IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/rbs/ijbrss/v12y2023i2p65-72.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The effect of organizational ambidexterity on the sustainable performance of SMEs in the Limpopo province of South Africa

Author

Listed:
  • Khutso Mankgele

    (Lecturer, Department of Social Science Education and Economic Management Education, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa.)

Abstract

Studies on organizational ambidexterity have mostly ignored social and environmental performance in favour of focusing on financial performance. This study investigated the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and the sustainable performance of SMEs. Financial, social, and environmental indicators were used to measure sustainable performance. The study used the quantitative research method, and the cross-sectional survey method to collect data from 145 respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized throughout the data-collection phase of the study. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were used for data analysis. The results indicated significant positive relationships between organizational ambidexterity and SMEs' financial, social, and environmental performance. The study recommends that agencies that support small businesses should organize seminars to train and educate SME owners on organizational ambidexterity and sustainable performance. The results of this study can assist small business owners in continuing to educate themselves and their staff about organizational ambidexterity. The study recommends that agencies that support small businesses should organize seminars to train and educate SME owners on organizational ambidexterity and sustainable performance Key Words:Ambidexterity, sustainable development, resource-based theory, small businesses.

Suggested Citation

  • Khutso Mankgele, 2023. "The effect of organizational ambidexterity on the sustainable performance of SMEs in the Limpopo province of South Africa," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 12(2), pages 65-72, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:65-72
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v12i2.2322
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/2322/1695
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v12i2.2322
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.20525/ijrbs.v12i2.2322?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:65-72. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Umit Hacioglu (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/ssbffea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.