Configurations for Achieving Organizational Ambidexterity with Digitization

YoungKi Park
YoungKi Park
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Information Systems and Technology Management, School of Business, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia 20052;
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Paul A. Pavlou
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Paul A. Pavlou
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Cullen Distinguished Chair, C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204;
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Nilesh Saraf
Nilesh Saraf
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Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
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Information Systems and Technology Management, School of Business, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia 20052;

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Paul A. Pavlou

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Paul A. Pavlou

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Cullen Distinguished Chair, C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204;

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Nilesh Saraf

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Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada

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Published Online:8 Oct 2020https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2020.0950

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