The impact of organizational agility in digital transformation: A field research in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research /Construction and Projects Department
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organizational agility, digital transformation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchAbstract
The current research aims to clarify the impact of organizational fitness with its dimensions (sensing, decision-making, and execution/practice) as an independent variable on digital transformation with its dimensions (leadership, infrastructure, and resource mobilization) as a dependent variable in the management of construction and projects at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The researcher employed a descriptive-analytical approach and used various statistical tools such as SPSS V21, AMOSE, and Excel to analyze the relationship between the main research variables, answer theoretical and applied questions, examine the level of correlation and influence, and utilize statistical methods like regression coefficients, correlation coefficients, means, standard deviations, and variances. Additionally, various charts and graphs were used to illustrate the relationship between the research variables and their sub-dimensions. The sample was randomly selected from employees of the construction and projects company, with a research community size of 224 and a sample size of 142. One of the key findings is that the impact of organizational fitness and its dimensions plays a crucial role in enhancing digital transformation. Simply put, when attention is given to promoting and effectively implementing organizational fitness in management, the level of digital transformation in the organization is elevated. It's worth mentioning that some dimensions of the digital transformation variable have not been adequately implemented in management, prompting upper departments in the organization to reconsider promoting these concepts due to their importance in advancing and improving the organization's projects.
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