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Research@IIMV

Ambidextrous networking capability for
innovation: an empirical validation in
knowledge-intensive R&D organizations across

India and Japan

Gaurav Dilip Tikas

European Journal of Management Studies (ABDC-C)

Purpose

This study develops a novel mechanism to measure the ambidextrous
networking capability of R&D teams pursuing knowledge-intensive
innovation under government-funded R&D organizations across
India and Japan. In doing so, it investigates the theoretical roots of
network ambidexterity, perceives it from a capability perspective
and establishes it as an original construct at team levels.

Design/methodology/approach

A five-stage multi-study design was deployed to measure
ambidextrous networking capability for innovation which included
qualitative interviews and survey-based data collection from India
and Japan. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis along with
replication and model comparison helped in validating the three
factorial structures underlying the focal construct.

Findings
This study reveals the three-factorial structure of the ANCI construct
with dimensions – dynamic exploration capabilities, integrative
exploitation capabilities and synergistic engagement capabilities.
These three dimensions help in measuring the innovation-oriented
ambidextrous networking capabilities of R&D teams operating
within knowledge-intensive organizations in India and Japan.

Originality/value

The conceptualization of ambidextrous networking for innovation
as a team-level capability, its contextualization within R&D
organizational settings and its validation across India and Japan are
the original contributions of this study.

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