Flexibility and agility, which are closely interrelated concepts with organizations’ performance, have effects on managers’ decisions. In this context, this study aims to determine the effect of organizational flexibility on organizational agility and agility abilities in small medium and large enterprises. Two questionnaires were used to get data. The data were collected from 111 managers from 46 firms located in the West of Turkey. Regression analysis was used to depict the relations. The results showed that there is a positive and significant impact of organizational structure flexibility on the organizational agility and agility abilities; competency, flexibility, responsiveness and speed.

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Purpose-The aim of this study is to determine the effect of visioner leadership on organizational agility in hospitals. Methodology-In order to measure the research variables, surveys on visioner leadership and organizational agility were used and the staff who have been working in hospitals in Beylikdüzü region replied to survey questions. 199 proper forms of surveys were gained. Simple and multiple regression analyses were done to determine the effect of visionary leadership on organizational agility and the effects of sub dimensions of visionary leadership on the sub dimensions of organizational agility. Findings-According to the statistical results of the research, visionary leadership behaviors meaningfully affect the organizational agility, and there are also that being open to changes and action oriented which are sub-dimentions of visionary leadership affect the competency dimension of the organizational agility; the action oriented affects both the competency and the speed dimensions of the organizational agility; portrait of the future which is a sub-dimension of the visioner leadership affects the the responsiveness sub-dimension of organizational agility. Conclusion-The results of the study emphasize the importance of visioner leadership to gain the organizational agility abilities such as responsiveness, competency and speed.

Preface"Emerging Trends and Strategies for Industry 4.0: During and Beyond Covid-19" is a thoughtprovoking book composed of original and previously unpublished chapters, which tries to shed light on the ways of the worldwide business environment.The fourth stage of Industry Revolution called Industry 4.0 started a decade ago. Private companies and even public sector organizations have already been engaged in a digital transformation process. However, Covid-19 has played a role of a catalyst and increased the pace of that transformation. This unforeseeable challenge has resulted in a great uncertainty and ambiguity for both the organizations and governments. Existing theories, trends, strategies and practices are fast becoming obsolete in this new environment. As a result, there is a strong need for new theories, trends, strategies and practices to meet these challenges.By presenting chapters from multidisciplinary perspectives, this book tries to bring into light some of the ways that are being used or suggested for this challenge. We expect this book to provide relevant theoretical frameworks, emerging trends and strategies, and latest empirical findings and business practices regarding the challenges and opportunities created by Covid-19. It is hoped and expected that business practitioners as well as scholars will find this book useful to diffuse the fog, and suggest ways to thrive in this era of uncertainty.We are deeply grateful for each author of the chapters for their scholarly contributions. We also thank the publishers for their support in this whole process.