Abstract
Impact of Business Continuity Management System on Strategic Agility of Enterprises
Business continuity is a management system that aims to identify critical business processes, easily overcome the crisis and make organizations operational. In addition to business continuity, strategic agility is also required for competitive advantage and maximum performance in businesses. The purpose of our research is to determine whether the business continuity management system has an impact on the strategic agility of enterprises. In line with this purpose, the population of the study is the 500 largest industrial enterprises in Turkey reported by ISO in 2019. Since it is difficult to reach the entire determined population, Kardemir A.Ş. (Corp.) was chosen as a sample. The semi-structured interview method was used as a qualitative research method in the study. The findings revealed that the business continuity management system is implemented in the organization, the system is used to ensure continuity in case of business interruption with emergency action plans, strategic agility is also provided, and it is effective in points such as speed, flexibility and adapting to changing situations. As a result, it is determined that the business continuity management system of the organization has a positive effect on its agility. The study is important in that its outputs are a guiding source in ensuring the continuity of businesses and that no academic study has been carried out in this field.
Keywords
Business Continuity, Business Continuity Management, Risk, Enterprise Risk, Strategic Agility
