People as Our Most Important Asset: A Critical Exploration of Agility and Employee Commitment

In this article, we examine how employees experience different types of work commitment at an IT consultancy company using agility to give staff greater autonomy and decision-making latitude. We analyze its agile practices through in-depth case study comprising interviews non-participative observation managers employees, concluding that the aims increase latitude by introducing approaches project management, but thereby risks eroding employees’ commitment. Indeed, new social dynamics engender professional insecurities passivity appear lack a clear organizational purpose, thus challenging certain aspects employee