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The Age of Agile Enterprises

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  • Sorin-George Toma

    (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Business and Administration, Romania)

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Since the turn of the century, the global market environment has become hypercompetitive. As the pace of technological novelty continues to abruptly advance, the competition between enterprises will be more intense. In order to meet customer expectations and quickly respond to market changes, enterprises has to apply agility to their processes, products and/or services. It is basically a winning business philosophy and mindset that should be part of any organizational culture as agility conducts to productivity gains, quality improvement and innovation. The aims of the paper are to define the agile enterprise concept and briefly characterize this type of enterprise. To reach the goals of the paper, the author used a qualitative research method based on a desk research exploration. The paper contributes to a better understanding of the agile enterprise concept. Also, it briefly illustrates some of the key features of agile enterprises that led to their expansion worldwide.

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  • Sorin-George Toma, 2023. "The Age of Agile Enterprises," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 822-828, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xxiii:y:2023:i:1:p:822-828
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    1. Sorin George Toma, 2005. "Fordism, Postfordism and Globalization," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 7(17), pages 135-138, April.
    2. Dragos TOHANEAN & Sorin-George TOMA & Ionel DUMITRU, 2018. "Organizational Performance and Digitalization in Industry 4.0," Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, vol. 1(1), pages 282-288, November.
    3. Sorin-George Toma, 2012. "A Pilot Study on the Relationships Among Organizational Learning, Change, and Sustainability in a Responsible Romanian Higher Education Institution," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 14(32), pages 420-435, June.
    4. Sorin-George Toma & Shinji Naruo, 2009. "Quality Assurance in the Japanese Universities," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(26), pages 574-584, June.
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    Keywords

    agile enterprise; agility; enterprise; organization;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General

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