Drivers for agility in times of crisis

IF 4 Q2 BUSINESS European Business Review Pub Date : 2022-09-13 DOI:10.1108/ebr-01-2022-0014
M. C. Solheim, T. Aadland, Ann Elida Eide, D. H. Haneberg
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Purpose Agile organisations do not arise from a single characteristic but comprise a combination of various aspects. Thus, this study aims to examine the combined effects on organisational agility regarding firms’ utilisation of digital technology to create value during the COVID-19 pandemic, how firms perceive uncertainty related to their own organisational response and the degree to which they have an entrepreneurial mindset. Design/methodology/approach Using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, this study investigates 355 established firms and start-ups in Norway. Findings This study finds digitalisation is required for agility to develop, but that it needs to be combined with having an entrepreneurial mindset or being a start-up and lower levels of perceived uncertainty. Hence, entrepreneurial mindset and low uncertainty are important factors for digitalisation, and in turn, for agility to be developed. Originality/value Agility is recognised as being pivotal for firms’ competitiveness and innovation and argued to be significant in overcoming sudden economic shocks. However, lacking empirical scrutiny are investigations into the relationship between digitalisation and agility, and how digitalisation might act as a driver for building agility, which the authors tackle herein.
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危机时刻敏捷性的驱动因素
目的敏捷组织不是由单一的特征产生的,而是由各个方面的组合组成的。因此,本研究旨在研究COVID-19大流行期间企业利用数字技术创造价值对组织敏捷性的综合影响,企业如何感知与自身组织反应相关的不确定性,以及他们拥有创业心态的程度。采用模糊集定性比较分析,本研究调查了挪威的355家成熟企业和初创企业。这项研究发现,数字化是敏捷性发展的必要条件,但它需要与创业思维或初创企业以及较低的感知不确定性水平相结合。因此,创业心态和低不确定性是数字化的重要因素,反过来,也是敏捷性发展的重要因素。独创性/价值性被认为是公司竞争力和创新的关键,并被认为是克服突然的经济冲击的重要因素。然而,缺乏对数字化与敏捷性之间关系的实证审查,以及数字化如何作为构建敏捷性的驱动因素,这是作者在此解决的问题。
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