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Agility: the new response to dynamic change

Agility: the new response to dynamic change The purpose of this paper is to offer an integrated framework for understanding agility. Agility has become an increasingly important capability in today’s changing business world. In this paper, the authors suggest “3, 4’s” to better define agility. Agility can be defined through four dimensions (create the future, anticipate opportunity, adapt quickly and learn always); agility occurs with four stakeholders (strategy, organization, leader and individual); and agility is sustained through four Human Resource (HR) tools (people, performance, information and work).Design/methodology/approachUsing this integrated framework, executives can better define, assess and invest in creating agility as a capability.FindingsThe authors studied leading Chinese and US high-tech organizations to discover how they respond to changing market conditions.Originality/valueThe research for this agility framework is described in their book, Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Strategic HR Review Emerald Publishing

Agility: the new response to dynamic change

Ulrich, Dave; Yeung, Arthur
Strategic HR Review , Volume 18 (4): 7 – Aug 21, 2019
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Emerald Publishing
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© Dave Ulrich and Arthur Yeung
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1475-4398
DOI
10.1108/shr-04-2019-0032
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to offer an integrated framework for understanding agility. Agility has become an increasingly important capability in today’s changing business world. In this paper, the authors suggest “3, 4’s” to better define agility. Agility can be defined through four dimensions (create the future, anticipate opportunity, adapt quickly and learn always); agility occurs with four stakeholders (strategy, organization, leader and individual); and agility is sustained through four Human Resource (HR) tools (people, performance, information and work).Design/methodology/approachUsing this integrated framework, executives can better define, assess and invest in creating agility as a capability.FindingsThe authors studied leading Chinese and US high-tech organizations to discover how they respond to changing market conditions.Originality/valueThe research for this agility framework is described in their book, Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets.

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Strategic HR Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 21, 2019

Keywords: Change; Organization; Capability; Agility; Reinvent

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