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Agile Companies – Features And Benefits

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  • Petra Lesníková
  • Andrea Janáková Sujová

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Rapid changes in the business environment underline the need for companies to move to flexible management and business models. Business agility as an ability to respond in a timely manner to unpredictable changes becomes the important factor of competitiveness. The main competitive advantage of agile companies is especially the constant innovative ability of processes or products. The aim of the paper is to summarize and reveal key features and main benefits of agile companies.

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  • Petra Lesníková & Andrea Janáková Sujová, 2023. "Agile Companies – Features And Benefits," Economy & Business Journal, International Scientific Publications, Bulgaria, vol. 17(1), pages 80-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:isp:journl:v:17:y:2023:i:1:p:80-89
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    business agility; agile enterprise; change management; competitiveness;
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