Ambidexterity or trade-off? : External technology acquisition and its impact on firm innovative and financial performance
Research output: Conference Papers (RGC: 31A, 31B, 32, 33) › 33_Other conference paper › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Presented - 18 Sep 2016 |
Conference
| Title | SMS 36th Annual Conference |
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| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Place | Germany |
| City | Berlin |
| Period | 17 - 20 September 2016 |
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| Permanent Link | https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publications/publication(dc74db59-9380-4472-b7f7-bcd8bdcee667).html |
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Abstract
Acquiring external technologies can help firms efficiently respond to environmental dynamism. Based on the ambidexterity literature, firms should balance exploratory and exploitative activities in order to ensure long-term success. We hypothesize that balancing the number of acquired incremental and radical technologies will have a positive impact on a firm’s long-term innovative and financial performance. Additionally, a domain separation mode to balance acquired technologies is less costly, and thus is more beneficial for firm performance than is a temporal separation mode. This research will shed light on the ambidexterity phenomenon in the context of external technology acquisition.
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Ambidexterity or trade-off? External technology acquisition and its impact on firm innovative and financial performance. / KALININA, Alexandra; WAN, William Piu.
2016. SMS 36th Annual Conference , Berlin, Germany.Research output: Conference Papers (RGC: 31A, 31B, 32, 33) › 33_Other conference paper › peer-review
