Paradox resolution: A means to achieve strategic innovation

Terence Tse

European Management Journal, 2013, vol. 31, issue 6, 682-696

Abstract: An extensive amount of literature has proposed a number of ways for firms to achieve strategic innovation. Of the different approaches suggested, one that deserves more attention is paradox resolution. Despite the growing amount of evidence showing the benefits of managing seemingly diametrically opposed demands, a limited amount of empirical research connects the management of paradoxical tensions to strategic innovation. This paper aims to partially fill this research gap by first reviewing the existing research on paradox resolution and strategic innovation. It then discusses how the two concepts are connected. Cases drawn from two UK retailers are presented to illustrate the possibility of integrating seemingly opposing strategic propositions as a means to discover new ways of competing.

Keywords: Strategic innovation; Paradox resolution; Internet; Retailing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2013.05.001

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