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Disentangling the antecedents of ambidexterity : exploration and exploitation
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Koryak, O., Lockett, A., Hayton, James C., Nicolaou, Nicos and Mole, Kevin (2018) Disentangling the antecedents of ambidexterity : exploration and exploitation. Research Policy, 47 (2). pp. 413-427. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2017.12.003 ISSN 0048-7333.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2017.12.003
Abstract
We view ambidexterity as a paradox whereby its components, exploration and exploitation, generate persistent and conflicting demands on an organization. Drawing on the attention based view of the firm (ABV), we examine three antecedents of organizational ambidexterity that reflect ABV’s three principles - the principle of focus of attention; the principle of situated attention; and the principle of structural distribution of attention. Specifically, we examine the influence of top management team (TMT) composition, whether or not the firm has a clear written vision, and the extent to which organizational attention is focused on investments in R&D, and continuous improvement. We empirically validate our model on a sample of 422 small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK and find that ambidexterity is supported by a blend of integration and differentiation approaches.
Item Type: | Journal Article | |||||||||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | |||||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Strategic planning, Organizational change, Senior leadership teams, Executive ability, Leadership, Small business | |||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Research Policy | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | |||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0048-7333 | |||||||||||||||
Official Date: | March 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Volume: | 47 | |||||||||||||||
Number: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 413-427 | |||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.respol.2017.12.003 | |||||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | |||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 21 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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