Structural Differentiation and Ambidexterity: The Mediating Role of Integration Mechanisms
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...We used a six-item scale from Jansen et al. (2009) to measure how organizations structure their organizational system into units with distinctive functions and product/market domains....
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...On the one hand, it highlights the importance of integrating mechanisms that coordinate resources and knowledge flows (Gilbert, 2006; Kauppila, 2010; Jansen et al., 2009; Raisch and Birkinshaw, 2008)....
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...Over the years, a plethora of empirical studies has found a positive relationship between firm performance and such structural separation (e.g. Jansen et al., 2009; He and Wong, 2004; Lubatkin et al., 2006)....
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...Prior research has already identified a number of such integrating mechanisms such as crossfunctional teams (Jansen et al., 2009) or the synergistic use of practices (Kim and Rhee, 2009)....
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...Structural integrating mechanisms may involve the synergistic combination of practices (Kim and Rhee, 2009) or the formation of cross-functional teams and processes (Jansen et al., 2009)....
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...These units are connected at the corporate level (Benner and Tushman, 2003) and firms need to put mechanisms in place that integrate explorative and exploitative activities (Gilbert, 2006; Kauppila, 2010; Jansen et al., 2009; Raisch and Birkinshaw, 2008)....
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...Aussagen aus der Theorie Die Implementierung von stärker formalen Strukturen wird gegenüber informellen Strukturen bevorzugt (Jansen et al. 2009, S. 808)....
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...Coordinating, integrating, and combining activities in this internal organizational environment has been described as a dynamic capability, resting on organizational routines and processes (Jansen et al. 2009)....
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...A four-item scale ( = 0 70) measures firmlevel exploitative innovation (Jansen et al. 2006) and captures the extent to which organizations build on existing knowledge and pursue incremental innovations that meet the needs of existing customers (Abernathy and Clark 1985, Benner and Tushman 2003,…...
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...provides organizations with competitive advantages over time (Barney 1991)....
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...Our study broadens the conceptual interpretation of organizational ambidexterity and suggests that it is difficult to achieve yet rare and not easily imitated, and 797 provides organizations with competitive advantages over time (Barney 1991)....
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...Organizational integration mechanisms not only facilitate new value creation through linking previously unconnected knowledge sources (Cohen and Levinthal 1990), but also through providing opportunities to leverage common resources and obtaining synergies across exploratory and exploitative units…...
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...…capabilities, which are embedded in the distinct ways that organizations integrate, build, and recombine competences flexibly across boundaries, are fundamental to long-term strategic advantage (Eisenhardt and Martin 2000, Henderson and Cockburn 1994, Kogut and Zander 1992, Teece et al. 1997)....
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