Enterprise agility and the enabling role of information technology

• Main Authors: OVERBY, Eric, Bharadwaj, Anandhi S., SAMBAMURTHY, V.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Enterprise agility; digital options; information technology; measurement; Databases and Information Systems; Management Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8973; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/9976/viewcontent/Enterprise_agility_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In turbulent environments, enterprise agility, that is, the ability of firms to sense environmental change and respond readily, is an important determinant of firm success. We define and deconstruct enterprise agility, delineate enterprise agility from similar concepts in the business research literature, explore the underlying capabilities that support enterprise agility, explicate the enabling role of information technology (IT) and digital options, and propose a method for measuring enterprise agility. The concepts in this paper are offered as foundational building blocks for the overall research program on enterprise agility and the enabling role of IT.