Ambidextrous organizational culture, contextual ambidexterity and new product innovation: A comparative study of UK and Chinese high-tech firms

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-76

  Wang, Catherine L ^a   Rafiq, Mohammed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84891488400     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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