Organizational Ambidexterity: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration for Sustained Performance

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Raisch, Sebastian; Birkinshaw, Julian; Probst, Gilbert; Tushman, Michael L.
• 署名单位: University of St Gallen; University of London; London Business School; University of Geneva; Harvard University
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0428
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 685-695
• 关键词: ambidexterity; change; exploitation; exploration; INNOVATION; organization design

摘要

Organizational ambidexterity has emerged as a new research paradigm in organization theory, yet several issues fundamental to this debate remain controversial. We explore four central tensions here: Should organizations achieve ambidexterity through differentiation or through integration? Does ambidexterity occur at the individual or organizational level? Must organizations take a static or dynamic perspective on ambidexterity? Finally, can ambidexterity arise internally, or do firms have to externalize some processes? We provide an overview of the seven articles included in this special issue and suggest several avenues for future research.