Managing the tensions between exploration and exploitation: The role of time

BD Mathias, AF Mckenny… - Strategic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary Organizational ambidexterity reflects an organization's capacity to
balance the pursuit of exploration and exploitation. Although the role of time has been …

Consistently capricious: The performance effects of simultaneous and sequential ambidexterity

MC Goossen, N Bazzazian… - Academy of Management …, 2012 - journals.aom.org
Recent research has identified several mechanisms to overcome the inherent tensions
between exploration and exploitation within organizations (Raisch & Birkinshaw, 2008; …

Performance implications of organizational ambidexterity versus specialization in exploitation or exploration: The role of absorptive capacity

M Solís-Molina, M Hernández-Espallardo… - Journal of business …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although ambidexterity is usually cited as a mean to achieve above average sustainable
performance, theory indicates that due to trade-offs between exploitation and exploration at …

Relative exploration and firm performance: Exploring curvilinear relationships and the role of industry, instability, and munificence

VE Jancenelle - Long Range Planning, 2020 - Elsevier
The balanced view of organizational ambidexterity contends that firms achieve superior
performance when they successfully balance their exploitation and exploration activities …

Organizational ambidexterity, market orientation, and firm performance

Z Wei, J Zhao, C Zhang - Journal of Engineering and Technology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Although ambidexterity is crucial for a firm's long-term success, existing literature offers
conflicting views regarding the relationship between exploitation and exploration and thus …

Strategic ambidexterity in small and medium-sized enterprises: Implementing exploration and exploitation in product and market domains

GB Voss, ZG Voss - Organization Science, 2013 - pubsonline.informs.org
Balancing exploration and exploitation is a critical challenge that is particularly difficult for
smaller, nascent organizations that lack the resources, capabilities, and experience …

Unpacking organizational ambidexterity: Dimensions, contingencies, and synergistic effects

Q Cao, E Gedajlovic, H Zhang - Organization science, 2009 - pubsonline.informs.org
Significant ambiguity remains in the literature regarding the conceptualization of
organizational ambidexterity. We unpack this construct into one with two dimensions we …

Ambidexterity under scrutiny: Exploration and exploitation via internal organization, alliances, and acquisitions

U Stettner, D Lavie - Strategic management journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Prior research on ambidexterity has limited its concern to balancing exploration and
exploitation via particular modes of operation. Acknowledging the interplay of tendencies to …

Uncovering moderators of organisational ambidexterity: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry

O Suzuki - Industry and Innovation, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Our manuscript advances the growing literature on organisational ambidexterity by arguing
that organisational ambidexterity more positively influences organisational performance …

Structural and contextual approaches to ambidexterity: A meta-analysis of organizational and environmental contingencies

SPL Fourné, N Rosenbusch, MLM Heyden… - European Management …, 2019 - Elsevier
This meta-analysis examines the conditions under which structural and contextual
approaches help balance exploration and exploitation. Drawing on heterogeneous samples …