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Balancing Exploration

Balancing Exploration is a theoretical construct in organizational theory that encompasses the mechanisms and processes through which an organization simultaneously maintains equilibrium between exploratory activities directed at innovation, novel knowledge acquisition, and future-oriented capabilities, and exploitative activities focused on refining existing competencies, operational efficiency, and current performance demands.

66

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11.7K

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152

Authors

103

Institutions

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2017–2026

24

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Publications

66

The Interplay Between Exploration and Exploitation

Anil K. Gupta, Ken G. Smith, Christina E. Shalley · Academy of Management Journal · 2006 · 3.2K citations

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Exploration, exploitation, and financial performance: analysis of S&P 500 corporations

Juha Uotila, Markku Maula, Thomas Keil et al. · Strategic Management Journal · 2008 · 889 citations

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Balancing exploration and exploitation: The moderating role of competitive intensity

Seigyoung Auh, Bülent Mengüç · Journal of Business Research · 2005 · 838 citations

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Strategy as Vector and the Inertia of Coevolutionary Lock-in

Robert A. Burgelman · Administrative Science Quarterly · 2002 · 767 citations

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Temporarily Divide to Conquer: Centralized, Decentralized, and Reintegrated Organizational Approaches to Exploration and Adaptation

Nicolaj Siggelkow, Daniel A. Levinthal · Organization Science · 2003 · 709 citations

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Authors

152

  1. JU
    Juha Uotila

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 977 citations

    3

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  2. MA
    Melissa A. Schilling

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 632 citations

    2

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  3. MM
    Markku Maula

    Aalto University, Finland

    2 publications · 952 citations

    2

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  4. DC
    David Cembrero

    Universidad de Deusto, Spain

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

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  5. JK
    Jingoo Kang

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    2 publications · 452 citations

    2

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Institutions

103

  1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

    Daejeon, South Korea

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    654 citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    952 citations

  4. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of Pisa

    Pisa, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    180 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  8. Aalto University

    Espoo, Finland

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    2.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Organization Science

    7 publications · 3.3K citations

    7

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  2. Academy of Management Proceedings

    4 publications · 97 citations

    4

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  3. Management Decision

    2 publications · 154 citations

    2

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  4. European Management Review

    EMR · 2 publications · 114 citations

    2

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  5. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 90 citations

    2

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