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Ambidextrous Learning Organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This chapter examines the structures and processes of learning organizations that are capable of engaging in both exploitative and explorative learning. Drawing on structuration theory and paradox thinking, it argues that a focus on the dynamic interplay between structure and agency, and the interdependence between opposite forces in organizations are ...
Alice Lam
exaly   +3 more sources

Organizing for Continuous Innovation: On the Sustainability of Ambidextrous Organizations

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, 2005
Organizing for innovation does not present itself as a straightforward exercise. The complexities entailed when implementing an innovation strategy can be related directly to the multitude of objectives it comprises. Recently, several scholars have advanced the notions of semi‐ or quasi‐structures and ambidextrous organizations to handle these multiple
Bart Van Looy, Koenraad Debackere
exaly   +3 more sources

Ambidextrous design and public organizations: a comparative case study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Public Sector Management, 2016
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how public cultural organizations use ambidextrous design to balance exploitation and exploration given their organizational structure that mainly stimulates exploitation.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use an abductive methodology and, perform an in-depth comparative case study.
Cannaerts, Nele   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Scale for classifying organizations as explorers, exploiters or ambidextrous

International Journal of Information Management, 2012
Abstract This paper presents a scale developed to classify organizations through cluster analysis as being exploiters, explores, ambidextrous or with no defined orientation. The theoretical framework helps identify that the concepts associated with exploration and exploitation may be classified into six practical dimensions: organizational knowledge ...
Silvio Popadiuk
exaly   +2 more sources

Explaining ambidextrous leadership in the aerospace and defense organizations

European Management Journal, 2019
Abstract Researchers have increasingly been using the term of organizational ambidexterity to denote the simultaneous use of exploration and exploitation in organizations. Exploration refers to innovation, whereas exploitation addresses cost efficiency.
Olga Kassotaki
exaly   +2 more sources

Ambidextrous organization and agility in big data era [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness process management journal, 2018
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of big data analytics-capable business process management systems (BDA-capable BPMS) on ambidextrous organizations’ agility. In particular, how the functionalities of BDA- capable BPMS may improve organizational dynamism and reactiveness to challenges of Big Data era will be explored.
Rialti, Riccardo   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

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