The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Burgers, J. Henri; Covin, Jeffrey G.
• 署名单位: Queensland University of Technology (QUT); Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; IU Kelley School of Business
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.2343
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 521-540
• 关键词: CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP; AMBIDEXTERITY; differentiation; integration; structural contingency

摘要

This paper develops a contingency view regarding the effects of structural differentiation and integration on levels of corporate entrepreneurship. Integrating notions of benefits and costs resulting from integration with structural contingency theory, we argue that the joint effects of structural differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship levels are moderated by organizational size and environmental dynamism. Our findings from a time-separated sample demonstrate that in smaller organizations and more dynamic environments, the positive effects of integration on the structural differentiation-corporate entrepreneurship relationship strongly diminish. As such, with this research we begin to identify contingencies that influence the corporate entrepreneurship levels observed among firms striving to balance the needs for structural differentiation and integration. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.