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Papachroni, Angeliki and Heracleous, Loizos Th. (2020) Ambidexterity as practice : individual ambidexterity through paradoxical practices. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56 (2). pp. 143-165. doi:10.1177/0021886320913048 ISSN 0021-8863.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886320913048
Abstract
Following the turn to practice in organization theory and the emerging interest in the microfoundations of ambidexterity, understanding the role of individuals in realizing ambidexterity approaches becomes crucial. Drawing insights from Greek philosophy on paradoxes, and practice theory on paradoxes and ambidexterity, we propose a view of individual ambidexterity grounded in paradoxical practices. Existing conceptualizations of ambidexterity are largely based on separation strategies. Contrary to this perspective, we argue that individual ambidexterity can be accomplished via paradoxical practices that renegotiate or transcend boundaries of exploration and exploitation. We identify three such paradoxical practices at the individual level that can advance understanding of ambidexterity: engaging in “hybrid tasks,” capitalizing cumulatively on previous learning, and adopting a mindset of seeking synergies between the competing demands of exploration and exploitation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Applied Behavioral Science | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0021-8863 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 June 2020 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 56 | ||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 143-165 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0021886320913048 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Posted ahead of print. Papachroni, Angeliki and Heracleous, Loizos Th. (2020) Ambidexterity as practice : individual ambidexterity through paradoxical practices. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science . (In Press) Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 March 2020 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 March 2020 | ||||||||
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