Organizational Flexibility Research Articles

Research on the Influence of External Search Strategy on Enterprise Innovation

Abstract Based on the matching perspective, an analytical framework including external search strategy, organisational improvisation and structural flexibility is established. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of external search strategy on firm innovation. The results show that, first, market information search has a positive impact on innovation quality and innovation speed. Secondly, the influence of technical knowledge search on innovation quality is moderated by organisational improvisation and structural flexibility. Thirdly, technical knowledge search has a positive impact on the innovation quality of enterprises. Fourthly, technical knowledge search has a positive impact on the innovation speed of enterprises.

Impact of Environmental Uncertainties and Strategic Flexibility in Innovation Activities on NEV Battery Recycling Firms in China.

Due to the popularization and development of new energy vehicles (NEVs) worldwide, power batteries that have been used are being retired and replaced. In China's battery recycling industry, the legal NEV battery recycling enterprises are at a negative financial performance. Based on theory of organizational adaptation, the key to innovation performance and sustainable development is recognition of the environment and strengthening organizational flexibility. This study empirically explores the bidirectional dynamic relationships among heterogeneous environmental uncertainties, innovation activities, firm growth and strategic flexibility in Chinese NEV battery recycling firms. A total of 1040 sample data were collected from 2015 to 2021. The research results demonstrate that environmental uncertainty (EU), strategic flexibility (SF) and innovation activities (INNO) all had impacts on firm growth (FG). Specifically, INNO had strongly negative effects in the short term, and in the long term, it will bring a positive effect to FG; the impact of EPU was more important than market uncertainty (MU) to FG and innovation activities. This could be due to the dependence of the Chinese NEV battery recycling industry on government policy. However, MU has a strong impact on SF. Moreover, the levels of SF should be reasonable, otherwise it could be a burden to enterprises. There also exists the bidirectional dynamic relationships between FG and INNO. This study contributes a non-core perspective to strategic flexibility research by revealing the complex environmental mechanism, and to the Chinese NEV battery recycling industry we provide a theoretical basis and practical guidance for government and firms on how to apply SF to promote innovation and realize growth in the present business environment.

The bright and dark side of smart working in the public sector: employees' experiences before and during COVID-19

PurposeThe paper aims to understand how the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) influenced public employees' perception of smart working and how this approach was used during the pandemic. The authors asked about smart working's positive and negative aspects and how these changed during the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe authors explored the strengths and weaknesses of smart working before and after COVID-19. The authors interviewed 27 Italian public employees who had experienced smart working before the pandemic. The questions and discussion aimed to broadly explore the strengths and weaknesses of smart working and smart working's impact on working performance, work relationships and work–life balance (WLB).FindingsSmart working had a widespread and positive impact on organizational flexibility. Smart working improved the response and resilience of Italian public organizations to the pandemic. However, some critical factors emerged, such as the right to disconnect and the impact on WLB.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors suggest that the pandemic exposed the need for public administrations to consolidate work flexibility practices, such as smart working, by paying more attention to the impact of these practices on the whole organization and human resources management (HRM) policies and practices.Originality/valueThis study makes an important contribution to the literature on the public sector by discussing the positive and negative aspects of smart working. The study also provides managerial and policy implications of the use of smart working in public administrations.

Recent history of the federal government organization

The ninth text, composed by Sheila Cristina Tolentino Barbosa and João Cláudio Pompeu, describes the recent trajectory of the organization of the Brazilian federal government. Published in December 2017, the study analyzes the formation and discontinuation of ministries and special secretariats from 1994 to 2015, detailing not only with the number of these agencies, but also with their internal transformations and horizontal differentiation. Based on these observations, it is possible to advance hypotheses on the expansion, fragmentation, and flexibility of these ministerial organizations.

Factors of Organizational Agility Mediated by Competitive Performance in Online Fashion Retailers

An organization is the formation of human relations work behavior efficiently and effectively to obtain personal satisfaction in carrying out their duties and providing certain environmental conditions to achieve goals. This study aimed to determine the effect of system quality, adoption of business intelligence, and flexibility of IT infrastructure mediated by organizational agility mediated by competitive performance on online fashion retailers so that it can be used as a reference in the field of science. Quantitative techniques were used in this study. The analysis of this study is a structural approach to the Equation Model (SEM) with the help of smart PLS. The results of this study are to indicate that the adoption of business intelligence is not able to affect organizational agility, system quality affects organizational agility, IT infrastructure flexibility affects organizational agility, competitive performance affects organizational agility, system quality affects competitive performance, adoption of business intelligence affects competitive performance, IT infrastructure flexibility affects competitive performance. Competitive performance is able to mediate the effect of system quality on organizational agility and IT infrastructure flexibility on organizational agility. Competitive performance is not able to mediate the adoption of business intelligence on organizational agility. This research contributes literature for further research conducted by other researchers.

Organizational flexibility and pioneering behavior: the indirect effect of market dynamism in tourism firms

Flexibilidad organizacional y comportamiento pionero: el efecto indirecto del dinamismo de mercado en empresas turísticasResumenPropósitoEl objetivo de este trabajo es comprender el papel moderador del dinamismo del mercado en la relación entre la flexibilidad organizacional y el comportamiento pionero en las empresas de turismo de Arequipa, Perú. El estudio pretende profundizar en los antecedentes de la orientación pionera, entendida como una postura estratégica que favorece la creación y lanzamiento de nuevos productos al mercado.Diseño/metodología/enfoqueEl estudio empírico involucró el análisis, mediante regresión de mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS), de 306 encuestas administradas a gerentes de empresas turísticas. La mediación también se realizó utilizando el método de “bootstrapping”.HallazgosLos resultados muestran que la flexibilidad organizacional tiene un impacto positivo en el comportamiento pionero, mientras que el dinamismo del mercado media positivamente en esta relación.Implicaciones practicesEl trabajo aporta interesantes aportes teóricos y empíricos para la gestión de empresas del sector turístico. Las empresas deben desarrollar capacidades para reconfigurar sus procesos y productos para implementar y explotar adecuadamente las innovaciones generadas en sus organizaciones. Además, las empresas turísticas deben mejorar su desempeño mediante la creación de nuevos productos y/o servicios, alineados con los cambios en los hábitos de compra y consumo de los clientes.Originalidad/ValorEl estudio pretende profundizar en el trasfondo de la orientación pionera entendida como una postura estratégica que favorece la creación y lanzamiento de nuevos productos en el mercado. También propone que el dinamismo del mercado es un factor a considerar en la mejora de esta relación.

Role of Emerging Technologies in Accounting Information Systems for Achieving Strategic Flexibility through Decision-Making Performance: An Exploratory Study Based on North American and South American Firms

Nowadays, accounting departments highly rely on accounting information systems to make decisions based on current, updated, and contemporary data. And, most accounting practices can be enhanced by emerging technologies coupled with accounting information systems. Therefore, contemporary accounting information systems (AIS) coupled with emerging technologies is the highest priority in organizations to make decisions that can contribute to strategic flexibility and performance of the organizations. The objective of the study is to identify the role of information systems infrastructure integration (ISII) on strategic flexibility and innovation (SFI) through the mediated role of information systems (IS)-enabled strategic enterprise management (IS-SEM) practices and decision-making performance (DMP). The study is based on contemporary literature in the field of emerging technologies in accounting information systems particularly business intelligence and analytics (BI &A). Resource-based view had been applied to create novel constructs to test the research framework and hypothesis. The research framework and hypothesis are tested based on 388 organizations from Brazil and USA. The results reflect that information systems infrastructure integration impacts strategic flexibility and innovations in organizations. Further, there is no difference observed between North American and South American organizations. The results of the research suggest that accounting information systems (AIS) practitioners and researchers should look beyond emerging technologies investments and shift their attention to how information systems infrastructure integration (ISII) and information systems-enabled strategic enterprise management (IS-SEM) practices can leverage decision-making performance (DMP) and impact on strategic flexibility and innovation.

Modern Forms of Flexible Management Systems in Russia

The paper considers modern forms of flexible organization’s management systems in Russia. The aim of the research is to study the necessity and features of flexible management systems use for self-organization of employees’ work, as well as the consequences of the transition from rigid hierarchies to flexible ones. The author solved the following tasks: he described the formation of a new employee and his political behavior; analyzed the new “shop” structures that have appeared in the Russian Federation and their struggle for social rights. The study described experiments of domestic companies with “turquoise” practices and revealed specific features of self-organization in Russia. Also, the author explored flexible methods used not just in management hierarchies but also to coordinate the implementation of projects, build information structures, as well as to organize the financing of innovations in organizations. The study used the method of comparative analysis of the existing practice of applying digitalization in the economy, as well as theoretical approaches to understanding its essence. As a result, it was shown that industrial enterprises caught in the digital transformation zone had to use flexible management practices for innovative development (at least in terms of their information systems development). Nevertheless, not all of them are universal and lead to increased efficiency. The paper reveals the role of a human factor as the most important component in the innovative company management, since self-organization and implementation of changes require special personality characteristics.

Leadership, capability and performance: A study among private higher education institutions in Indonesia

Higher education institution is an important sector to obtain capabilities for global challenges. This study explored the mediating effect of ambidextrous capability between the link organizational leadership capability, learning orientation, and strategic flexibility on the performance of private higher education institutions in Indonesia. In this cross-sectional study, an online survey, which involved 524 rectors or deans in private higher education institutions (HEIs), was conducted using Google Forms. The accumulated data were analyzed using SEM-PLS 4.0. The findings revealed that organizational leadership capability displayed a statistically insignificant effect on organizational performance. However, learning orientation and strategic flexibility were found statistically significant effects on organizational performance. Moreover, this study also confirmed that organizational leadership capability, learning orientation, and strategic flexibility had a significant correlation with ambidextrous capability. The relationship between organizational performance and ambidextrous capability was identified as having no significant relationship. Apparently, organizational leadership capability, learning orientation, and strategic flexibility had no significant effect on organizational performance through ambidextrous capability. This study confirmed that ambidextrous capability had no mediating effect between organizational leadership capability, learning orientation, and strategic flexibility on the performance of private higher education institutions. This study found that dynamic capability theory (DCT) by identifying the mediating effect of the ambidextrous capability to gain organizational performance was not supported by the findings of this study. The ambidextrous capability may be applied to devise effective strategies and policies that can enhance organizational performance of different sectors.

ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНОЇ СИСТЕМИ УПРАВЛІННЯ МАРКЕТИНГОВОЮ ДІЯЛЬНІСТЮ АГРАРНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ

The article examines modern problems and components of the management system of marketing activity, and makes proposals for making management decisions regarding the effective marketing activity of agrarian enterprises. Successful sales activity is directly correlated with marketing activity, which is carried out by studying market requests and requirements, for the rational orientation of production for the production of competitive products in predetermined volumes, which can guarantee the company's receipt of greater profits. The business marketing system should be considered from two sides: complex and component. In an integrated approach, commercial and entrepreneurial activity is a system of economic relations arising as a result of the production and sale of goods, taking into account market requirements and consumer needs. With the component approach, the marketing system is a set of means and measures that the company uses to increase the efficiency of its activities. The main ways of improving the management of marketing activities of agricultural enterprises are highlighted: the creation of a full-fledged marketing service, the formation and implementation of an effective marketing strategy. Proposals for management solutions to increase effective marketing activity were considered in accordance with the environment of conducting agribusiness in conditions of uncertainty; development and implementation of innovative technologies for long-term financial success; adaptation to changes in order to maintain a position in the market. The component models of marketing activity management, which combine market opportunities with organizational internal resources, are presented. Using marketing means actively adapting to the external environment, which is rapidly changing and requires flexibility in organization and management to meet market needs and influence consumers. The success of the company's business and commercial activities depends primarily on the constant analysis of the external environment, its opportunities, as well as the identification of the advantages and disadvantages of the company's products, and therefore on the analysis of the market situation.

On the Relationship Between Organizational Structure Patterns and Architecture in Agile Teams

Forming members of an organisation into coherent groups or teams is an important issue in any large-scale software engineering endeavour, especially so in agile software development where teams rely heavily on self-organisation and organisational flexibility. But <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">is there a recurrent organisational structure pattern in agile software engineering teams?</i> and if so <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">what does that pattern imply, in terms of software architecture quality?</i> We address these questions using mixed-methods research in industry featuring interviews, surveys, and Delphi studies of real agile teams. In our study of 30 agile software teams we found that, out of seven organisational structure patterns that recur across our dataset, a single organisational pattern occurs over 37% of the time. This pattern: (a) reflects young communities (1-12 months old); (b) disappears in established ones (13+ months); and (c) reflects the highest number of architecture smells reported. Finally, we observe a negative correlation between a proposed organisational measure and architecture smells. On the one hand, these insights may serve to aid architects in designing not only their architectures but also their communities to best support their co-evolution. On the other hand, we observe that organisational structures in software engineering influence much more than simply software architectures, and we expect our results to lay the foundations of more structured and rigorous approaches to organisational structure studies and use in software engineering research and practice.

Human resource management in small and medium-sized enterprises: A performance model definition

Background: Nowadays, studying small and medium-sized companies, particularly with regard to the management of human resources that takes place in them, is particularly relevant. Effectively, knowing that about 99.8% of companies are small and medium-sized, contributing very significantly to high levels of employability, it is extremely important to understand the role that people management assumes in these organizations, as well as which are the factors, both internal and external, that exert the greatest influence on them. Purpose: In this paper we investigate internal and external factors of small business likely to correlate with a more formal and structured human resource management. Study design/methodology/approach A conceptual model was defined through the literature on human resource management and its consistency was tested through three methodological steps (exploratory interviews; readjustment of variables with the Delphi method; multivariate statistical tests). From a survey of 186 smaller firms in Portugal, we tested conceptual model by structural equation modelling. Findings/conclusions: The analysis reveals that dimensions such as organizational structure, management and communication style, career management, organizational flexibility, organizational strategy and national culture are positively related to more formal and structured human resource management practices and policies. Limitations/future research: Due to its complexity, both at the level of the conceptual analysis and the empirical level, this study presents some limitations, namely, and among others, the complexity of the number of dimensions and variables under analysis, and the complexity of the model being tested. A broader line of research could include collecting data from employee. This analysis would allow for a different perspective of the company's procedures and would broaden some issues that are less detailed in this study.

DIGITAL CULTURE IN TRANSPORT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES OF UKRAINE

The article examines the evolution of the development and formation of the digital culture of personnel as a promising area of activity of transport enterprises. The theoretical foundations of the development of digital culture are analyzed and summarized. Existing approaches to the interpretation of digital culture proposed by various authors are considered. The structure of digital competence was studied, taking into account world experience, which includes the following components: communication and cooperation, information literacy, ability to solve problems and tasks, information security, digital erudition, digital talent, digital enthusiasm, creation of digital content, etc. As a result of the study, it was established that digital culture should be considered as a set of principles, values and methods in the personnel management system using information and communication technologies for the interaction of management, employees and solving tasks in professional activities. This is the formed way and nature of the behavior of the company's employees, which arose under the influence of the transformation of the digital society and implies an increase in the level of digital skills, literacy and the ability to use modern information and communication technologies and software. The key principles of the formation and development of the digital culture of enterprises in the conditions of the digital economy are defined: organizational flexibility; result orientation; insight; technological literacy; adaptability to global challenges and organizational changes; network approach to the formation of digital platforms; continuous learning.

MODEL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNOLOGIES

The article distinguishes the classification of types and forms of e-commerce depending on the relations between the parties involved, as well as on the types of enterprises carrying out commercial activities. The analyzed studies of the correlation between the transition to electronic commerce and the growth of the productivity of the economic entity allowed us to conclude that there is no single approach to the impact of the introduction of information and communication technologies on the results of the enterprise. The technological factors of e-commerce implementation at small and medium-sized enterprises are considered, including: organizational flexibility, external pressure, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. The model of technological implementation of electronic commerce is based on the research of K. Fleisher, which analyzes such important aspects of the business entity's activity as: technological, which characterizes the firm, existing and future technologies; organizational, which refers to the size of the firm and its field of activity, organizational structure and internal resources, environmental aspect, which refers to the area where the company exists, which refers to industries, competitors and existing relations with the government. The model is supplemented with such elements as the use of electronic data exchange, relationships with business partners, obstacles and risks. The question of the process of implementing e-commerce is considered from a practical point of view as an important competitive tool for domestic companies, which is increasingly characterized by the absence of borders, internationalization and the so-called "technological liquidity". The essential reasons for the introduction of electronic commerce technologies by domestic enterprises are highlighted. The value chain process in e-commerce is considered. A value chain is a business model that describes a company by breaking down a series of activities that add value or cost at each stage of the process. It was noted that large companies show a greater tendency to develop fragmented value chains without an adequate industrial relations system depending on their business model. There are large differences in the assessment of the impact of the introduction of e-commerce on the labor market

RESEARCH ON BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING OF REAL ESTATE ENTERPRISES

With the deepening of economic globalization, the global market has gradually changed from the situation dominated by sellers to the era dominated by buyers. This change makes the competitive environment in which enterprises are in become increasingly complex and the market competition becomes increasingly fierce. Due to the change of market environment, the field of management theory is also quietly changing, such as learning organization, virtual management, flexible organization and other new management models. Learning organizations strive to adapt to the changing market environment by constantly updating and improving their own skills; With the help of information technology, virtual management transfers part of the management functions inside the enterprise to the virtual space, realizes the cross-region, cross-time and space management, and improves the management efficiency. Flexible organization emphasizes that enterprises should be as adaptive as organisms, and constantly adjust their organizational structure with changes in the external environment to better adapt to market competition. These new management models provide new ideas and methods for enterprises to win the opportunity in the fierce market competition. In the early 1990s, the business process reengineering (BPR) theory proposed by American management scientists Michael Hammer and James Champy set off a process revolution in the world. The BPR project is a large and comprehensive issue. It involves the process setting and organizational structure of the enterprise, and is also linked to human resource management, IT system application and other links. It is a systematic project. This paper analyzes the background and significance of BPR appearing in the modern economic environment. The concept of BPR is introduced, and the three key principles of BPR (target process, customer research, and technical conditions) are analyzed. By studying the development process of enterprise BPR, the article discusses the BPR scheme of real estate enterprises according to the development status of China's real estate. The article is based on the "6 stages" (strategic conception stage, project initiation stage, analysis and diagnosis stage, process optimization design stage, process organization reengineering stage, and process evaluation and improvement stage) reengineering and optimization ideas. Starting from the business characteristics of the real estate market development department, cost management department, engineering management department, technical management department, and procurement management department, provide standardized and effective real estate enterprise business process management methods and practices to promote the successful implementation and operation of real estate projects.

Organisational ambidexterity and flexibility in supply chain management: review and bibliometric analysis

Organisational ambidexterity and flexibility in supply chain management: review and bibliometric analysis

THE ASPIRATIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PARADIGM

The public administration paradigm plays an important role in determining the guidelines and policies of political parties in managing the country. Political parties have different aspirations for conducting public administration. Due to various expectations of political parties that may arise from different operating concepts, having different political parties will affect government administration in different ways. The aspirations of political parties can be divided into several categories, such as increased autonomy and civil rights. Creating equality and justice by increasing opportunities for study and skill development creates a sustainable economy, enhances environmental security, and so on. The public administration paradigm about political party aspirations can have features such as budget allocation that are in line with the political party's ideas and policies. Improving public sector processes to increase efficiency and transparency, creating a suitable organizational structure and operational flexibility, and establishing public-private partnerships to foster effective development. In practice, public administration depends on the aspirations and policies of political parties, accompanied by political change. Ministers with the same aspirations can be engines for sustainable change and development in society.

Design and Development of an Online Business Flexibility Model Based on the Role of Digital Capability Mechanisms

In today's world, rapid technological changes and evolving market demands require businesses to be more flexible. In this context, the use of digital technologies as a tool to enhance business capabilities plays a critical role. This research demonstrates that digital-based mechanisms, such as customer management systems, data analytics, and digital marketing, can help businesses adapt to environmental changes and maintain competitiveness. This study examines the role of digital capability mechanisms in enhancing the flexibility of online businesses. The present research is qualitative in nature and is conducted based on a meta-synthesis approach. In line with the research objective, 226 studies related to the research topic were reviewed based on the Sandelowski and Barroso model. The research population includes all articles published in ISI journals, books, and related domestic and international dissertations on the topic of innovation in the startup domain during the period from 2000 to 2023. The results of the research indicate that strengthening these mechanisms increases businesses' ability to face crises and leverage new opportunities. These mechanisms, by improving decision-making processes, increasing operational efficiency, and optimizing customer experiences, strengthen organizational flexibility. The research findings suggest that businesses that effectively utilize these digital mechanisms, in general, confirm the importance of investing in digital capabilities as a key factor for increasing flexibility and long-term business success.

СУТНІСТЬ ТА КЛАСИФІКАЦІЯ МЕРЕЖЕВИХ ПІДПРИЄМНИЦЬКИХ СТРУКТУР

The article examines network entrepreneurial structures as new subjects of the digital economy. Defined and generalized understanding of the essence of such structures from the point of view of a separate unit that uses information technology networks to connect people, assets and ideas to create and distribute products and services without the constraints of traditional organizational boundaries or physical location; consolidation of business units in which human and work processes interact, seeking joint results and mutual benefit; formation of a network of people or organizations that are independent, implement a joint project or joint economic activity. It was found that in Ukraine, network business structures belong to the class of enterprise associations and are created in the form of concerns, holdings and other types of enterprise associations. It has been proven that rapid changes in information and communication technologies and the external environment, as well as the elimination of barriers between the enterprise and the environment, are the main prerequisites for the formation of network business structures. It was determined that both divisions of a large enterprise, as well as individual enterprises and freelancers, can be integrated into the network business structure. The typification of network business structures was formed according to six classification features, namely: branch direction; scope of activity; term of formation; management model; the nature of obligations; depending on the purpose of combining enterprises into a network business structure. The advantages of creating network business structures are systematized, namely: increased organizational flexibility; stability of ties between integrated enterprises within the network business structure; decentralization of the organizational structure; a higher level of coordination and communication between units integrated into the network business structure; openness to organizational changes; universality and adaptability of the network business structure; better access to resources and expertise; cost reduction; advanced innovation; increasing competitiveness.

Organizational Digital Transformations and the Importance of Assessing Theoretical Frameworks such as TAM, TTF, and UTAUT: A Review

In this era of Industry 5.0, businesses worldwide are attempting to gain competitive advantages, increase profits, and improve consumer engagement. To achieve their goals, all businesses undergo extensive digital transformations (DT) by implementing cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, and blockchain, among others. DT is a costly journey, including strategy, people, and technology. At the same time, many digitization efforts are failing miserably, resulting in project abandonment, loss of critical stakeholder trust, and the dismissal of important staff. Poor strategy, which may have pre-evaluated organizational flexibility and cultural misfits, is often criticized. As a result, it is critical to extensively investigate theoretical frameworks such as the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Task Technology Fit (TTF), and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), which were developed via significant research into various organizational kinds. All of these aspects are covered in this work by evaluating academic papers from the IEEE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases and reaching conclusions in future sections.