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On (the meaning of) organizational exploration: why it’s not necessarily innovation and how the analogy with territorial exploration might help us to better grasp it

June 7, 2011August 19, 2024

Some of the sessions devoted to exploitation and exploration of last week’s EURAM conference led me to further think about exploration (in other entries I already discussed issues of measurement and organizational …

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Are patents a good measure of exploration? I don’t think so

June 4, 2011August 19, 2024

At the EURAM conference this week I attended at least two presentations in which the authors measure exploration with patents. This is actually a measure which has been used in …

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How should a strategic planning process be managed? Participation and communication in strategic planning

April 6, 2011August 19, 2024

Should organizations carry out strategic planning? Why? How should a strategic planning process be organized? Who should be included in the process? Should the outcome be communicated to employees? In …

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The concept of organizational ambidexterity – or why we shouldn’t use this term in the way it’s now

October 7, 2010August 19, 2024

Ambidexterity refers to the ability to perform the same task equally well with both hands. So, for instance, one is ambidextrous if one can write equally well with either hand. I believe …

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