From Compliance to Competitive Renewal: Adaptive Enterprise Capabilities, Human Capital, and Inclusive Enterprise Dynamism in Emerging Markets

Abstract

This editorial frames JESMI Vol. 1 No. 1 as an issue on adaptive enterprise capabilities in the Philippines and ASEAN, where competitiveness depends on integrating governance, digital transformation, human capital, and inclusive enterprise dynamism. Across studies on accreditation and QMS, IT infrastructure and data privacy, omnichannel disruption and value innovation, agile leadership and engagement, self-efficacy and work environment support, SME technology adoption, AI’s reshaping of accounting work, investor decision behavior, women’s empowerment and enterprise dynamism, ecosystem-based incubation, and macro-structural determinants of formal entry, a consistent message emerges: advantage is built through disciplined implementation, learning-oriented routines, and ethically governed innovation.