Relationship Between the Components of Information and Communication Technology with Organizational Agility from View Point of Physical Education Professors

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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v16.n4.799-815

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technology, agility, flexibility, competence

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Nowadays, the use of information and communication technology helps a lot to increase the knowledge of physical education professors and to enrich the content of their jobs. And the paradigm called organizational agility can play a significant role in facing challenges and achieving success. From this point of view, the present research was conducted with the aim of the relationship between the components of information technology and communication with organizational agility from the point of view of physical education professors. The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of execution method. The method of data collection is library studies and field research with questionnaire tools in physical education faculties and they were random samples. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the dimensions of the examined variables and construct validity, and PLS method was used to test the research hypotheses. The findings of the research showed that the structural model of the research has a strong fit and information and communication technology plays a significant role in improving the organizational agility of physical education professors. In this research, it shows that there is a significant relationship between information and communication technology and organizational agility of physical education professors that by using information and communication technology on organizational agility, in providing better services and doing more optimal work and quick environmental response in professors. Physical education is effective.

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2024-03-19

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