ORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY IN SME: STUDY OF ITS EVOLUTION, ANTECEDENTS AND EFFECTS ON FIRM PERFORMANCE, LA AMBIDIESTRIA ORGANIZATIVA EN LAS PEQUENAS Y MEDIANAS EMPRESAS: ESTUDIO DE SU EVOLUCION, ANTECEDENTES Y EFECTOS EN EL DESEMPENO

Maria Iborra, Consuelo Dolz, Angels Dasi and Vicente Safon

Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, 2013, vol. 6, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Firm survival depends on efficiency and innovation. These capabilities are difficult to achieve simultaneously in times of crisis. In this work, we analyze how firms answer to this dilemma. In a sample of Spanish SMEs we identify two groups: one group that reacts to recent crisis increasing its focus on efficiency and on innovation and the other one in which both decrease. The study demonstrates that corporate strategy and the previous orientation of the firm are antecedents of the different types of reaction. Results show the group with more ambidextrous orientation achieved better sales and profits.

Keywords: Economic Crisis; SME; Organizational Ambidexterity; Strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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