... positively impact business performance, problem identification does not. Originality/value By examining the impact of trial-and-error and entrepreneur-as-scientist approaches on the success of companies founded by young university entrepreneurs, this paper adopts the organizational ambidexterity...

...? In our theoretical development, we draw from dynamic managerial capability (Adner and Helfat, 2003 ; Helfat and Martin, 2015) and organizational ambidexterity (O’Reilly and Tushman, 2013 ; Raisch and Birkinshaw, 2008) literatures from strategic management to argue that SEAO (which we conceptualize...

... human capital Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) Organizational ambidexterity Business model innovation Entrepreneurial opportunity In the entrepreneurship literature, the concept of entrepreneurial opportunity identification is defined as “the belief one has discovered or can create...

... to the lack of slack resources that can help SMEs manage paradoxical processes (Lubatkin et al., 2006). Therefore, the present study aims to contribute to the understanding of organisational ambidexterity in SMEs. Case study Exploration Exploitation Organizational ambidexterity UK high-tech...