Organizational Agility among Academic Leaders at Umm Al- Qura University & Ajloun National University: Faculty Members Perspective

Authors

Amjad Mahmoud Daradkah, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ajloun National University, Ajloun, JordonFollow
Turki Kdims Alotaibi, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Sameer Subae Fadhlallah, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Hazem Ali Badarneh, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Jadara University, Irbid, JordonFollow

Abstract

The paper pinpoints organizational agility among academic leaders at Umm Al-Qura University and Ajloun National University from the faculty members various perspectives according to gender, university, faculty, academic rank, and the number of years of experience. The descriptive approach is used to achieve the research objectives. The research sample consists of (475) randomly selected faculty members. A 17-item questionnaire is used as a research instrument. The findings indicate that the degree of organizational agility is medium with a mean of (3.25) without statistically significant differences due to the university and faculty variables. The results also show differences due to the variables of gender, academic rank, and number of years of experience in favor of males, the two categories of assistant professor, professor, and the category of 5-10 years, respectively. Given these findings, the research recommends enabling employees to participate in decision-making and use modern techniques and mechanisms that contribute to developing work and evaluating work environments.

Recommended Citation

Mahmoud Daradkah, Amjad; Kdims Alotaibi, Turki; Subae Fadhlallah, Sameer; and Ali Badarneh, Hazem (2023) "Organizational Agility among Academic Leaders at Umm Al- Qura University & Ajloun National University: Faculty Members Perspective," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 12 : Iss. 6 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol12/iss6/55