Organizational ambidexterity: Towards a multilevel understanding

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 597-624

  Simsek, Zeki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 65349174507     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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