The Effect of Operational Flexibility on Performance: A Field Study on Small and Medium-sized Industrial Companies in Jordan
| Autor: | Felföldi János, Anastasiia Mohylova, Hossam Haddad, Oksana Shlapak, Allam Yousuf, Miklós Pakurár, Serhii Kozlovskyi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Flexibility (engineering)
Process management Descriptive statistics lcsh:HB71-74 business.industry 05 social sciences lcsh:Economics as a science 050401 social sciences methods 050301 education Sample (statistics) Context (language use) Állam- és jogtudományok Field (computer science) Business environment Társadalomtudományok 0504 sociology New product development Business 0503 education General Economics Econometrics and Finance |
| Zdroj: | Montenegrin Journal of Economics, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1800-6698 1800-5845 |
| DOI: | 10.14254/1800-5845/2019.15-1.4 |
| Popis: | In the context of an unstable business environment, companies should be looking for a mechanism to deal with uncertainty. Flexibility maybe one of those mechanisms which can help company to cope with instability in the best way possible. As one of the basic types of flexibility, operational flexibility has become an essential capability which an organization seeks to acquire because it enables companies to respond quickly and effectively to dynamic environments, and as a result, improve firm performance. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between operational flexibility and firm performance. The sample consists of 90 industrial companies in Jordan, and the questionnaire has been developed for and distributed to senior managers and managers in operations, product development, financial and marketing departments. Descriptive analysis was also correlated and regression techniques used to obtain the results. |
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