Studying the Relationship between Managers’ Cultural Intelligence and Organizational Agility (Case Study: Social Insurance Organization in Kerman province, Iran) Teimouri Hadia, Eizadpanah Najmehb aAssistant professor, Management Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran bPh.D candidate, Management Department, University of Isfahan, Campus Mirdamad, Isfahan, Iran Online published on 4 June, 2015. Abstract Rapid developments in present age on the one hand, and the conditions prevailing national firms and presence in the international arena on the other hand requires considering necessary strategies to compete in the global arena. In order to survive in this competitive era, organizations must think about reducing response times and improving flexibility in performing tasks. Doing so requires the creation of entirely new form of organization. On this basis, moving an enterprise towards agility as a new approach in the path to change is vital. The present study was aimed to explore the relationship between managers’ cultural intelligence and organizational agility in branches of the Social Insurance Organization in Kerman province. This study was conducted using descriptive-field method. The statistical population included all line and staff managers and experts of the insurance sector of the Social Insurance Organization in Kerman province equal to 669 persons. The statistical sample was calculated using Cochran formula via random stratified sampling. The required data were collected using the standard cultural intelligence questionnaire that was completed by managers and researcher self-made questionnaire which was completed by employees. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through content validity. Besides, reliability was obtained equal to 0.89 and 0.92 for cultural intelligence and organizational agility questionnaires respectively by means of Cronbach's alpha coefficient. SPSS and Minitab statistical techniques at descriptive and inferential levels were used for data analysis. The obtained results disclosed that there is a positive and significant relation between managers’ cultural intelligence and its components (metacognitive, cognitive, motivational, and behavioral) with organizational agility. Top Keywords Cultural Intelligence, meta-cognitive, cognitive, motivational, behavioral, Organizational Agility. Top |