Investigating the impact of organizational agility on the competitive advantage

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Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organizational agility on the competitive advantage in Jordanian telecommunication companies. Data were collected from 460 participants through a survey questionnaire. Likert scale was used to measure the concepts of organizational agility and competitive advantage. The findings of the study indicated that organizational agility is related positively and significantly to the company’s competitive advantage. Results of the study confirmed that organizational agility is increasingly becoming a critical factor in achieving sustained competitive advantage in such IT and the knowledge-intensive industry as the telecommunication sector. Telecommunication companies are advised to focus on developing organizational agility to acquire a competitive advantage.

Keywords: Agility, Organizational Agility, Competitive Advantage

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Declaration of conflicting interests: The Author declares that there is no conflict of interest.

JEL Classification: D02, D23

Received: 24.12.2020
Accepted: 10.03.2021
Published online: 11.03.2021

How to cite this paper: El Nsour, J. A. (2021). Investigating the impact of organizational agility on the competitive advantage. Journal of Governance & Regulation, 10(1), 153-157. https://doi.org/10.22495/jgrv10i1art14