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Ambidextrous organisation and knowledge exploration and exploitation: the mediating role of internal networking

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  • Lara Agostini
  • Anna Nosella
  • Roberto Filippini

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The importance of resolving the tension between exploration and exploitation has placed ambidexterity at the forefront of academic research. Within this context, this paper's goal is to examine whether facilitating knowledge exchange through internal networking mediates the relationship between ambidextrous organisation ' represented as a second-order construct reflected by contextual and structural approaches - and the ability to pursue high levels of knowledge exploration and exploitation in innovation processes. Based on survey-based research carried out in Austria and Italy, this study's findings suggest that ambidextrous organisation produces good results in terms of both knowledge exploration and exploitation through the partial mediation of internal networking.

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  • Lara Agostini & Anna Nosella & Roberto Filippini, 2017. "Ambidextrous organisation and knowledge exploration and exploitation: the mediating role of internal networking," International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(1), pages 122-138.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:14:y:2017:i:1:p:122-138
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    1. Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph & Adomako, Samuel, 2021. "The effects of knowledge integration and contextual ambidexterity on innovation in entrepreneurial ventures," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 312-321.
    2. Meir Russ, 2021. "Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development in the Era of Continuously Accelerating Technological Revolutions: A Framework and Models," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-32, March.
    3. Cabeza-Pullés, Dainelis & Fernández-Pérez, Virginia & Roldán-Bravo, María Isabel, 2020. "Internal networking and innovation ambidexterity: The mediating role of knowledge management processes in university research," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 38(3), pages 450-461.
    4. Meir Russ, 2022. "Knowledge Sharing and Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-3, March.

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