Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/327041 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] BRQ Business Research Quarterly [ISSN:] 2340-9444 [Volume:] 27 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 210-226
Publisher: 
Sage Publishing, London
Abstract: 
Ambidexterity has been linked to firm structures that are typical of organizations with a larger size. However, further research is needed to analyze whether the effect of firm size on ambidexterity is contingent on other aspects. We argue that micro and small firms that have developed some competitive intelligence routines (CIRs) may foster ambidextrous behavior and compensate for the limitations arising from a smaller size and lack of resources. We test our proposal on a sample of 200 firms in the furniture sector. Our results show that CIRs compensate for size constraints in that size is no longer a relevant variable to increase ambidextrous behavior in firms that achieve higher levels in these routines. Our results provide new and important insights into how ambidexterity may be fostered in small firms that lack resource slack or the ability to use separate units to develop knowledge exploration and exploitation activities
Subjects: 
Competitive intelligence
ambidexterity
organizational size
mature industries
JEL: 
M10
M21
O3
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Document Type: 
Article

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