Discipline versus passion: Collectivism, centralization, and ambidextrous innovation

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 745-769

  Yang, Zhi ^a   Zhou, Xuemin ^a   Zhang, Pengcheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambidexterity; Collectivism; Exploitation; Exploration; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938750269     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-014-9396-6     Document Type: Article

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