Assessment of organizational agility in cement industry

Uncertainty/Change in the business environment has been a major topic in conducting research for a long time. This critical situation has led to a major revision in the business priorities, strategic vision, and viability of conventional and even relatively contemporary models and methods developed so far. Hence, one way of responding to organizational change is agility. Agility, indeed, is a new paradigm of competition for engineering organizations and enterprises. The purpose of this research is assessment of agility in Qaen Cement Company, Iran. Knowing agility need level and current agility level, helps managers for better performance and success of their company. The research methodology is based on statistical methods and chi-square test. Datas are collected through questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS software capabilities. The results of this research indicate that Qaen Cement Company, Iran, has the ability to achieve organizational agility.

Agility, capabilities, business strategy