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The impact of dynamic capabilities on enterprise agility: The intervening roles of digital transformation and IT alignment

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of dynamic capabilities on enterprise agility through the mediating effect of IT alignment and the moderating influence of digital transformation. Using a quantitative survey strategy, data were collected from 236 respondents from UAE firms and analysed through a non-linear structural equation modelling approach, partial least squares (PLS-SEM). The study’s findings indicate that firms’ transforming, sensing and seizing capabilities enhance enterprise agility, respectively. However, only transforming and seizing increase IT alignment, which in turn improved agility. Also, digital transformation was found to moderate the link between transforming and enterprise agility. The study offers novel evidence uncovering the mechanism whereby sub-dimensional dynamic capabilities impact an enterprise's agility. Precisely, it provides fresh evidence on the critical intervening roles of digital transformation and IT alignment in the UAE context.

Source: Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity

DOI: 10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100266

Authors: Madhad Ali Al Jabri, Samira Shaloh, Nour Shakhoor, Mohamed Yacine Haddoud, Bader Yousef Obeidat

Institutions: British University in Dubai, University of Jordan

Language: English

Topic: Innovation and Knowledge Management

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,000