The effectiveness improving mechanism for the management innovation:From the perspective of organizational ambidexterity

Abstract

Abstract: The coexisting mechanism of the two major learning styles, i.e., exploration leaning and exploitation leaning in management innovation process from both time and space dimensions, namely, ambidexterity is attempted to explore. And the result indicates that the phenomenon of ambidexterity exists in both dimensions: time ambidexterity is characterized by alternative existence of the two learning styles, while space ambidexterity means exploration and exploitation might exist simultaneously. The case involving efficiency management in Jiangxi China Mobile has been adopted to explain and examine the rationality and reliability of these two kinds of ambidexterity. Therefore, the establishment of ambidextrous organization by creating organization context and improving effectiveness of top management team based on dual structures would be an essential way for improving management innovation effectiveness, with the aim of deep study on the promotion of effectiveness mechanism based on organization learning.

Key words: management innovation, exploration learning, exploitation learning, ambidextrous organization

CLC Number:

F270.7

Lin Haifen, Su Jingqin. The effectiveness improving mechanism for the management innovation:From the perspective of organizational ambidexterity[J]. Science Research Management, 2012, 33(2): 1-10.

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