Ambidexterity, external knowledge and performance in knowledge-intensive firms

Demetris Vrontis (), Alkis Thrassou (), Gabriele Santoro () and Armando Papa ()
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Demetris Vrontis: University of Nicosia
Alkis Thrassou: University of Nicosia
Gabriele Santoro: University of Torino
Armando Papa: University of Naples “Federico II”

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2017, vol. 42, issue 2, No 10, 374-388

Abstract: Abstract The paper investigates the relationship between organizational ambidexterity and firm performance in knowledge-intensive firms. In particular, using a quantitative methodology involving a structural equation model, the research investigates whether external knowledge sourcing enhances the impact of ambidexterity on firm performance. The results show that organizational ambidexterity in knowledge-intensive firms does not, in fact, have a significant impact on firm performance, but it does have a positive and significant mediating effect considering external knowledge sourcing. The findings are presented along with interesting and significant implications for both theory and practice, largely stemming from the still much neglected relationship between organizational ambidexterity and external knowledge sourcing in the open innovation context.

Keywords: Knowledge-intensive firms; Ambidexterity; External knowledge sourcing; Performance; Open innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s10961-016-9502-7

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