The Influence of Sustainable Leadership and Strategic Agility on Business Sustainability

Abstract

In today's dynamic business world, companies are moving toward business sustainability strategy and regard it as a core company business. Based on dynamic capabilities theory and contingency theory, this paper presents a conceptual model which suggests sustainable leadership is a crucial capability that influence business sustainability while strategic agility plays a vital role in enhancing the impact towards business sustainability among public listed companies in Malaysia. The conceptual model proposed in this study enriches the literature in organizational performance, shifting from traditional profit-based measurements to a holistic view of business sustainability. Practically, this study provides insights to the regulators and managers that sustainable leadership is an important capability; and along with strategic agility; influence business sustainability among Public Listed Companies in Malaysia.

Impact of Sustainable Leadership on Sustainable Performance with Mediating Role of Structural Empowerment: A Study in SMEs [manufacturing (textile) sector] of Pakistan

“…As an estimate, they contribute to about 2/3rd of global pollution (Hillary, 2000(Hillary, , 2004. As such, achieving SDGs through sustainable performance in various sectors, particularly SMEs (manufacturing), will likely result in better business outcomes and contribute significantly to a better world tomorrow (Lim & Ping, 2019;Rajesh, 2020). Accordingly, SMEs operating in the manufacturing (textile) sector in Pakistan have been chosen as the population for this study.…”