Entrepreneur ambidexterity: A study of entrepreneur behaviours and competencies in growth-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises. (March 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Entrepreneur ambidexterity: A study of entrepreneur behaviours and competencies in growth-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises. (March 2015)
- Main Title:
- Entrepreneur ambidexterity: A study of entrepreneur behaviours and competencies in growth-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises
- Authors:
- Volery, Thierry
Mueller, Susan
von Siemens, Björn - Abstract:
- This article uses the sociological method of structured observation to explore the every day behaviour of entrepreneurs from an exploration-exploitation perspective. Six entrepreneurs leading successful growth-oriented businesses were observed for a four-day period and 2305 'units of action' performed by the entrepreneurs were recorded. Six behavioural patterns that allowed them, their management team or the organisation as a whole to pursue ambidexterity were identified. In contrast with the existing high-level approaches of ambidexterity, this study provides a synthesis of entrepreneur behaviours and competencies to achieve ambidexterity at the operating level.
- Is Part Of:
- International small business journal. Volume 33:Number 2(2015)
- Journal:
- International small business journal
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Number 2(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 2 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0033-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 109
- Page End:
- 129
- Publication Date:
- 2015-03
- Subjects:
- ambidexterity -- entrepreneur behaviour -- exploitation -- exploration -- growth
Small business -- Periodicals
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http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=ncy15&access=ncy1515&issn=0266-2426&db=sageman-set-c ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0266242613484777 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0266-2426
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