The world is undergoing significant transformations that compel leaders to embrace more resilient and agile approaches to sustain positive organizational performance. While research concerning organizational strategic agility is growing, its value and application in the public sector are...

Agilität ist eine weit verbreitete Managementmethode, die in jüngster Zeit auch in der öffentlichen Verwaltung zunehmend Anwendung findet. Daher ist das allgemeine Forschungsinteresse an den Auswirkungen von Agilität in der öffentlichen Verwaltung sehr hoch. Aus diesem Grund widmet sich die...

Agile Haltung entwickeln, Methoden kennenlernen und anwenden, Erfahrungen gewinnen - darum ging es im FOM Forschungsprojekt "Reallabor Agiles Arbeiten". Ziel war die Erprobung und Einführung agiler Arbeitsweisen in zwei Landesministerien, um den Beschäftigten bei kurzfristigen und unerwarteten...

Projektarbeit ist - zumindest theoretisch - mit einem erhöhten Maß an Selbstorganisation verbunden und bietet die Möglichkeit (stärker) wertgeschätzter Arbeit. Dieser These gehen wir anhand einer quantitativen Befragung von über 1000 Beschäftigten aus dem Engineering in neun deutschen...

As today's environment constantly changes, scientific and practical literature suggests that brands must be managed more agilely. Agile branding, characterized by stakeholder involvement, adaptability, and flexibility, emerges as an innovative approach for companies to navigate dynamic markets...

This paper aims to provide a framework for guiding organizations toward Agile practices for project management. Through a case study analysis conducted in an information technology company, the paper aims to explore the interplay between current organization structure and project management...

Over the vast list to resolve, the Indonesian banking sector has proven its capabilities to strive and succeed in post-crisis existence. Since it indicates continuous organizational agility, this study proposes redefining strategic management practices through literature exploration and...

Highly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments (VUCA) complicate and condition project management. With the emergence of agile project management, it is proposed to co-construct it with the client's active participation. Two used agile methodologies are Scrum and Kanban. Scrum is...

The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is progressing rapidly, compelling companies to integrate it within their operational frameworks to sustain competitiveness, primarily driven by its impact on organizational agility (OA). Nevertheless, the absence of a robust theoretical framework...

Purpose: The paper's primary goal is to provide a concise summary of the key challenges associated with agile project management (APM) and how these challenges affect the overall effectiveness of APM. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology...

As the study of nonprofit organizations and their operating environment has become increasingly interdisciplinary, scholars have leveraged business strategies to increase knowledge and improve performance. This study considers how strategic information technology alignment can impact...

Agile Haltung entwickeln, Methoden kennenlernen und anwenden, Erfahrungen gewinnen - darum ging es im FOM Forschungsprojekt "Reallabor Agiles Arbeiten". Ziel war die Erprobung und Einführung agiler Arbeitsweisen in zwei Landesministerien, um den Beschäftigten bei kurzfristigen und unerwarteten...

Objective: In this article, we show how agility and international experience influence the adjustment strategies that firms adopt when exposed to sanctions. We also assess how these strategies affect firms' financial performance. Research Design & Methods: Quantitative; international e-survey,...

Organizational agility is the ability of an organization to swiftly and efficiently respond to changes in the organization's environment. However, the literature demonstrates the interchangeability of agility, flexibility, adaptability, and versatility. Therefore, confusion and conceptual...

As public sector agencies face rising imperatives to digitally transform citizen services, data systems, and internal operations, questions persist as to whether investments in big data analytics and automation capabilities, evidenced to drive organizational performance in private industry,...

Die Arbeitswelt hat sich aufgrund fortschreitender Flexibilisierung und Digitalisierung für viele Beschäftigtengruppen erheblich gewandelt (Eichhorst et al. 2016). Nicht nur hohe Markt- und Kundenorientierung, auch veränderte Arbeits- und Organisationsformen haben zur Folge, dass die...

Viele traditionelle Industrieunternehmen tun sich sehr schwer damit, neue digitale Geschäftsmodelle zu entwickeln und erfolgreich in den Markt einzuführen. Sie verharren weiterhin vorrangig in ihrem auf den Verkauf technischer Produkte spezialisierten Geschäft, das viele Jahre gute Gewinne...

This working paper is part of a series with the overall title of “The Long Learning Journey”, retracing stages in the evolution of my intellectual curiosity and research work.Most companies, and many large organizations, fall prey to growing rigidity as they mature. This paper presents...

Eine wichtige Fähigkeit für wettbewerbsfähige Unternehmen, in einem unsicheren Unternehmensumfeld, ist die organisatorische Agilität. Trotz zahlreicher positiver Auswirkungen auf die Unternehmensleistung, z.B. erhöhte Kundenzufriedenheit, stehen insbesondere Produktionsunternehmen vor der...

The post-pandemic age has heightened the importance of digitalizing organizational practices and fostering innovation for SMEs to ensure resilient business operations in a volatile work environment. This research paper examines the impact of digital transformation leadership on the...

Research on agility in marketing has been shaped by a great number of articles published in recent decades. My research contributes to the literature by examining the basis of different intellectual frameworks and by identifying relevant references, authors, topics, and journals for the matter....

This article presents the findings of a survey conducted in Slovenia, encom- passing a random sample of 275 enterprises, to analyze the factors influ - encing the transition to an agile approach, the AI-supported organizational culture, AI-enabled workload reduction, and AI-enabled performance...

Purpose: Using the knowledge-based view as the theoretical lens, this study aims to assess the effect of middle managers' ambidexterity, continuous improvement and organizational agility on the business performance within the manufacturing and service industries.Design/methodology/approach:...

Project-based learning (PBL) is applied in various disciplines across the world and its benefits are well known and researched. For the past two decades, undergraduate information systems students at South African universities have been required to develop an artefact as part of a module. This...