Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce and define the concept of purchasing
ambidexterity in terms of two dimensions: balance dimension and combined dimension. The …

This study investigates the influence of an ambidextrous supply chain strategy on
manufacturers' combinative competitive capabilities–the ability to excel simultaneously on …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain how a buying organization's desorptive
capacity relative to its supply network enhances the organization's supply chain …

Companies must pursue both exploration and exploitation of supplier's knowledge in
increasingly competitive and complex production environments. This has been referred to as …

Ambidexterity has been gaining attention among supply chain scholars due to its potential
for overcoming trade‐offs. Associated with these complexities is the choice of an appropriate …

This paper investigates how companies can manage tensions between exploitative and
exploratory innovation by developing an ambidextrous purchasing function. We identify four …

The focus of purchasing and supply management (PSM) is no longer just on short-term cost
savings, but is also on long-term goals such as innovation and renewal. Because of this new …

Purpose This paper positions market sensing, supply chain agility and supply chain
adaptability as a coherent cluster of dynamic supply chain capabilities. The purpose of this …

Organizational ambidexterity is the simultaneous act of exploiting existing competences and
exploring new opportunities. Prior studies suggest that resource-constrained SMEs cannot …

The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers can develop 'parallel'supply chains
to overcome the efficiency/flexibility trade‐offs of offshored versus reshored/nearshored …