Investigating the Condition of Organizational Agility in Public Organizations of Kerman

Subject Areas : Business Management

amin nikpour ¹ ( Ph.D. in Public Administration, Islamic Azad University, Kermān Branch, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Kerman, Iran )
sanjar Salagjegh ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran )

Received: 2011-10-30 Accepted : 2012-10-08 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Flexibility, Agile organization, Competency, Organizational Agility, Responsiveness, Quickness,

Abstract :

Agility is the ability to react to unanticipated changes in order to take conscious action based on change (knowledge management). Organizational agility has 4 components: responsiveness, competency, flexibility, and quickness. If an organization wants to have agility, it should pay attention to these abilities and capacities. No doubt, obtaining agility depends on responding to guidelines, technologies, employees, and processes. The purpose of the present study is to examine the condition of organizational agility in the public organizations of Kerman. The research is of descriptive type conducted through survey method. The statistical population included 1915 official employees of the public organizations in Kerman. From among them, 322 subjects were selected as the research sample by regular categorization. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis, and the data collection tool was organizational agility questionnaire. The research findings show that the level of organizational agility of the employees of the public organizations in Kerman is high.

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