  This study is the first to provide a systematic review of the literature
focused on the relationship between digitalization and organizational agility
(OA). It applies the bibliographic coupling method to 171 peer-reviewed
contributions published by 30 June 2021. It uses the digitalization perspective
to investigate the enablers, barriers and benefits of processes aimed at
providing firms with the agility required to effectively face increasingly
turbulent environments. Three different, though interconnected, thematic
clusters are discovered and analysed, respectively focusing on big-data
analytic capabilities as crucial drivers of OA, the relationship between
digitalization and agility at a supply chain level, and the role of information
technology capabilities in improving OA. By adopting a dynamic capabilities
perspective, this study overcomes the traditional view, which mainly considers
digital capabilities enablers of OA, rather than as possible outcomes. Our
findings reveal that, in addition to being complex, the relationship between
digitalization and OA has a bidirectional character. This study also identifies
extant research gaps and develops 13 original research propositions on possible
future research pathways and new managerial solutions.
