Organizational capabilities and their role in reducing organizational stagnation - an analytical study of the opinions of a sample of middle management employees at the Bata Kufa factory

Authors

  • Amr Khudair Kazem Al Enezi
  • Muhannad Hamid Yasser Al-Atwi
  • Zainab Hadi Mayouf Al Sharifi

Keywords:

Organizational capabilities, organizational inertia

Abstract

This study aims to recognize the role of the organizational capabilities with its two dimensions(organizational learning capabilities and knowledge management capabilities) in limiting the organizational inertia with its four dimensions( change leadership inertia, organizational culture inertia, job requirements inertia and motivation inertia). Bata factory in Al- Kufa was selected to be the place of conducting this study, with a sample of (40) employees of the middle administration. The study attempts to answer different questions such as:- measuring the effect of the organizational capabilities on limiting the organizational inertia.

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Published

2024-10-06

How to Cite

اميرة خضير كاظم العنزي, مهند حميد ياسر العطوي, & زينب هادي معيوف الشريفي. (2024). Organizational capabilities and their role in reducing organizational stagnation - an analytical study of the opinions of a sample of middle management employees at the Bata Kufa factory. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 14(58), 149–174. Retrieved from https://journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/2445