Identifying organizational agility and leadership dimensions using Delphi technique and factor analysis: An investigation among public sector pension funds (PSPFs) in Iran

“Many organizational practices focus on following procedures and processes, thus allowing for minimal creativity and employee agility (Sanatigar et al., 2017; Banihashemi et al., 2019).”

“Agility is considered as a critical basis for today’s modern organizations and it is needed for their survival [12].”

“The items were extracted from relevant literature and Delphi method (web-based Delphi technique for this research) including three marketing professors, two marketing managers for item validation and face validity (Sanatigar et al., 2017; Loo, 2002).”

“However, Sanatigar, Peikani, & Gholamzadeh (2017) also provided comprehensive dimensions for determining leadership agility.”

“In the current study, we took into consideration a series of concepts of AL (Kumkale, 2016; Lazar, 2018; Sanatigar et al., 2017 ; Wagner & Disparte, 2016).”

“According to Sanatigar et al. (2017), agile leaders foster a culture promoting collaboration and nurturance, accepting diversity, competency, innovation, and creativity, as well as transparency and trust.”

“…berpartisipasi dalam memberikan fasilitas kepada sdm sehingga dapat menghasilkan suatu produk yang sesuai, berkualitas tinggi, memberikan pelayanan terbaik, meningkatkan kompetensi serta respon terhadap masalah lingkungan dan sosial (Goldman et al 1995; Yusuf et al 1999; Sanatigar et al 2017).”

“Furthermore, the dimensions for measuring agile leadership include: shares responsibility, effective recognition problems and making decisions, adaptive systems, and flexible structure (Denning, 2018; Perker et al., 2015; Sanatigar et al., 2017).”

“Many authors have stressed the importance of leaders in the digitisation of organisations (Sanatigar et al., 2017; Bozkurt and Sharma, 2020; Fullan et al., 2020).”

“…PSOs face when adopting agile practices (Baxter et al., 2023; de Almeida & Sano, 2018; Ikeanyibe et al., 2021; Nuottila et al., 2016), and how the state of the agile transformation can be measured (Kirkpatrick et al., 2020; Looks et al., 2021; Nazar & Vahid, 2009; Sanatigar et al., 2017).”

“Using the Delphi technique, recognized for leveraging expert insights (Sanatigar et al., 2017) and achieving consensus in complex fields (Hallowell & Gambatese, 2010), the study gathered expert opinions.”

“Organizations that can adapt with speed and precision outperform those stuck in rigid structures (Sanatigar et al., 2017).”

“Complementing this view, Sanatigar et al. (2017) characterize agile leadership as the ability to effectively navigate change and complexity by embracing adaptive systems, recognizing external constraints, adopting a human-centred approach to problem-solving, and mobilizing the collective…”

“Furthermore (Sanatigar et al., 2017), emphasizes that adaptive leadership dimensions play an important role in improving organizational agility in the public sector.”

“To stay afloat among competitors, the concept of an agile organization, change management, and continuous improvement are often correlated with high-performance organizations (Holbeche, 2005; Khan et al., 2019; Sanatigar et al., 2017; Wanasida et al., 2021).”