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Exploitative and explorative innovation in small and medium sized enterprises : individual ambidextarity and cognitive style
Top, Peter van den (2010) Exploitative and explorative innovation in small and medium sized enterprises : individual ambidextarity and cognitive style.
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| Abstract: | In this study, we examine the relationship between cognitive style and the extent a manager engages in exploration or exploitation activities, and a combination of both. Conducting linear regression analysis on a sample of 250 managers, we observe that the more a manager has an analytic cognitive style the more he would engage in exploitation activities. Moreover, we also found a positive relationship between a manager’s analytic cognitive style and the extent he engages in both exploration and exploitation. Furthermore, results from this study show that managers with a dominant cognitive style (either intuition or analytical) are more likely to engage in exploration activities. These findings have important theoretical and managerial implications in the field of individual ambidexterity. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Business Administration MSc (60644) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/60258 |
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