The relationship between organizational structure and organizational ambidexterity: A comparison between manufacturing and service firms

The Relationship between Organizational Structure and Organizational Ambidexterity: A Comparison between Manufacturing and Service Firms

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-167

  Kortmann, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-8349-3630-1     Document Type: Book

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