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AMBIDEXTERITY AS A NEW RESEARCH PARADIGM EXAMINING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF EMPLOYEES GOAL ORIENTATION EXPLOITATION AND EXPLORATION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).09      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).09      Published : Jun 2020

Ambidexterity as a New Research Paradigm: Examining the Mediating Role of Employees Goal Orientation, Exploitation and Exploration

Abstract

    The aim of this study was to empirically validate the impact of ability-enhancing HR bundles on organizational ambidexterity through mediation of employees cognitive factors and employees exploration and exploitation. The multi-level data was collected from 600 employees of the software companies and analyzed through MEDTHREE analysis and SEM using AMOS software. Data was collected in two-time waves and results revealed positive relationship between ability-enhancing HR bundles and organizational ambidexterity. This study contributes to literature by providing new insights and by investigating links of ability-enhancing HR bundles with organizational ambidexterity directly and indirectly.

    (1) Gul Bahar
    PhD Scholar, Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Shazia Akhtar
    Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Islamabad, Pakistan.
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