SME Resilience in the Face of Covid Disruption: A Conceptual Framework

Authors

• Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud, School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia
• Ahmed Mahmoud, Department of Banking and Finance, Nasarawa State University, Keffi,Nigeria.
• Yousif Aftan Abdullah, Department of Economics College of Administration and Economics, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
• Mahabub Musa Garba, Department of Business Administration, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Nigeria

Abstract

The effect of COVID-19 on firms’ operations has been the worst of any previous epidemic. The overall supply chains, corporate operations, and performance have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, making small and medium-sized organizations more susceptible. At the same time, a sizable body of research-based literature demonstrates the detrimental impact of disruptions on firms. There is a severe lack of literature on the effects of disruptions on performance among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the elements that could increase their resistance to disruptions in sub-Saharan African economies. The research suggested that disruption absorption plays a moderating role as an in-house resource to reroute and counteract the consequences of operational disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of SMEs around the world and in Nigeria.

DOI

10.33095/fhc4kh44

Article Type

Article

Subject Area

Economics

First Page

119

Last Page

125

Rights

Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Recommended Citation

Mahmoud, M. A., Mahmoud, A., Abdullah, Y. A., & Garba, M. M. (2024). SME Resilience in the Face of Covid Disruption: A Conceptual Framework. Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, 30(139), 119-125. https://doi.org/10.33095/fhc4kh44