Does striking a balance pay off? Implications of innovative ambidexterity for SMEs during COVID-19 crisis

IF 2.9 Q2 BUSINESS

Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2022-10-28 DOI:10.1108/jeee-05-2022-0139

Rafik Smara, Karina Bogatyreva, Anastasiia Laskovaia, Hunter Phoenix Van Wagoner

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Purpose Exploration and exploitation have long been documented as prominent approaches to business management and organizational adaptation to external environment. Maintaining balance between these activities is a key to survival and prosperity. However, there is little direct evidence of the effect of such combined usage of both approaches on firm performance in times of crisis, especially within small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to reveal the role of balanced ambidexterity in shaping firm performance during COVID-19 recession. Design/methodology/approach Based on a survey of 333 Russian SMEs, the authors test the proposed theoretical framework linking innovative ambidexterity to firm performance level and variability taking into account technological uncertainty. Findings The results show that innovative ambidexterity tends to increase level and decrease variability of performance outcomes, whereas technological uncertainty acts as a positive contingency for this impact. Originality/value The results provide an improved understanding of ambidexterity and organizational literatures by clarifying the contingent nature of the ambidexterity–firm performance relationship during COVID-19 recession.

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保持收支平衡会有回报吗?在2019冠状病毒病危机中，创新的双元性对中小企业的影响

目的长期以来，探索和开发一直被记录为企业管理和组织适应外部环境的突出方法。在这些活动之间保持平衡是生存和繁荣的关键。然而，很少有直接证据表明这两种方法的结合使用会对危机时期的企业业绩产生影响，尤其是在中小企业内部。本文旨在揭示新冠肺炎经济衰退期间平衡二元性在塑造企业绩效中的作用。设计/方法论/方法基于对333家俄罗斯中小企业的调查，作者测试了所提出的理论框架，该框架将创新的双重灵活性与企业绩效水平和考虑技术不确定性的可变性联系起来。研究结果表明，创新的双重灵活性往往会提高绩效结果的水平并降低其可变性，而技术的不确定性则是这种影响的积极偶然性。原创性/价值研究结果通过阐明新冠肺炎经济衰退期间双元性-企业绩效关系的偶然性，提高了对双元性和组织文献的理解。

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Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies BUSINESS-

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