Exploitation, exploration and the ambidextrous design choice in the transition to electric vehicles -An analysis of small and medium-sized automotive suppliers in Germany

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 354-371

  Fojcik, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADC; Ambidexterity; Ambidextrous design choice; Exploitation; Exploration; German automotive supply industry; Germany; Logistic regression analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

AMBIDEXTERITY; AMBIDEXTROUS DESIGN CHOICE; AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY INDUSTRIES; EXPLOITATION; GERMANY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885150413     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: 17415012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2013.056861     Document Type: Article

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