Managing Persistent Tensions on the Frontline: A Configurational Perspective on Ambidexterity

Ambidexterity research has noted that firms’ simultaneous pursuit of exploration and exploitation causes organizational tensions that are difficult to resolve. To make these tensions manageable, scholars have generally suggested that senior managers take the central role in designing organizational...

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Published in:	Journal of management studies Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 739 - 769
Main Authors:	Zimmermann, Alexander, Raisch, Sebastian, Cardinal, Laura B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2018
Subjects:	ambidexterity Corporate management Exploitation exploration Flexibility frontline managers Handedness Initiatives Innovations Managers organization design organizational paradox qualitative research Senior managers Strategic management
ISSN:	0022-2380, 1467-6486
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