Strategic Financial Agility in Strengthening Corporate Resilience under Artificial Intelligence Driven Economic Uncertainty
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https://doi.org/10.59890/ijmbi.v4i5.64Keywords:
Strategic Financial Agility, Corporate Resilience, Artificial Intelligence, Economic Uncertainty, Financial ManagementAbstract
Economic uncertainty triggered by the development of artificial intelligence requires companies to increase their financial adaptability to maintain resilience. This study aims to analyze the influence of strategic financial agility on corporate resilience in the face of AI-driven economic uncertainty. The study uses an explanatory quantitative approach through a survey of 120 financial and strategic managers in one of the companies in Bengkulu using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that strategic financial agility has a positive and significant effect on corporate resilience through the flexibility of resource allocation, speed of financial decisions, and investment adaptability. The findings confirm that adaptive financial capabilities strengthen company resilience in the midst of AI-based economic uncertainty.
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