Research on the Construction Path of Organizational Resilience for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises under the Background of Digital Transformation

Abstract

In the context of digital transformation, this study focuses on the path for small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) to build organizational resilience, because with the rapid development of digital technologies and the increasingly uncertain external environment, smes are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, and organizational resilience is a key capability for their sustainable development. Based on the theories of organizational resilience and digital transformation, this paper systematically explores the mechanisms by which digital transformation affects the formation of organizational resilience in small and medium-sized enterprises using methods such as literature analysis, case study, and questionnaire survey. The results show that digital transformation affects the construction of organizational resilience through three paths: technology empowerment, organizational restructuring, and business model innovation. Specifically, small and medium-sized enterprises can approach six aspects: improving digital infrastructure, establishing data-driven decision-making mechanisms, designing agile organizational structures, cultivating digital talents, building cross-boundary collaborative networks, and innovating business models to create a closed-loop system of "predictive - response - adaptation - learning" for organizational resilience. The study further proposes a strategic framework for building differentiated resilience based on the development stage and digital maturity of enterprises, and provides policy recommendations in light of the actual situation of Chinese smes. The findings enrich the application of organizational resilience theory in the digital economy and provide theoretical guidance and practical approaches for smes to enhance organizational resilience during digital transformation. It has significant theoretical and practical implications for promoting high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises.