Ambidextrous capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises.

Felício, J. Augusto; Caldeirinha, Vítor; Dutra, Ademar

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/57684

Use this identifier to reference this record.

Name:	Description:	Size:	Format:
Ambidextrous capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises.pdf		578.42 KB	Adobe PDF	Download

Send Feedback

Authors

Felício, J. Augusto

Caldeirinha, Vítor

Dutra, Ademar

Abstract(s)

This study examines the ambidextrous capacity—the ability to respond simultaneously to both disruptive and incremental innovation processes—of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Portugal. The purpose is to understand the organizational ambidexterity of SMEs and its relationship to organizational performance and innovation capacity. The objectives are to evaluate the characteristics that identify ambidextrous organizations and analyze the effect of organizational ambidexterity on performance, supported by the contingency-based approach, organizational theory, behavioral theory of the firm, and organizational learning theory. After factor analysis is performed, a structural equations model is used to analyze a sample of 202 valid responses. The analysis shows that, for SMEs, disruptive innovation factors relate mainly to innovation capacity and incremental innovation factors relate to organizational performance. The confirmation of organizational ambidexterity in SMEs and the increased recognition of the importance of disruptive innovation are relevant contributions to the literature.

Keywords

Ambidextrous Capacity Organizational Ambidexterity Disruptive Innovation Incremental Innovation Disruptive Innovation Incremental Innovation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/57684

Citation

Felício, J. Augusto; Vítor Caldeirinha and Ademar Dutra .(2019). “Ambidextrous capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises”. Journal of Business Research, Vol 101: pp. 607-614.