University of Qom Sciences and Techniques of Information Management 2476-6658 11 2 2025 08 23 Explaining the Mediating Role of Organizational Agility on the Relationship between IT Governance and Knowledge Productivity in the General Directorate of Roads and Urban Development Explaining the Mediating Role of Organizational Agility on the Relationship between IT Governance and Knowledge Productivity in the General Directorate of Roads and Urban Development 255 278 2909 10.22091/stim.2024.10593.2086 FA Abdolbaset Morad Zadeh, Assistant Professor in Management, Velayat University,Iranshahr.Iran 0000-0003-0709-1171 Alireza Tashakorian Jahromi Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran 0000-0002-5833-4770 Journal Article 2024 04 08 <strong>Purpose</strong>: The widespread use of information technology across many organizations, including management and leadership, has made it a crucial phenomenon. The application of information technology enhances organizational agility, thereby improving business operations. This research aims to investigate the mediating role of organizational agility in the relationship between information technology governance and knowledge productivity.<br /><strong>Method</strong>: This study is applied in purpose and employs a descriptive-survey approach for data collection. The statistical population consisted of all 632 employees of the General Department of Roads and Urban Development in the southern region of Sistan and Baluchestan province. A sample size of 240 individuals was determined using Cochran's formula. Data were collected using three questionnaires: an organizational agility questionnaire (indicators adapted from Sharifi and Zhang (2001)), an information technology governance questionnaire (adapted from Zhen et al. (2021)), and<br />a researcher-developed knowledge productivity questionnaire (based on components from Peter Drucker (1999)). Cronbach's alpha for all variables was calculated to be above 0.7, indicating acceptable reliability. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by expert professors and subsequently verified through confirmatory factor analysis.<br />Findings: After analysis, an RMSEA fit index of 0.031 was obtained, which is below 0.05, indicating a good fit for the structural model. The research hypotheses were tested using path analysis with LISREL software.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The results showed that information technology governance positively affects organizational agility, which in turn positively influences employees' knowledge productivity within the organization. Therefore, we suggest that organizations enhance knowledge productivity by improving the utilization of information technology trends. In this study, all hypothesized relationships were found to be positive. Notably, the greatest impact (0.91) was related to the fourth hypothesis, which indicates the relationship between technology governance and knowledge productivity through organizational agility. <strong>Purpose</strong>: The widespread use of information technology across many organizations, including management and leadership, has made it a crucial phenomenon. The application of information technology enhances organizational agility, thereby improving business operations. This research aims to investigate the mediating role of organizational agility in the relationship between information technology governance and knowledge productivity.<br /><strong>Method</strong>: This study is applied in purpose and employs a descriptive-survey approach for data collection. The statistical population consisted of all 632 employees of the General Department of Roads and Urban Development in the southern region of Sistan and Baluchestan province. A sample size of 240 individuals was determined using Cochran's formula. Data were collected using three questionnaires: an organizational agility questionnaire (indicators adapted from Sharifi and Zhang (2001)), an information technology governance questionnaire (adapted from Zhen et al. (2021)), and<br />a researcher-developed knowledge productivity questionnaire (based on components from Peter Drucker (1999)). Cronbach's alpha for all variables was calculated to be above 0.7, indicating acceptable reliability. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by expert professors and subsequently verified through confirmatory factor analysis.<br />Findings: After analysis, an RMSEA fit index of 0.031 was obtained, which is below 0.05, indicating a good fit for the structural model. The research hypotheses were tested using path analysis with LISREL software.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The results showed that information technology governance positively affects organizational agility, which in turn positively influences employees' knowledge productivity within the organization. Therefore, we suggest that organizations enhance knowledge productivity by improving the utilization of information technology trends. In this study, all hypothesized relationships were found to be positive. Notably, the greatest impact (0.91) was related to the fourth hypothesis, which indicates the relationship between technology governance and knowledge productivity through organizational agility. https://stim.qom.ac.ir/article_2909_51961e7b2225cdad93410c78aadec948.pdf