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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1376399

Workforce Agility: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

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Devi Alviani Devi Alviani *Hilmiana Hilmiana Hilmiana Hilmiana Sunu Widianto Sunu Widianto Wa Ode Z. Muizu Wa Ode Z. Muizu
  • Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

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    Research on workforce agility is still in its early stages. It relies on diverse theories and exhibits limitations in theorization, yet it has demonstrated numerous beneficial impacts. In this review, we provide a multilevel model of workforce agility (i.e., individual and organization). The model contains a summary of variables studied as a nomological network concerning workforce agility (e.g., predictors, mediators, moderators, and outcomes) and an overview of various theories (e.g., dynamic capability theory, social exchange theory, resource-based theory) supporting each relationship and explaining the underlying mechanisms. In this context, we propose future research to empirically test the multilevel model of workforce agility and examine the predictive value of employee and organization variables. Furthermore, we evaluate recommendations made by previous researchers regarding the development of the workforce agility concept. From this synthesis, we successfully identify nine relevant research directions to explore further the concept and practice of workforce agility in the future. 2022). Second, the current research reaffirms a deeper understanding of the mediating mechanisms, moderating, and influencing factors of workforce agility, as well as the supporting theoretical

    Keywords: Agile Workforce1, Workforce Agilty2, Adaptivity3, proactive4, resilience5

    Received: 25 Jan 2024; Accepted: 23 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Alviani, Hilmiana, Widianto and Muizu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Devi Alviani, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

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