` Africa International Journal of Management Education and Governance (AIJMEG) 2(3): 73-79 (ISSN: 2518 -0827)
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRATEGIC AGILITY AND ORGANIZATION
PERFORMANCE
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Ogolla Judith Atieno,
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Dr. Thomas A. Senaji
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School of Business and Economics, Kenya Methodist University, Nairobi Kenya
Received on 8
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August, 2017 Received in Revised Form on 14
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September, 2017 Accepted on 4
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Oct. 2017
Abstract
Strategic decision-making theories suggest that organizations that pool strategic Agility and its constructs
are likely to perform better than those that emphasize on traditional strategic planning. To assess whether
these arguments apply to the public sector; This study explores the Strategic agility construct and their
influence on performance through organizations perceived service effectiveness, efficiency and equity of
State corporations in Kenya; hence the main objective of this study is to explore the relationship between
strategic agility and performance of organizations (considering the components of both concepts and
contextual variables). The population of the study included top managers and senior staffs working at the
state corporations in Kenya. Results showed a significant positive correlation between strategic agility and
organizational performance. All components of organizational performance had a positive significant
relationship with Strategic agility. The relationship between the individual components of strategic agility
and organizational performance is positive and significant. Variables of Age, work experience, and
organizational position, had a positive significant relationship with the strategic agility of the organization,
while about sex and educational level, no significant relationship found. The study recommend that
strategic sensitivity (It is about an organization’s ability to move all personnel up the strategic agility
spectrum from ‘Individual totally unaware to the potential changes that might impact the company’ to
perceiving it and be prepared to do something about it’must be considered.
Key Words: Strategic Agility, Organization performance
1. Introduction
Regional and global organizations are now
focusing on developing practice of strategic
agility to improve performance and be
competitiveness since they are faced with
uncertain and volatile environments. The
grip of an organizational strategic agility
calls for mechanisms of linking, disruptive
systems thinking (where top and senior
managers look beyond current corporate
models) and envision new ways of creating
competitive advantage, Ade Oyedijo, (2012).
This also inspires frontline managers to
adopt innovative outlook (known as
disruptive systems thinking), which makes
companies become in an ideal world
positioned to spot and capitalize on
emerging trends. Nurturing such mindset
requires prudence, broad perspective, and
understanding of system interdependencies.
Managers need to develop such aptitudes to
create organizations, streamline processes,
and redeploy resources in jointly reinforcing
ways, (Caldwell et al., 2012).
Most State Corporation can improve their
performance make their business by
continuously introducing new, innovative
products. In the current global, turbulent
market environments these organizations