Scholars have suggested that we need to further investigate the antecedents of ambidexterity at the top executive level. We develop a motivational perspective on organizational ambidexterity proposing that the different types of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) goal orientations (learning, approach...

Although benefits of absorptive capacity for new product development have been widely acknowledged, scholars have largely ignored potential costs and challenges involved. We develop a model that examines whether the interplay between a team’s potential (PACAP) and realized absorptive capacity...