Organizational Ambidexterity at the Local Government Level: The effects of managerial focus

Elin Smith and Timurs Umans

Public Management Review, 2015, vol. 17, issue 6, 812-833

Abstract: The aim of this article is to explore how managerial focus influences organizational ambidexterity in different organizational forms at the local government level. An entrepreneurial, leadership, or stakeholder managerial focus will each find reflection in the simultaneous pursuit of exploration and exploitation of resources, and the influence will differ with the organizational form, i.e. whether a local government administration (LGA), or a local government corporation (LGC). Hypotheses are tested on Swedish public organizations operating in the waste management and water and sewerage industries. The findings indicate that LGCs have higher levels of organizational ambidexterity, and that the determinants differ from those in LGAs.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2013.849292

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