ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY IN COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM STAK LOCAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

Abstract

The study deals with organizational agility, in the context of community-based development institutions, with reference to the Stak Local Support Organization. The study determined five dimensions of agility: speed, flexibility, learning, innovation, and resilience. The study design was a single case study using mixed methods and 20 respondents were included in the sampling of the study using a structured questionnaire with Likert scale and open-ended questions. Quantitative data was analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics and qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The results indicate that there is a decent level of organizational agility in Stak Local support organization in midst of 5. The key overarching themes that were identified in the Resilience dimension were approvals, communication with the Slow) and multi-layered decision making were all major challenges on the Speed dimension. Moreover, the study revealed that funding dependency, ineffective knowledge management, and limited technology use have an impact on the flexibleness, innovation and sustainability of the organization. Findings from the study show that one redirection could be further institutionalization of the system of approval, diversified funding, documentation in digital form, and formal systems of learning to reinforce organizational agility and better sustainable community development outcomes.