<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In a world of unprecedented (diachronic and synchronic) complexities like ours, firms are forced to deal with an increasing number of organizational paradoxes that challenge their strategic choices. Under these circumstances, ambidexterity could become a (dynamic) core competence for firms, making the ambidextrous organization an imperative for businesses more than ever before. The paper aims to explore, based on an integrative approach, the most relevant literature on the interdependencies between the two topics (strategic paradoxes and organizational ambidexterity), in order to identify the most important thesis, arguments and solutions that support the ambidextrous organization, four decades after its first introduction into the academic literature (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_sbe-2016-0024_ref_011_w2aab2b8c27b1b7b1ab1ac11Aa">Duncan, 1976</xref>).</p></abstract>

In a world of unprecedented (diachronic and synchronic) complexities like ours, firms are forced to deal with an increasing number of organizational paradoxes that challenge their strategic choices. Under these circumstances, ambidexterity could become a (dynamic) core competence for firms, making the ambidextrous organization an imperative for businesses more than ever before. The paper aims to explore, based on an integrative approach, the most relevant literature on the interdependencies between the two topics (strategic paradoxes and organizational ambidexterity), in order to identify the most important thesis, arguments and solutions that support the ambidextrous organization, four decades after its first introduction into the academic literature (Duncan, 1976).

Solving Strategic Paradoxes through Organizational Ambidexterity - A Foray into the Literature -

Studies in Business and Economics

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In a world of unprecedented (diachronic and synchronic) complexities like ours, firms are forced to deal with an increasing number of organizational paradoxes...

Solving Strategic Paradoxes through Organizational Ambidexterity - A Foray into the Literature -

Published Online: Nov 19, 2016

Page range: 97 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2016-0024

Keywords
strategic paradoxes, strategic choices, organizational ambidexterity, ambidextrous organization

© 2016 Ogrean Claudia, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Solving Strategic Paradoxes through Organizational Ambidexterity - A Foray into the Literature -

Published Online: Nov 19, 2016

Page range: 97 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2016-0024

Keywordsstrategic paradoxes, strategic choices, organizational ambidexterity, ambidextrous organization

© 2016 Ogrean Claudia, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
strategic paradoxes, strategic choices, organizational ambidexterity, ambidextrous organization