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What is Organizational Agility (OA)

Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
In this chapter the notion of organizational agility (OA) is a novel reasonable and practical approach. It is very essential for the organizations looking forward to visualize themselves in the new millennium. It can be considered as strategic approach that facilitates organizations to take challenges in a very flexible way which empowers them to reinforce their existing resources that act as an elixir to enhance organizational effectiveness.
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Strategic HRM and Organizational Agility Enable Firms to Respond Rapidly and Flexibly to the Changing Environment
Nibedita Saha (University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch177
Abstract
This chapter demonstrates the significant perceptions of Organizational Agility and its consequences on Strategic HRM that reflects on sustainable organization learning and development. This sub-chapter highlighted the new emerging perspectives of organizational agility and Strategic HRM that enables firms to respond promptly and flexibly to cope up with the dynamic world.. In the modern business world, the essence of organizational knowledge, nimbleness and prominence of HRM strategy is viewed as an eminent approach to face the global challenges. Hence, this sub-chapter attempts to classify how the HR competencies can really make a difference and influence on business performance? How firms can respond flexibly through manifestation of organizational learning and knowledge development? Finally, this study suggested that strategic HRM and organizational agility both the practices could be a very inspiring and demanding for the organizations of twenty first century.
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The Influence of SHRM and Organizational Agility: Do They Really Boost Organizational Performance?
In this chapter ‘OA’ is a new analytical, pragmatic and modern strategic approach of organizational development. It facilitates organizations to accept change in a very flexible manner and enables to strengthen their potential human resources that accelerate business performance.
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