Outcomes of Workforce Agility: A Conceptual Study

Abstract

Presently, emerging markets, globalisation, customer preferences, technology advancements and other factors all contribute to an environment that is continuously changing for organisations across the globe. In these rapidly changing circumstances, organisations have realised they must be adaptable and change-oriented. This has brought the importance of agility in the workforce. Agile workers are fast-moving, competitive workers who possess attributes like flexibility, adaptability and inventiveness. Workforce agility has been defined as a management approach that enables businesses to react swiftly and successfully to opportunities and threats that are caused by a volatile and competitive business environment. In the current literature, there is lack of studies which comprehensively describe results and outcomes of workforce agility. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to address this gap by extensively reviewing the literature on workforce agility and to find out its various outcomes which benefit the organisation.

Keywords: Workforce Agility, Agile Workforce, Workforce Agility Outcomes

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