Enterprise agility and the enabling role of information technology

نویسندگان

  • Eric Overby
  • Anandhi S. Bharadwaj
  • V. Sambamurthy
چکیده

Received: 18 May 2005 Revised: 19 June 2005 Accepted: 9 January 2006 Abstract In turbulent environments, enterprise agility, that is, the ability of firms to sense environmental change and respond readily, is an important determinant of firm success. We define and deconstruct enterprise agility, delineate enterprise agility from similar concepts in the business research literature, explore the underlying capabilities that support enterprise agility, explicate the enabling role of information technology (IT) and digital options, and propose a method for measuring enterprise agility. The concepts in this paper are offered as foundational building blocks for the overall research program on enterprise agility and the enabling role of IT. European Journal of Information Systems (2006) 15, 120–131. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000600

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • EJIS

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006