Records Management and Information Security as Determinants of Organizational Agility

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the combined influence of records management and information security on organizational agility among employees in selected organizations in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The participants were 120 employees which included (male = 64, female = 56) who were selected using simple random sampling technique. The instrument that was used in the collection of data was the questionnaire. Data was analyzed using inferential statistics of regression to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that records management and Information security significantly influenced organizational agility (Adj R² 0.502, f=(2,117)=19.330, P=0.000). In conclusion, the ability of employees to receive or create, use, store and retrieve information could make an organization responsive or adaptive to the consistent change in the business environment which could make such an organization to be agile to achieve its goals. The study recommended that for effective records management and good information security, an organization is expected to make provision for sufficient resources and space as this would be useful for organizational administration purposes which could in turn make an organization adaptive to environmental changes.