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Exploitative dominant balanced ambidexterity solving the paradox of innovation strategies in SMEs

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  • Meghdad Ahmadi
  • Mohd. Hassan Mohd. Osman

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Ambidexterity, referred as the adoption of both exploitation and exploration strategies, has received momentum in organisation research and particularly in innovation management on SMEs. Despite the intuitive appeal of ambidexterity, the ambidexterity-performance relationship is not straightforward, particularly for SMEs whose resource constraints make the successful implementation of an ambidextrous posture cumbersome. Secondly, there is conceptual ambiguity on the concept of the balance dimension of ambidexterity. Based on a hierarchical oriented view to dynamic capabilities, strategic flexibility and ambidexterity are found contingent with SMEs performance in a dynamic business environment. This study applied a mixed method of research on a sample of Iranian SMEs. The result shows that the exploitative dominant balanced ambidexterity enhances the effectiveness of implementing flexible strategies in SMEs.

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  • Meghdad Ahmadi & Mohd. Hassan Mohd. Osman, 2020. "Exploitative dominant balanced ambidexterity solving the paradox of innovation strategies in SMEs," International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 21(1), pages 79-107.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:21:y:2020:i:1:p:79-107
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    1. Cuevas-Vargas, Héctor & Aguirre, Joao & Parga-Montoya, Neftalí, 2022. "Impact of ICT adoption on absorptive capacity and open innovation for greater firm performance. The mediating role of ACAP," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 140(C), pages 11-24.
    2. Mohamed Mansouri & Cheklekbire Malainine & Hayat Souti & Ikram Cadimi, 2022. "Dynamic capabilities, competitiveness and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises: a systematic literature review [Capacités dynamiques, compétitivité et performance des petites et moyenn," Post-Print hal-03794567, HAL.
    3. Klaudia Bracio & Marek Szarucki, 2020. "Mixed Methods Utilisation in Innovation Management Research: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Summary," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-27, October.

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