The agility construct in the literature: Conceptualization and bibliometric assessment

•After more than three decades of research, the meaning of the agility construct remains fuzzy.•Integrating the literature through different perspectives provides clarity to agility.•Appraising the main phases of the concept's evolution uncovers research pathways.•Scanning the agility literature leads to five theoretical perspectives.•Devising the intellectual structure of agility outlines four future research streams.