Leading Innovation and Efficiency - Personal and Situational Characteristics of the Ambidextrous Manager
Chronological data
Date of first publication2025-12-12
Date of publication in PubData 2025-12-12
Date of defense2025-12-02
Language of the resource
English
Related PubData resources
Editor
Author
Advisor
Case provider
Other contributors
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three articles and an overarching framework paper. It examines ambidextrous leadership in SMEs, focusing both on the organizational context and the leader’s individual context, personality, behavior and mental models. The work includes a comparative case study, a qualitative study using the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique, and a quantitative research paper.
Keywords
Leadership; Explorative Leadership; Exploitative Leadership; Ambidextrous Leadership; Leadership behavior; Mental Models; Cognition; Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique (ZMET); Sustainability; Small Enterprise; Medium-sized Enterprise; Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs); Uncertainty; Autonomy; Openness to Experience; Emotional Stability
Grantor
Leuphana University Lüneburg