Clarifying the distinctive contribution of ambidexterity to the field of organization studies

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 287-298

  Birkinshaw, Julian ^a   Gupta, Kamini ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84893399239     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2012.0167     Document Type: Article

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