Organizational Flexibility Research Articles

Roles of organizational flexibility and organizational support on service innovation via organizational learning – A moderated mediation model

The study aims to determine if organizational flexibility and support generate innovation in IT solutions, providing firms with enhanced competitiveness. It also explores the mediating role of organizational learning in its flexibility and innovation dynamics and the moderating influence of employees' perceived organizational support on its flexibility and learning. The paper argues that the inimitable internal resources of flexibility, learning capabilities, and a supportive climate can help service-oriented firms innovate to enhance their competitive advantage. A quantitative approach was adopted to conduct a cross-sectional survey of 1350 IT solution-providing companies concentrating on Software Export zones based in India. The structural equation modeling technique was adopted to test the validity and reliability of the measurement models, followed by the proposed direct, mediating, and moderating relationships among organizational flexibility, learning, support, and service innovation. The findings illuminate the significant positive influence of firm-level resources of organizational flexibility on learning, leading to amplified innovation in its services. Additionally, perceived support from the organization's side towards the employees mitigates the positive relationship between organizational flexibility and organizational learning, indicating a negative association. This study also highlighted the untested influence of organizational support as a mitigator of learning in flexible organizations.

Marketing Innovations in Enhancing the Sustainability of the Creative Market in Metro City

This research examines the role of marketing innovation in enhancing the sustainability of the creative market in the digital era. Through a systematic literature review, this study aims to identify current trends, best practices, and challenges in implementing innovative marketing strategies in the creative industry. The analysis covers various aspects of marketing innovation, including digital technology adoption, value-based strategies, consumer collaboration, and integration of online-offline experiences. Research findings indicate that digital transformation has become a primary driver of marketing innovation, with the utilization of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and blockchain opening new opportunities for personalization and creativity in marketing. A significant shift towards value-based and sustainable marketing strategies is identified as a response to consumer demands for ethical and sustainable products and services. Collaboration and co-creation with consumers emerge as effective approaches to enhance product relevance and build customer loyalty. Adaptability and flexibility of marketing strategies prove crucial in facing rapidly changing market dynamics. Seamless integration between online and offline marketing is found to be key in creating holistic customer experiences. This study concludes that marketing innovation plays a vital role in enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of the creative industry. Recommendations include investing in digital capabilities, developing value-based strategies, strengthening consumer collaboration, increasing organizational flexibility, and optimizing the integration of online-offline strategies. The implications of this research are relevant for creative industry practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in the fields of marketing and creative industries.

Organisational configurations explaining the entrepreneurial orientation–performance–environment relationship: a focus on bricolage capability, organisational identity and absorptive capacity

Wide-spread research demonstrates that firms which promote entrepreneurship are dynamic, flexible organisations which tend to realise greater innovation. The entrepreneurial orientation (EO)–firm performance relationship and its contingency factors remain an unresolved area of research in the literature. Recognising the centrality of knowledge and resource-based rationales within EO–performance theorising, we investigate the role of resources and capabilities in terms of bricolage capability, absorptive capacity, and organisational identity as potential moderators to the EO–performance–environment relationship. Primary data are sourced from firms in the South African construction and materials industry sector. After establishing validity and reliability through confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), hierarchical multiple linear regression was used to test the hypotheses. Results reveal that in the context of environmental hostility, the EO–performance relationship is positively moderated by the bricolage capability–organisational identity interaction. Moreover, absorptive capacity is positively moderated by organisational identity. Managers need to appreciate how various internal resources and capabilities could be orchestrated for optimum performance and how these could be complementary and consistent with EO–performance outcomes. The study findings provide novel research implications by increasing the theoretical and empirical reach of bricolage capability, absorptive capacity, and organisational identity as moderators in the EO–performance–environment relationship.

OCB on Employee with Job Satisfaction as Mediator of Leadership and Organizational Climate

Organizational Citizenship Behavior is essential for companies because it encourages a collaborative and supportive work environment, improves teamwork, and improves employee morale by enabling employees to look beyond their formal job descriptions. This study aims to analyze OCB in employees with job satisfaction as a mediator of leadership and organizational climate. This exploratory study uses a quantitative descriptive method based on a pattern of relationships that describes the causal relationship between variables. The population in this study was all 53 employees. The sampling technique used was non-probability sampling with a saturated sampling technique. Data collection method with a questionnaire. Data collection instruments with questionnaire sheets. Data analysis techniques with inferential statistics. The study's results indicate that leadership, organizational climate, and job satisfaction affect OCB, and job satisfaction can mediate the influence of leadership and OCB. OCB leads to better productivity, improved customer service, and a positive organizational culture. This proactive behavior encourages organizational flexibility, reduces employee turnover and operating costs, and strengthens the company's reputation. Ultimately, OCB impacts the company's success and sustainability by creating a more engaged and motivated workforce.

Organisational Flexibility: Core Business, Interdependence and the Timing of Energy Demand

Abstract Discussions of flexibility in organisations generally focus on labour relations, corporate agility, and long-term survival. In much of this writing, flexibility is conceptualised as a feature of organisations and their environments, of organisational strategy and form, and an outcome of characteristics that can be defined and measured. By contrast, we argue that capacities to adapt depend on interpretations of ‘core business’ which is defined by institutional connections established both outside organisations and reproduced within them. This account is informed by social practice theory, the literature on strategy-as-practice, process studies of organisations, and by empirical research conducted in three secondary schools and three hospitals in Northern England. Interviews with thirty-three managers and employees help us to show how the scope for adaptation is constituted and reproduced in the ways that many organisations connect, and in related rhythms and patterns of social life. There are many contexts in which this insight will be important. We focus on the significance of this analysis for the need to modify the timing of energy demand in a lower carbon future. As we show, the relative ability of specific organisations to adapt depends on a broader nexus of interlinking social practices, temporal arrangements, and cross-cutting commitments.

Individual Interpretation and Usefulness of Agility in Work and Everyday Life

The global and local changes of the 21st century have brought new types of organisational characteristics to the fore. More and more businesses are looking at how to build more resilient, crisis-resilient organisations and what the real key is. There is a growing consensus that only flexible organisations that are open to change can be truly successful today (and in the future). Flexible organisations, agile companies, promise the greatest growth potential, and there is only one real explanation for this. These companies have the ability to change quickly and flexibly, whereas the vast majority of their competitors have not (or will not) be able to do the same. An organisation that can claim to have the hallmarks of a flexible, business agile organisational culture will have a significant competitive advantage. Agility goes beyond mere flexibility and encompasses a mindset and framework that enables a business to change quickly, make informed decisions and maintain a competitive advantage in a dynamic environment. Agility is also characterised by innovation and the ability to embrace change. We can imagine these at an organisational level, but how well do they translate at an individual level? This research, the results of which this paper seeks to present in more detail, has sought to identify and locate this. In addition to presenting the results, it also takes care to review the literature, which will enable us to draw conclusions about the real meaning and importance of agility, both at the individual and entrepreneurial level.

Corporate Entrepreneurship Dimensions and Corporate Market Share of Selected Food and Beverages Manufacturing Companies

The growth of the food and beverage manufacturing sector in Nigeria is hampered by the lack of adoption of corporate entrepreneurship and lack of business innovation, resulting in limited organizational progress among food and beverage companies. This study investigates the relationship between corporate entrepreneurship and market share in selected food and beverage manufacturing companies in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study uses a survey research design, explicitly targeting six leading food and beverage companies in Nigeria that collectively dominate 93% of the industry's overall market share. The overall population consisted of 2,786 employees, and the sample size of 642 was determined using the Cochran formula and multi-stage sampling techniques. Data collection uses a questionnaire. The data analysis process includes the use of descriptive and inferential statistics. The research results show a strong correlation between business innovation, internal business environment, resource utilization, organizational flexibility, proactiveness, risk-taking, and company market share in the selected companies. This research determines that the entrepreneurial dimension of the company has a positive and significant influence on the company's market share. This study suggests that senior managers should proactively engage elements of corporate entrepreneurship to stimulate creative concepts for new and improved products, processes, applications, and services that align with market needs and improve overall performance.

The impact of CEO Narcissism on Organizational Flexibility: A Moderated Mediation Model

The impact of CEO Narcissism on Organizational Flexibility: A Moderated Mediation Model

EINSTEINS THEORY OF RELATIVITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS

The paper will illustrate an analogy of Einsteins Theory of Relativity with the features of organizational flexibility against the backdrop of digital transformations. The relativity of space-time on the structures of organizations in their dynamics has informed the research. Explain how principles of relativity time dilations and space curvatures can be applied in organizational adaptability and responsiveness to give insight on how such flexibility may be achieved in the organisations, especially during digital disruptions. The findings suggest that much like how relativity reset peoples understanding of physics, the flexible approach toward organizational change can reset success in the digital age.

Perioperative Staff’s Experiences of Premedication for Children

PurposeProviding perioperative care for children who express anxiety or react with negative anxiety-associated consequences can be a challenge. The use of premedication is established as an important intervention for young children before surgery, yet research into care providers’ experiences of premedication is limited. The aim of this study was to explore perioperative staff’s experiences of premedication for preschool-age children. DesignA descriptive inductive qualitative study was performed based on focus group discussions. MethodsA purposive sample of a team from the operating department with experience in anesthetizing and caring for children in the perioperative period was interviewed in small focus groups: five preoperative and postoperative care nurses, five nurse anesthetists, and five anesthesiologists. The transcribed text was categorized using qualitative content analysis. FindingsThe content analysis revealed three themes: a matter of time, do not wake the sleeping bear, and on responsive tiptoes. ConclusionsCare providers must adapt their work to the child’s emotional state of mind and needs, allowing time for the child to trust and accept the premedication and for the premedication to reach its peak effect. Premedication provides light sleep preoperatively, which requires careful treatment of the child to avoid emotional reactions, and the postoperative path is most peaceful when the premedication supports a long duration of sedation. Our findings highlight the need for safety precautions and a permissive and flexible organization with the goal of achieving a smooth and safe journey for the child in the perioperative path.

Humanitarian supply chain resilience: does organizational flexibility matter?

PurposeThe COVID-19 epidemic caused significant disruptions to numerous supply chains. In order to enhance the resilience of supply chains, Collaboration (CO), Information Alignment (IA), and Big Data Analytics Capability (BDAC) have emerged as contemporary strategies within the humanitarian context. This study was conducted to explore the mechanism via which the effect of BDAC, IA and CO on Humanitarian Supply Chain Resilience (HSCR) in the humanitarian space could be optimized through Organizational Flexibility (OF).Design/methodology/approachA model of six hypotheses was developed based on the Organizational Information Processing Theory (OIPT). Data from 127 supply chain managers in humanitarian organizations were used to test the hypotheses. The analysis employed both descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 26 and Smart-PLS version 3.FindingsThe study revealed that BDAC, IA, and CO individually influence supply chain resilience in the humanitarian setting while OF did not moderate the relationship between BDAC, IA, CO, and HSCR.Practical implicationsIt is essential that humanitarian stakeholders prioritize factors that could increase supply chain resilience by employing contemporary BDA technologies, effective information flow, and collaborative strategies to set up a robust humanitarian SC system that could help lessen the impact of disasters.Originality/valueThis presents interesting insights that advance theoretical debates on how CO, IA, and BDAC under varying levels of OF could influence SCR in the humanitarian context. The paper further offers some useful guidance to managers in relief organizations who desire to build resilient supply chains by leveraging BDAC, collaboration and information alignment. Finally, the paper may also provoke future humanitarian scholars to replicate the study using different approaches.

The Role of Knowledge-Based Resources in Building Organizational Flexibility

The Role of Knowledge-Based Resources in Building Organizational Flexibility

Creative connections: the neural correlates of semantic relatedness are associated with creativity

The associative theory of creativity proposes that creative ideas result from connecting remotely related concepts in memory. Previous research found that higher creative individuals exhibit a more flexible organization of semantic memory, generate more uncommon word associations, and judge remote concepts as more related. In this study (N = 93), we used fMRI to investigate brain regions involved in judging the relatedness of concepts that vary in their semantic distance, and how such neural involvement relates to individual differences in creativity. Brain regions where activity increased with semantic relatedness mainly overlapped with default, control, salience, semantic control, and multiple demand networks. The default and semantic control networks exhibited increased involvement when evaluating more remote associations. Finally, higher creative people, who provided higher relatedness judgements on average, exhibited lower activity in those regions, possibly reflecting higher neural efficiency. We discuss these findings in the context of the neurocognitive processing underlying creativity. Overall, our findings indicate that judging remote concepts as related reflects a cognitive mechanism underlying creativity and shed light on the neural correlates of this mechanism.

The Impact of Green HRM on Lean Soft Practices Implementation: A Mediating Role of Organizational Flexibility

The Impact of Green HRM on Lean Soft Practices Implementation: A Mediating Role of Organizational Flexibility

Patient-derived mini-colons enable long-term modeling of tumor-microenvironment complexity.

Existing organoid models fall short of fully capturing the complexity of cancer because they lack sufficient multicellular diversity, tissue-level organization, biological durability and experimental flexibility. Thus, many multifactorial cancer processes, especially those involving the tumor microenvironment, are difficult to study ex vivo. To overcome these limitations, we herein implemented tissue-engineering and microfabrication technologies to develop topobiologically complex, patient-specific cancer avatars. Focusing on colorectal cancer, we generated miniature tissues consisting of long-lived gut-shaped human colon epithelia ('mini-colons') that stably integrate cancer cells and their native tumor microenvironment in a format optimized for real-time, high-resolution evaluation of cellular dynamics. We demonstrate the potential of this system through several applications: a comprehensive evaluation of drug effectivity, toxicity and resistance in anticancer therapies; the discovery of a mechanism triggered by cancer-associated fibroblasts that drives cancer invasion; and the identification of immunomodulatory interactions among different components of the tumor microenvironment. Similar approaches should be feasible for diverse tumor types.

MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES IN THE SMART ECONOMY

In the contemporary economic landscape, the concept of a smart economy has emerged as a critical framework for fostering innovation and enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises. This article explores the management of innovative development within enterprises operating in the smart economy, characterized by the integration of digital technologies, intelligent systems, and data-driven decision-making processes. Through a comprehensive examination of existing literature and a mixed-methods research approach, this study analyzes the strategies, tools, and practices essential for enterprises to thrive in a continuously evolving digital environment. The article provides a comparative analysis of domestic and foreign research, highlighting the practical focus of Ukrainian scholars on implementing innovative technologies and managing processes, contrasted with the theoretical perspectives of international researchers on competitive strategies and open innovation. A detailed comparison between the development of the smart economy in Ukraine and Europe is presented, showcasing key metrics, achievements, and challenges. Furthermore, the discussion addresses the positive and negative features of the smart economy, such as enhanced efficiency and productivity, innovation and competitiveness, and issues like digital divide and cybersecurity concerns. The study offers recommendations for improving the mechanisms of managing smart economy development, emphasizing investments in digital infrastructure, promoting digital literacy, fostering public-private partnerships, and ensuring inclusive access. Finally, the article proposes an adaptive mechanism for managing innovative development, incorporating external environment analysis, organizational flexibility, human capital investment, open innovation, and advanced information technology solutions. These insights and recommendations aim to guide enterprises in effectively harnessing innovation to achieve sustainable success in the smart economy.

Collaboration for Health Equity: A Qualitative Assessment of Local Leaders in Community-Based Organizations, Health Care, and Public Health in Michigan.

A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews leaders in community-based organizations, health care, and local public health to understand organizational perspectives of collaboration for health equity and identify opportunities to improve collaboration. Twelve leaders were interviewed from March through May 2023 in Kent County, Michigan. All leaders saw collaboration as valuable for advancing health equity. Key themes that affected collaboration and could be a facilitator or barrier to advancing health equity in the community were inclusion, power, relationships, resources, and organizational traits. Leaders articulated the following factors as those that support collaboration for health equity: authentic inclusion, shared decision-making, taking time to foster trusting relationships, adequate resources to support the infrastructure needed for collaborations, organizational flexibility, and individual commitment. Building partnerships with these facilitators in mind may result in more robust, sustainable, and resilient collaboratives.

FORMATION OF THE SUBJECT ENVIRONMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH THE USE OF MODERN ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES

The article outlines the principles of reformation of the subject-spatial environment in the New Ukrainian School based on the conceptual foundations of the Ministry of Education and Science. Modern pedagogy puts forward new requirements to educational centres, such as the creation of opportunities for flexible organization of learning. This process involves the formation of a multivariate subject environment for group and individual lessons fitted out with innovative furniture and equipment, various configurations of mobile learning spaces, and in general promotes the development of children’s teamwork skills motivating them to learn. The development of new models of student furniture based on the principles of versatility and multi-functionality is considered to be the most promising component of the future change of the subject environment. The article analyses the possibilities of designing furniture and equipment through the use of additive manufacturing technologies that are becoming more accessible to a wide range of consumers, while the production of such elements with the use of 3D printing opens up wide opportunities for designers and constructors. Other advantages of manufacturing of innovative furniture with the help of 3D printing include individual approach, creative ideas, short manufacturing period, and the possibility of equal use by all participants of the educational process owing to the principles of universal design. All of these principles can be realized using a combination of both traditional production and new technologies. Such furniture and equipment perfectly complement the educational subject environment and make it more technologically advanced, environmentally friendly, expressive and original. The rational consumption of natural resources, environmental impact, and recycling principles represent the environmental component of the manufacture of furniture and equipment for the educational environment, allowing the participants of the educational process of the New Ukrainian School to form a personality that acquires environmental literacy, a culture of environmental behaviour, and realizes the importance of caring for the environment for the sake of own life and health and lives of others. Keywords: education, school, subject environment, inclusion, additive technologies, 3D printing, universal design, ecology, recycling.

A systematic analysis of digital supply chain, big data and manufacturing lean time in industrial companies

PurposeThis paper aims to systematically review the literature on digital supply chain (DSC), big data (BD) and manufacturing lead time (MLT) in industrial companies.Design/methodology/approachThis study provides a systematic review of the 99 research on this subject that was published between 2015 and 2022. Studies were found in the Scopus database. This review also identifies gaps in the literature, highlights conflicting results, examines prospective data sources for empirical researchers and offers suggestions for choosing promising research subjects in the future.FindingsThis study performed a thorough literature review to a developing field of inquiry in order to identify the impact of the digital supply chain, BD and manufacturing lean time, an area that has received little attention in the literature. Future pathways and ramifications are also offered based on the literature content search. The results showed that BD improves DSC performance through resilience and innovation of the DSC. MLT and DSC integration were found to be positively correlated, according to the results.Originality/valueAlthough the production lead time is preferable to boost customer value and supply reliability, the long lead time hurts the DSC’s ability to compete. DSC integration also improves coordination and streamlines processes. The researchers suggest fostering organizational flexibility, information exchange to accomplish DSC integration and adaptable behaviors including responsiveness and alertness.

Exploring Systemic Sustainability in Manufacturing: Geoanthropology’s Strategic Lens Shaping Industry 6.0

This seminal study explores systemic sustainability within the Industry 5.0 paradigm, using the strategic lens of geoanthropology to shape the emerging concept of Industry 6.0. A transdisciplinary approach is adopted, integrating geoanthropological insights into the analysis of the Italian ceramic district. Seven key factors are considered: resource consumption, production dynamics, innovation, environmental impact, social impact, market dynamics, and economic impact. Historical events such as changes in Italian industrial policy, market slowdowns, and the COVID-19 pandemic are identified as significant for the sector. A contingent analysis tailored to the unique characteristics of the ceramic district provides an in-depth understanding of its challenges and opportunities. The incorporation of geoanthropology provides a transdisciplinary perspective that allows for an in-depth examination of the complex interactions between people and their environment in an industrial setting. The study highlights the central role of innovation, digitalization, and government policies in driving positive changes in production efficiency, market dynamics, and economic impact. Nevertheless, challenges remain, including the delicate balance between environmental sustainability and resource consumption, as well as the effective management of the social impacts of digitization. To address these challenges, a systemic sustainability index derived from geoanthropological insights is proposed as a pragmatic tool to measure and guide the development of sustainability initiatives in the ceramic district. The results of this study not only pave the way for new horizons in sustainability assessment but also provide valuable insights for industrial district managers to formulate strategies that foster organizational flexibility and resilience.