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In pursuit of ambidexterity : managerial reactions to innovation-efficiency tensions
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Papachroni, Angeliki, Heracleous, Loizos Th. and Paroutis, Sotirios (2016) In pursuit of ambidexterity : managerial reactions to innovation-efficiency tensions. Human Relations, 69 (9). pp. 1791-1822. doi:10.1177/0018726715625343 ISSN 0018-7267.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726715625343
Abstract
Whereas tensions arising from the pursuit of ambidexterity have been documented, how these are interpreted and managed by actors themselves remains largely unexplored. Based on in-depth case research in a large Scandinavian based telecommunications organization pursuing ambidexterity, we identify a path-dependent process of tension interpretation and tension management at different levels of the organization. Our findings suggest that in the context of an ambidextrous strategy, actors are actively involved in managing arising tensions based on their differing interpretations of these tensions (where ambidextrous demands are seen as complementary, conflicting or interrelated). We find that these interpretations are influenced by actors’ strategic orientation and organizational level. Our study extends understanding of the pursuit of ambidexterity in practice, offering a pluralist, path-dependent perspective of how actors perceive and deal with ambidexterity tensions.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Marketing & Strategic Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Industrial management, Business planning, Communication in organizations, Organizational behavior , Executive ability | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Human Relations | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0018-7267 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 69 | ||||||||
Number: | 9 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1791-1822 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0018726715625343 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 February 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 21 June 2016 |
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