Organizational ambidexterity and performance: A meta-analysis

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-312

  Junni, Paulina ^a   Sarala, Riikka M ^b   Taras, Vas ^b   Tarba, Shlomo Y ^c  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84893403116     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2012.0015     Document Type: Article

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