Date of Award
5-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Department
Bisk College of Business
First Advisor
Charles E. Bryant
Second Advisor
Abram L. J. Walton
Third Advisor
Alina Malkova
Fourth Advisor
Wanfa Zhang
Abstract
Researchers have advanced ambidexterity as an effective organizational strategy to cope with environmental and technological change. The use of divergent and incompatible core construct conceptualizations, overreliance on cross-sectional and perceptual performance measures, and persistent scarcity of longitudinal examinations have undermined empirical conclusions that ambidexterity works. This study seeks to ascertain whether ambidexterity enhances long-term financial performance under environmental conditions of munificence, dynamism, and external potential slack.
The study deploys a novel operationalization of the ambidexterity concept and develops company portfolios to compare the financial results of ambidextrous firms and their rivals. Based on a 25-year data set, the research finds that ambidextrous businesses outperform on the dimensions of EBIT margin, net income margin, and return on assets. Descriptive statistics analyses of multiple financial performance indicators add to the picture of the ambidextrous companies’ outperformance across time and various outcome measures.
Recommended Citation
Kirov, Georgi Aleksandrov, "Exploration, Exploitation, and Financial Performance: The Long-Term Advantages of Ambidextrous Companies" (2025). Theses and Dissertations. 1576.
https://repository.fit.edu/etd/1576
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