Leadership styles, collaborative integrative behavior and ambidexterity in university research groups
ISSN: 0969-6474
Article publication date: 26 December 2023
Issue publication date: 12 March 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to understand the influence of the transformational, transactional and laissez-faire leadership styles and collaborative integrative behavior of the team with respect to organizational ambidexterity (the combination of exploration and exploitation learning) in university research groups.
Design/methodology/approach
From a survey conducted with a sample of 506 researchers, members of 165 research groups, working in an emerging economy, a multiple regression model analysis was performed.
Findings
Findings of this study provide evidence that the coordinator's transformational leadership and the collaborative integrative behavior of the team positively influence organizational ambidexterity of research groups. Transactional leadership and laissez-faire style do not show any significant influence.
Originality/value
This study addresses the lack of knowledge regarding organizational learning in research groups to explore and exploit knowledge through research result transfer processes based on the organizational ambidexterity logic in higher education institutions (HEIs) from emerging economies. The study aims to contribute to the literature on leadership styles and ambidexterity in HEIs in emerging economies, particularly in Latin America, where there is still a scarcity of research on the attributes of effective leadership.
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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Committee for Research Development (CODI) of the University of Antioquia (Colombia).
Declarations of interest: None.
Citation
Cardona-Cano, R., López-Zapata, E. and Velez-Ocampo, J. (2024), "Leadership styles, collaborative integrative behavior and ambidexterity in university research groups", The Learning Organization, Vol. 31 No. 2, pp. 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-05-2023-0082
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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