ، Strategic dynamics ، Emergent strategy ، Strategic Learning