An Investigation of the Relationship Between Ambidextrous Organizational Culture and Organizational Performance: Explaining the Role of Strategic Ambidextrous Decisions and Orientations

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD Student of Business Management at University of Tehran, Tehran. Iran

3 PhD Student of Technology Management, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

One of the factors effective on the performance improvement is organizational culture, especially ambidextrous organizational culture, because we might facilitate the changes and establish new orientations in the organizations through culture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of strategic ambidextrous organizational decisions and orientations in biotechnology companies. This study was a descriptive survey, and data was collected through questionnaires. The statistical population of the study was comprised of the biotechnology companies of Iran. As a result of the nature of this study, only productive and industrial companies were taken into account. A sum of 97 questionnaires were filled by and collected from the top managers of these companies. In order to inspect the research assumptions, the partial least squares method approach to structural equation modeling was employed using Smart PLS software. The findings of the study indicated that ambidextrous culture has a direct role in the organizational performance; enhances this role through organization’s ambidexterity, ambidextrous strategic orientation, and ambidextrous strategic decisions; and leads to the improvement of organizational performance. 

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Organizational Culture Management
Volume 20, Issue 2
July 2022
Pages 427-452

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