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The impacts of ambidextrous innovation on organizational obsolescence in turbulent environments

Shuting Chen (School of Management, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China)
Dengke Yu (School of Management, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China)

Kybernetes

ISSN: 0368-492X

Article publication date: 21 May 2021

Issue publication date: 22 February 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

The authors aim to measure the effects of ambidextrous innovation and its mix strategy on organizational obsolescence with the moderating roles of environmental turbulence.

Design/methodology/approach

Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses on the basis of the survey data of 198 firm employees in China.

Findings

Both exploratory and exploitative innovations significantly restrain organizational obsolescence. The complementary strategy of ambidextrous innovation is negatively correlated to organizational obsolescence, but the impact of balanced strategy is not significant. Environmental turbulence negatively moderates the relationship between exploratory innovation and organizational obsolescence, whereas it cannot moderate the effect of exploitative innovation.

Originality/value

The empirical and conceptual findings have important implications for organizations countering obsolescence through the construction of a mix strategy of ambidextrous innovation. This study enriches and extends obsolescence theory by introducing the joint mechanism of ambidextrous innovation and environmental turbulence.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 71962021) and the Special Fund for the Innovative Activities of the Graduate Students in Nanchang University (Grants No. cx2019048).

Citation

Chen, S. and Yu, D. (2022), "The impacts of ambidextrous innovation on organizational obsolescence in turbulent environments", Kybernetes, Vol. 51 No. 3, pp. 1009-1037. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-08-2020-0514

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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