Cao Rongning, Jiang Ruchuan
School of Business, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, China.
Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Mar 10;13:797645. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.797645. eCollection 2022.
Drawing on relevant literature, this study investigates the process of realizing innovation ambidexterity (IA) by proposing a theoretical model and adopting a specifically integrated mechanism with the aim to resolve strategic dilemmas in ambidextrous organizations (AOs). We analyzed a sample of 136 cross-sectional surveys collected from business managers of 132 medium- and high-tech firms in China by employing a structural equation model combined with moderation analysis to test our hypotheses. Our findings indicate that the second-order theoretical model fits the data well and AO, represented by a higher-order construct, positively affects IA. Instead of structural ambidexterity, balanced contextual ambidexterity and radical performance management can be effectively applied as the factors of the second-order construct; the design comprising balanced contextual ambidexterity and performance management is thus helpful in resolving strategic dilemmas. Our findings demonstrate that Chinese firms, as technology latecomers, are more inclined to conduct near-radical innovation. The risk of exploration crowding out exploitation efforts exists in Chinese high-tech firms. Furthermore, we provides greater insights into the moderating impact of intra-organizational practice on IA based on the fact that performance measurement balance (PMB) did not directly influence the achievement of IA and clarifies the positive role that PMB plays in improving IA.
本研究借鉴相关文献，通过提出理论模型并采用专门的整合机制来探讨实现创新二元性（IA）的过程，旨在解决二元组织（AO）中的战略困境。我们采用结构方程模型并结合调节效应分析，对从中国132家中高科技企业的企业经理那里收集到的136份横断面调查问卷样本进行了分析，以检验我们的假设。我们的研究结果表明，二阶理论模型与数据拟合良好，以高阶构念表示的AO对IA有正向影响。作为二阶构念的因素，平衡情境二元性和激进绩效管理可以有效应用，而不是结构二元性；因此，由平衡情境二元性和绩效管理组成的设计有助于解决战略困境。我们的研究结果表明，作为技术后来者的中国企业更倾向于进行近激进式创新。中国高科技企业存在探索挤出利用努力的风险。此外，基于绩效衡量平衡（PMB）并未直接影响IA的实现这一事实，我们对组织内实践对IA的调节作用有了更深入的了解，并阐明了PMB在改善IA方面所起的积极作用。
