Investigating the Effect of Training on Agility and Organizational Strategies in Jihad Nasr Institute

Abstract

Considering that the capability of human resources in organizations makes organizations successful in achieving their goals and the agility of employees is one of the important concerns of organizations, identifying the factors affecting the agility of employees seems essential. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of training on agility and organizational strategies in Jihad Nasr Institute of Khuzestan. The current research is of applied type and descriptive-causal in nature. The data collection tool was used to measure the research variables, from the standard questionnaire of training and development of human resources, organizational strategies and organizational agility questionnaire, and the time period investigated was from February 2016 to July 2017. The statistical population includes all the employees of Jihad Nasr Institute, numbering 225 people, using Cochran's formula, 137 people were determined as a sample and the same number of questionnaires were distributed. Questionnaires were graded based on the Likert scale. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.76). Spss and Lisrel software were used to check descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that training has a positive and significant effect on agility and organizational strategies in Jihad Nasr Institute.