Toward a process-oriented model of organizational agility : a dynamic capability perspective

Recent research highlights organizational agility as a central success factor for companies operating in highly volatile environments. Although agility is a dynamic concept by nature, little attention is devoted to its temporal dynamics. To address this gap, we conceptualize organizational agility as a higher-order dynamic capability facilitated through the development of lower-order dynamic capabilities. Building on this understanding, we propose a two-dimensional capability-building framework, which distinguishes between the development and realization processes of organizational agility. Our paper contributes to research by offering a temporal and process-oriented view of organizational agility, which extends the rather static view of previous work.