Strategy as Balanced Evolution
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2006-10-29
Author(s)
Abstract
In our study we address the question of how firms can create the necessary boundary conditions on the corporate strategy level to enable a balance between exploitative and explorative organizational learning. This paper thereby contributes to the rising number of studies, about the strategic and organizational context for exploitation and exploration. We develop a conceptual model of balanced evolution, suggesting speci-fic corporate development behaviours which influence exploitation and exploration as well as learning performance. In order to test the model, a set of research proposi-tions is derived from the existing literature and operationalized for empirical investi-gation.
Language
English
Keywords
Exploration
Exploitation
Corporate Development
Corporate Strategy
Growth
Ac-quisitions
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Book title
Strategy Process: Developing Dynamic Capabilities For Change and Transformation
Event Title
26th Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual International Conference 2006
Event Location
Vienna, Austria
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
30749