Organizational Ambidexterity: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Moderators
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Sebastian Raisch and Julian Birkinshaw Journal of Management 2008; 34; 375 originally published online Mar 14, 2008; DOI: 10.1177/0149206308316058 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jom.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/3/375
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Organizational Ambidexterity: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Moderators†
Sebastian Raisch*
University of St. Gallen, Institute of Management, Dufourstrasse 40a, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Julian Birkinshaw
London Business School, Sussex Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4SA, United Kingdom
Organizational ambidexterity, defined as an organization’s ability to be aligned and efficient in its management of today’s business demands while simultaneously being adaptive to changes in the environment, has gained increasing interest in recent years. In this article, the authors review various literature streams to develop a comprehensive model that covers research into the antecedents, moderators, and outcomes of organizational ambidexterity. They indicate gaps within and across different research domains and point to important avenues for future research. Keywords: ambidexterity; change; exploitation; exploration; innovation; learning
A persistent theme in a variety of organizational literatures is that successful firms are ambidextrous—aligned and efficient in their
Sebastian Raisch and Julian Birkinshaw Journal of Management 2008; 34; 375 originally published online Mar 14, 2008; DOI: 10.1177/0149206308316058 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jom.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/3/375
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Southern Management Association
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Organizational Ambidexterity: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Moderators†
Sebastian Raisch*
University of St. Gallen, Institute of Management, Dufourstrasse 40a, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Julian Birkinshaw
London Business School, Sussex Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4SA, United Kingdom
Organizational ambidexterity, defined as an organization’s ability to be aligned and efficient in its management of today’s business demands while simultaneously being adaptive to changes in the environment, has gained increasing interest in recent years. In this article, the authors review various literature streams to develop a comprehensive model that covers research into the antecedents, moderators, and outcomes of organizational ambidexterity. They indicate gaps within and across different research domains and point to important avenues for future research. Keywords: ambidexterity; change; exploitation; exploration; innovation; learning
A persistent theme in a variety of organizational literatures is that successful firms are ambidextrous—aligned and efficient in their
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