Achieving Agility in Disaster Management

Examine the components of organizational agility to design a framework for achieving agility in social security organization

Background and purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the dimensions and components of organizational agility to design a framework. Materials and methods: The methodology is descriptive. The statistical society was selected from employees in the Social Security organization of Bojnourd (N=148). The samples were 132 staff that return the questionaries.  The data collected by a researc...

IntroductIon: AchIevIng AgIlIty through cAse mAnAgement

Agility: Customer's Perspective

In competitive environments agility is emerging as an important determinant of success. Despite the widely accepted importance of agility there has been paucity in research on this construct, especially the customer’s perspective of agility. Rise of digital natives together with growth of ubiquitous information systems has changed the way firms engage with their customers. Firms are finding it ...

طراحی مدل مزیت رقابتی شرکت‌های تولیدی بر مبنای تئوری قابلیت‌های پویا و چابکی راهبردی در راستای توسعه اقتصادی شهر سمنان

The development of agility capabilities, accountability, and rapid adaptation to environmental changes are considered to be instruments for achieving a competitive advantage. Strategic agility is a developed type of agility which, besides rapid accountability, pays specific attention to the strategic aspect and to the prediction of changes in the urban environment before they occur. Most studie...

Achieving Agility of Supply Chain Management through Information Technology Applications

Agility in supply chains is critical for competitive advantages as it helps to explore and exploit opportunities in fast changing markets. Firms are increasingly dependent on information technology (IT) for supply chain management as a competitive tool to facilitate such agility. However, little research has been done on the role of IT on supply chain agility. The paper aims to address this gap...