AGILE MINDSET
Agile learning culture influence on dynamic capabilities of knowledge-based organizations: Polish-Finnish cross-country analysis
Project information
| Project | Agile learning culture influence on dynamic capabilities of knowledge-based organizations: Polish-Finnish cross-country analysis |
| Duration | 27.06.2023-26.06.2027 |
| Partners | Gdańsk University of Technology Häme University of Applied Sciences |
| Funders | Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) (National Science Centre) |
| Budget | 109 191€ |
The project investigates how agility affects double and triple-loop learning at individual, team, and organizational levels, and its impact on dynamic capabilities, innovativeness, and resilience in IT and other organizations in Poland and Finland.
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) contributes expertise in agile leadership research through its applied research and practical implementation of agile methodologies, and experience in leadership development.
HAMK has produced various publications and research on agile methods, emphasizing their practical application in education, business, and technology. Key previous research include design thinking and agile development, scrum and agile project management, and agile innovation.
Target group
The main target groups of the project include agile leaders and agile specialists in IT and other organizations. Agile leadership is compared between the countries and business sectors.
Operating area
Agile leadership and agile methods have been investigated especially in the Finnish IT sector. This study will increase understanding on agile mindset and leadership in other organizations as well as the IT sector.
Execution
Recent research highlights that agility is seen not as much as a methodological approach as it is essentially a mindset. Thus, the shared “agile mindset” seems more important than any specific agile management methodology, process, system, platform, or organizational structure.
Analytical mixed qualitative and quantitative methods will be used in the research process. The qualitative stage is needed to explore in more depth the conditions and reasons for the emergence of an agile mindset in organizations and gather insights about multilevel agile learning. Then, using quantitative methods, the cause-and-effect structure of the mutual relationships of the identified variables will be determined. Dynamic capabilities, innovativeness, and the condition of the economy are linked together. Therefore comparative studies are planned based on countries such as Poland and Finland.
Contact information
Principal Investigator: Wioleta Kucharska
Project manager: Jari Jussila
Research team: dr hab. inż. Wioleta Kucharska, mgr inż. Tomasz Balcerowski, dr inż. Maciej Kucharski (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland), dr. Maarit Laanti (WikiAgile, Finland), dr. Jari Jussila (HAMK, Finland)
