The Role of Organizational Immunity in Organizational Agility in Yemeni Investment Institutions in the Water Sector (A Field Study in the Capital, Sana'a, Yemen)

Abstract

Organizational resilience and organizational agility are management approaches used by business organizations to protect themselves from internal and external influences and enhance their ability to respond quickly to rapid changes in the surrounding environment. However, they are relatively new to investment institutions in the water sector in the capital, Sana'a, resulting in a lack of employee awareness of the importance of implementing these concepts.The study aimed to explore the role of organizational immunity in organizational agility in the institutions under study, using the descriptive analytical approach. Field data were collected using the questionnaire tool, and the size of the community was (243) participants. The sample was selected using the comprehensive enumeration method. After analyzing the study data and testing its hypotheses, the study concluded with a number of results, the most prominent of which are:The level of availability of organizational immunity in the institutions under study is (somewhat high) in all dimensions, and the level of availability of organizational agility in the institutions under study is (high), and there is an impact of organizational immunity in its dimensions (organizational learning, organizational memory, organizational genes) on organizational agility in the institutions under study.The results of the current study provide valuable insights for investment institutions in the water sector in the capital, Sana'a, that seek to apply modern concepts in the field of business management. It highlights the importance of implementing organizational immunity systems in the institutions under study, enabling them to deal with rapid changes in the internal and external environments. This is achieved by relying on the practice of organizational learning, building organizational memory, and the availability of organizational genetic components. These components contribute to enhancing the capabilities of the institutions under study in responding quickly to these changes through agile organizational structures, employee participation in decision-making related to their work, and simplifying the executive procedures for various administrative processes.