Risk-agility interactive model: a new look at agility drivers

Purpose According to the definitions presented for agility drivers, it can be mentioned that supply chain risk factors in terms of feature have very close roles to agility drivers and both of these factors impact the uncertainty in the environment. However, the risk factors with a wider domain are m...

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Published in:Journal of modelling in management 2017-01, Vol.12 (4), p.690-711
Main Authors: Zanjirchi, Seyed Mahmoud, Jalilian, Negar, Mirhoseini, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Competition
Competitive advantage
Cybersecurity
Energy consumption
Flexibility
Manufacturing
Product life cycle
Productivity
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
Risk
Structural equation modeling
Suppliers
Supply chains
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Summary:Purpose According to the definitions presented for agility drivers, it can be mentioned that supply chain risk factors in terms of feature have very close roles to agility drivers and both of these factors impact the uncertainty in the environment. However, the risk factors with a wider domain are more comprehensive. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of risk as a driver on the organizational agility. Design/methodology/approach To conduct the research, after identification of influential risk factors of supply chain and indicators of organizational agility, questionnaires needed for the research were designed and after confirming their validity and reliability were distributed among the member of the sample. To assess the relationship between supply chain risk and the amount of organizational agility, data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed using structural equation modeling technique. Findings The results of data analysis showed that supply chain risk factors could be considered as a driver affecting the organizational agility. In addition, in this study, supply chain risk factors were ranked using interpretive structural modeling. The presented comprehensive model indicated that based on causal relationships between risk factors, sovereign risk as the basis for model (three levels) and product and customer satisfaction risks as the output of the model (Level 1) were considered. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need to study how the risk factors as drivers of supply chain agility can have effect on agility.
ISSN:1746-5664
1746-5672
DOI:10.1108/JM2-01-2016-0007