Ambidexterity as a dynamic capability: Resolving the innovator's dilemma

2008/01/01 by Charles A. O’Reilly, Michael L. Tushman · 2,366 citations
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paper · doi:10.1016/j.riob.2008.06.002

published in Research in Organizational Behavior 28, 185-206 (Elsevier BV)

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