A typology for aligning organizational ambidexterity's conceptualizations, antecedents, and outcomes

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 864-894

  Simsek, Zeki ^a   Heavey, Ciaran ^a   Veiga, John F ^a   Souder, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 66249148675     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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