...Kristina Stoiber; Kurt Matzler; Julia Hautz Purpose Disruptive business models (DBM) are essential to navigate intense competition and market volatility. Yet, incumbent companies face internal obstacles when trying to develop these models alongside their existing business. Ambidexterity theory...

...Morteza Akbari; Vajihe Baghersad; Matin Harandizadeh; Carlo Giglio; Hamid Padash Purpose This paper investigates the relationships between absorptive capacity, R&D, ambidexterity and technological innovation. The study explores the mediating roles of ambidexterity and R&D in the connection...

.... Practical implications Research shows that companies with contextual ambidexterity manage innovation better than those with structural ambidexterity by allowing flexible integration of exploration and exploitation tasks, promoting smoother transitions in innovation phases. Social implications Research...

...Dong Liu; Beilei Dang; Yapu Zhao Purpose Managerial ties (i.e. business ties and political ties) could help manufacturers conduct learning ambidexterity by providing external resources. However, the resource management perspective claims that merely accessing external resources does not guarantee...

... ambidexterity have long been considered factors influencing the aforementioned relationship. In order to assess this, the authors build on dynamic capabilities as the main theoretical lens through which to examine. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modelling (SEM) is the main methodological...

...Henar Alcalde-Heras; Cristina Iturrioz-Landart; Cristina Aragon-Amonarriz Purpose Most literature on ambidexterity has focused on large firms and on the influence of internal issues in this strategy, that is, organizational structures, top management integration, or internal knowledge management...

... ambidexterity through alliances. Social implications This paper gives useful insights in improving the effectiveness of MNEs in SCPs. Due to the business opportunities arising from the application of ICT and technological innovation to urban services, MNEs are becoming an important player in smart cities...

... tensions of explorative and exploitative innovation strategies. Anchored in the upper echelons perspective, the purpose of this paper is to explore the influences of two top management team (TMT) processes on organizational ambidexterity: TMT behavioral integration and TMT involvement in small and medium...

...Muhammad Asif Purpose Ambidexterity is the ability of an organization to balance exploitation and exploration. Ambidextrous organizations perform better in managing productivity-innovation dilemma. Although the literature on ambidexterity has expanded, much less attention has been paid...

...Oluseyi Moses Ajayi; Kayode Odusanya; Susan Morton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the emerging theory of ambidexterity by developing measures to assess employee ambidexterity. Specifically, it identifies and tests the importance of the relationship between the organisational...

...Maria D. Moreno Luzon; Jaume Valls Pasola Purpose The purpose of the paper is to expand on the existing theory of ambidexterity by analysing its implications for organisations that employ total quality management. Design/methodology/approach The analysis of relevant theoretical and empirical...