Thesis
Is it worth it?: Identifying predictors and consequences of ambidexterity facets at the individual level
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
12/2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000003981
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/124883
Abstract
The organizational ambidexterity literature has primarily focused on its utility to facilitate performance and innovation at the organizational level. Recently, research has emerged demonstrating the practicality of understanding ambidexterity at the individual level. That is, it is not only important for a firm to be ambidextrous, individuals need to engage in exploratory and exploitative innovation behaviors as well. While this new wave of ambidexterity research has only recently become more prevalent, few studies have sought to assess the facets of ambidexterity at the individual level. This study examined relationships between the Big Five, ambidexterity facets, and performance. The results support the use of personality traits as predictors of ambidextrous behaviors and give insight into possible consequences of said behaviors. While exploitative innovation is positively related to performance, exploratory innovation is negatively related to task and contextual performance after controlling for the effects of other predictors.
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Details
- Title
- Is it worth it?
- Creators
- Norberto Rodriguez
- Contributors
- BERTHA RANGEL (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Psychology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900890802701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis