Factors affecting Employee’s Agility during the Pandemic

Abstract

Purpose: In the current scenario of COVID-19 Pandemic, the entire world is underneath lockdown and operating remotely due to which employees’ potential to evolve to the unexpectedly changing environment becomes a massive determinant of organizational success. The motivation behind this exploration is to evaluate the individual variables which affect employee’s agility amid the pandemic, promoting it to organizations for recruiting agile employees, considering the individual variables.

Proposed Design/Methodology/Approach: Questionnaires are used to collect the data, and the sample encompasses 210 employees from diverse industries, who were selected using a random sampling method. Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis are utilized to break down the hypothesis in the research.

Findings: This investigation highlights the various individual factors including responsiveness, speed, resilience, learning, adaptability, and collaboration which impact the agility of an employee.

Practical/ Theoretical Implications: This research will help organizations to focus on the factors which add to the agility of the employees. 

Originality/Value: This is an original piece of research work and has not been submitted anywhere for publication consideration