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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-047-4-0066

AWARENESS OF AGILITY IN SLOVAK MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE ENTERPRISES

Martin Halász1, Andrea Janáková Sujová1, Denis Pinka1, Jarmila Schmidtová2
1 Department of Economics, Management and Business, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovak Republic
2 Department of Mathematics and Descriptive Geometry, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovak Republic

The article deals with the awareness of agility in Slovak industrial and service companies, reflecting on the experience gained during the unpredictable changes caused by the coronacrisis. The aim is to identify the attitude to agility in enterprises as the ability to respond quickly to dynamic market conditions and to implement agile principles. The research was conducted through a questionnaire survey, examining activities undertaken to build agility, the ability of enterprises to be agile, perceptions of agile barriers, benefits of agility and the importance of enterprise agility. The results of the research present benefits for theory, science and practice. The findings offer new empirical insights from the Slovak industry and service sectors environment that can contribute to increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of enterprises.

Keywords: agility, awareness, attitude, Slovak enterprises, flexibility, competitive advantage, coronacrisis

pages: 66-75, online: 2025



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