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  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Agility

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  • Workforce agility is increasingly recognized as crucial for navigating workplace change and uncertainty.
  • Despite its importance, workforce agility lacks systematic study and standardized measurement.
  • Previous research has suggested links between agility and positive work outcomes but lacked empirical testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a new, robust measure of workforce agility.
  • To compare the predictive validity of the new measure against existing workforce agility scales.
  • To empirically investigate the relationships between workforce agility and various work outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A new workforce agility measure was developed and refined using item analysis on Sample 1 (N=218).
  • The 10-factor structure of the new measure was confirmed using Sample 2 (N=533).
  • Predictive validity was assessed by comparing the new measure with two established scales in Sample 2.

Main Results:

  • All three workforce agility scales demonstrated predictive validity, particularly for innovative performance.
  • Workforce agility was positively associated with task performance and innovative performance.
  • Significant positive relationships were found between workforce agility and organizational citizenship behavior, job satisfaction, and well-being.

Conclusions:

  • The newly developed workforce agility measure is a valid and reliable tool for research and practice.
  • Workforce agility is a significant predictor of multiple positive work outcomes, including performance and employee well-being.
  • The findings underscore the importance of fostering workforce agility in organizations to enhance performance and satisfaction.