Structural Modeling of the Impact of Organizational Agility and Learning on Organizational Performance

Background and Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of two strategic capabilities, organizational agility and organizational learning, on organizational performance, considering the mediating role of knowledge management in software companies in Mashhad.Method: The study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey correlational in terms of data collection. The statistical population included all CEOs, financial managers, technical managers, and product managers of software companies in Mashhad with more than ۵۰ employees (۴۰۶ people in ۵۸ companies). The sample size was determined based on the Morgan table, ۲۰۱ people and was selected using a non-random method available. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through face validity (expert confirmation) and convergent validity. The reliability of the tool was also measured by calculating Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability. Data analysis was conducted in two parts: descriptive and inferential, using the structural equation modeling method and SmartPLS ۳ software.Findings: The results of testing the eight research hypotheses showed that: organizational agility on organizational performance (path coefficient ۰.۸۳۴ and t-statistic ۳۰.۳۰۷), organizational agility on knowledge management (۰.۲۴۹ and ۵.۲۲۲), organizational learning on organizational performance (۰.۱۱۹ and ۴.۲۹۳), organizational learning on knowledge management (۰.۶۶۲ and ۱۴.۷۷۵), organizational learning on organizational agility (۰.۷۱۲ and ۲۱.۵۸۹), and knowledge management on organizational performance (۰.۱۶۹ and ۵.۵۲۴) all have a positive and significant effect at a ۹۵% confidence level. Also, the mediating role of knowledge management in the effect of agility on performance (indirect coefficient ۰.۰۴۲ and t-statistic ۳.۷۵۱) and in the effect of learning on performance (indirect coefficient ۰.۱۱۲ and t-statistic ۱۹۴.۵) was fully confirmed.Conclusion: The results of the study clearly show that agility and organizational learning, both directly and through the mediation of knowledge management, play a key and positive role in improving the performance of software companies. More precisely, agile organizations accelerate their response to changing market needs by combining processes and technology, and learning organizations provide a platform for continuous improvement of organizational behavior through the creation and sharing of knowledge. However, the most prominent achievement of this study is the emphasis on the vital role of knowledge management as an intermediary link; So that knowledge management not only intensifies the effects of agility, but also acts as the main mechanism for transforming learning into superior performance.

کلیدواژه ها:

organizational agility ، Organizational Learning ، organizational performance ، knowledge management ، software companies