Strategic flexibility: a bibliographic review of the literature

This working paper aims at introducing the relevance of the topic of strategic flexibility and the necessity to systematize existing literature and trace the state of the art of the field due to the rapid and disordered increase in the number of articles published in this area. Preliminary results based on a keyword analysis using bibliometric techniques show the core topics that have persisted and grown over time in association with strategic flexibility, namely dynamic capability, innovation and performance. In addition, emerging themes are highlighted, as business model innovation, internationalisation, big data, ambidexterity, knowledge and new product development.