Karim Essam Youssef Elsanhawy^1,, Sahar Mohamed Badway²

Purpose: Egypt's energy industry is going through a significant shift, particularly concerning the natural gas industry. The Egyptian government has now implemented practical measures to promote Egypt as a regional oil and gas center after becoming aware of the potential benefits brought about by these developments, as the petroleum sector is one of the essential sectors affecting the economy of Egypt. Therefore, this study examines corporate DNA's impact on corporate agility and sustainability in the Egyptian Petroleum sector. The results show that the independent variable affected both dependent variables significantly. Aim and objectives: Analyze the extent to which Organization DNA influences agility and sustainability in Egypt's oil and gas industries. Research methodology: the paper adopts the positivism philosophy and follows a deductive approach. Using a quantitative design with survey strategy targeting, the Sample size of 381 from 20 companies from all sector divisions operating in Egypt. Main results: The study found that dimensions of organizational DNA directly impact both agility and sustainability. Recommendations: Businesses try to qualify employees to prepare them for growth and change. Businesses must define flexible, realistic, achievable objectives structured, controlled, and prioritized within the industry by their importance. Limitations and Future Work: researchers should consider that participants with low levels of English literacy would not be able to reply to the survey. Future research should include bilingual questionnaires to boost participation. The study focused on Organizational DNA (as an independent variable). Therefore, it is suggested to study the factors affecting Organizational DNA.

organizational DNA, corporate agility, corporate sustainability, petroleum sector, Egypt