A Conceptual Model for Agility Strategy and Work Organization by Structural Equation Modeling: A Case Study in the Iranian Textile Industry

Hossein Safari (), Samira Maghsoudi, Tahereh Keshavarzi and Amirhesam Behrooz

Business and Economic Research, 2013, vol. 3, issue 1, 369-387

Abstract: Agile manufacturing is a new concept in manufacturing intended to improve the competitiveness of firms. Recent studies assert that agility has serious association with the work organization. The aim of this paper, is presenting a conceptual model for Agility Strategy (AS) and Work Organization (WO) in the Iranian Textile Industry. In this study, after reviewing the related literature; firstly, the effective factors in the AS and WO was identified. Secondly, questionnaires were distributed among five Iranian textile company¡¯s experts. Then, 195 filled questionnaires were collected. Next, Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling were used to discover the relation between AS and WO; as a result, the proposed model was extracted. Our findings show that there is the significant and positive relationship between AS and WO in the Iranian Textile Industry.

Keywords: Agility Strategy (AS); Work Organization (WO); Structural Equation Modelling (SEM); the Iranian Textile Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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