Organizational Ambidexterity and Performance: A Meta-Analysis

Junni, Paulina; Sarala, Riikka M.; Taras, Vas; Tarba, Shlomo

doi:10.5465/amp.2012.0015

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“…197-198). Lastly, in line with a number of other studies, we also speculate that ambidexterity strategies are perceived to be linked to improved firm performance (see, for example, Junni, Sarala, Taras, &Tarba, 2013, andTushman, 2013, for extensive reviews of the literature linking organizational ambidexterity and financial performance). One of the key arguments in the literature is that ambidexterity strategies are needed to secure firm survival in fast-changing, complex business environments, where an either/or approach to strategic planning may be inadequate.…”

Section: Hypothesis 2: Strategic Planning Is Positively Related To Amsupporting

confidence: 49%

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Lillegraven

Wilberg

2016

Nordicom Review

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To survive in today's increasingly complex business environments, firms must embrace strategic paradoxes: contradictory yet interrelated objectives that persist over time. This can be one of toughest of all leadership challenges, as managers must accept inconsistency and contradictions. In this article, we develop and empirically test a set of hypotheses related to ambidexterity, a key example of a paradoxical strategy. Through our analysis of data from a survey of executive leaders, we find a link between organizational ambidexterity and strategic planning, suggesting that the complexities of navigating in explorative ventures require more explicit strategy work than the old certainties of a legacy business. We identify and discuss inherent paradoxes and their implications for firm performance in 22 industry-specific strategies, where empirical industry data shows a pattern of conflict between explorative growth strategies and exploitative profit strategies. We argue that this is just one of the inherent paradoxes in the ambidexterity construct.

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Section: Hypothesis 2: Strategic Planning Is Positively Related To Amsupporting

confidence: 49%

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2016

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“…The existing research indicates that ambidexterity is key to organizational success and survival (Tushman & O'Reilly, 1996;Benner & Tushman, 2003;Jansen et al, 2006;Junni et al, 2013). Ambidexterity is defined as the organizational ability to engage in the dual aspects of organizational growth-namely, exploration and exploitation (Jansen et al, 2008;Nemanich & Vera, 2009;Junni et al, 2013).…”

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“…Ambidexterity is defined as the organizational ability to engage in the dual aspects of organizational growth-namely, exploration and exploitation (Jansen et al, 2008;Nemanich & Vera, 2009;Junni et al, 2013). It has also been linked with management paradox (Yoon & Chae, 2012).…”

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“…Leader role is important for the development of systems, structures and cultures that support the assimilation of knowledge during mergers (Kavanagh & Ashkanasy, 2006), and successful integration following M&As (Vasilaki, 2011). Scholars indicate that contextual factors such as senior team integration helps in balanced resource allocation, forms cross-fertilization and synergies towards ambidextrous activities (e.g., Jansen et al 2008), and the ambidexterity performance link is also suggested to be the outcome of contextual variables and it is positively related to performance (Junni et al, 2013). The ability of the senior leadership teams to adopt to conflicting demands between old and new activities is a key indicator of organization success , and ambidexterity requires leaders with stock of behavioural skills (Raisch & Birkinshaw, 2008).…”

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“…Organizational ambidexterity is the organizational ability to engage in the dual aspects of exploration and exploitation (Benner & Tushman 2003, Jansen et al 2008Nemanich & Vera, 2009;Junni et al, 2013). In the acquisitions context, an ambidextrous organization is capable of creating synergies between acquirer and target to generate valuable future exploitative opportunities (Nemanich & Vera, 2009;Junni et al, 2013;Rao-Nicholson, Khan & Stokes, 2016).…”

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