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An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Innovation Ambidexterity

İnovasyon Ustalığının Belirleyicileri Üzerine Görgül Bir Araştırma

Oğuz Demirel(DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ, YÖNETİM BİLİŞİM SİSTEMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0003-1436-860X
Pages
83–101
Publication Date
2026-03-23
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According to the findings, to be successful in explorative and exploitative innovation, firms should develop policies which encourage organizational learning and invest in human resource and infrastructure to develop technology sensing and response capabilities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Rapidly changing environmental conditions encourage firms to innovate more than before.
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Key Findings & Data:The data of the study, in which quantitative research design was preferred, was obtained via online survey from small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Ankara. 200 questionaires were gathered and analyzed via structural equation modeling.
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Conclusion & Impact:According to the findings, to be successful in explorative and exploitative innovation, firms should develop policies which encourage organizational learning and invest in human resource and infrastructure to develop technology sensing and response capabilities.
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⚙️Variables:İnovasyon Ustalığı · Öğrenme Yeteneği · Teknoloji Fırsatçılığı

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Rapidly changing environmental conditions encourage firms to innovate more than before. Firms have to succeed in both explorative and exploitative innovation activities, in other words, exhibit innovation ambidexterity. Thus, it is important to investigate the determinants of innovation ambidexterity. This research aims to reveal the antecedents of innovation ambidexterity in firms. The data of the study, in which quantitative research design was preferred, was obtained via online survey from small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Ankara. 200 questionaires were gathered and analyzed via structural equation modeling. The findings of the hypothesis testing demonstrated that learning capability positively influences innovation ambidexterity (both explorative and exploitative innovation) and technological opportunism has partial mediating role on this relationship. According to the findings, to be successful in explorative and exploitative innovation, firms should develop policies which encourage organizational learning and invest in human resource and infrastructure to develop technology sensing and response capabilities.

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Hızla değişen çevre koşulları işletmeleri geçmişe kıyasla daha fazla inovasyon yapmaya teşvik etmektedir. İşletmeler hem keşifsel hem de yararlanıcı inovasyon süreçlerini başarılı bir biçimde yürütmek, eşdeyişle inovasyon ustalığı sergilemek zorundadır. O halde işletmelerin inovasyon ustalığının belirleyicilerini araştırmak önem taşımaktadır. Bu araştırma, işletmelerde inovasyon ustalığının belirleyicilerini ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Nicel araştırma deseninin tercih edildiği çalışmanın verileri Ankara’da faaliyet gösteren küçük ve orta büyüklükteki işletmelerden çevrimiçi anket yoluyla elde edilmiştir. 200 anketten oluşan veri setinin analiz edilmesi sürecinde yapısal eşitlik modellemesi kullanılmıştır. Hipotez sınaması bulguları işletmelerde öğrenme yeneteğinin inovasyon ustalığını olumlu etkilediğini, teknoloji fırsatçılığının da bu etkide kısmî aracılık rolü oynadığını ortaya koymuştur. Çalışma bulgularına göre işletmeler hem keşifsel hem de yararlanıcı inovasyonda başarılı olabilmek için örgütsel öğrenmeyi destekleyecek politikalar geliştirmeli, teknolojiyi fark etme ve uygulama becerisini geliştirecek alt yapı ve insan kaynağı yatırımını yapmalıdır.

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Demirel, O. (2026). An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Innovation Ambidexterity. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 44 Sayı: 1, 83–101. https://doi.org/10.17065/huniibf.1650202

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