Examining Workforce Diversity and Employee Empowerment as Drivers of Organizational Agility in Cikarang’s Manufacturing Sector

Abstract

This study explores the dynamics of the relationship between workforce diversity and employee empowerment on organizational agility in manufacturing companies in Cikarang. Using a quantitative approach with the purposive sampling method, the study involved 75 respondents, the majority of whom were women (71%) aged 18-27 years with a high school/vocational education background. Data analysis using Partial Least Squares (PLS) through SmartPLS revealed significant results: workforce diversity had a positive influence on organizational agility with a coefficient value of 0.148, while employee empowerment showed a stronger influence with a value of 0.691. These findings confirm that workforce diversity and employee empowerment play a role as a catalyst in transforming organizational adaptive capabilities. The research model showed a strong prediction level with an R-square of 0.726 for organizational agility. This result has strategic implications for manufacturing company management in optimizing the potential of diversity and empowerment as a transformational resource to improve organizational agility in an increasingly complex industrial era.