Interplay between dual dimensions of knowledge sharing within globalized chaebols: The moderating effects of organization size and global environmental munificence |
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| Institution: | 1. National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, China;2. School of Business Management, Hongik University, Sejong, 30016, South Korea;3. Leeds University Business School, The University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK;4. College of Business, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 270, Imun-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-791, South Korea;1. School of Management & Marketing, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand;2. Aalto University School of Business, P.O. Box 21210, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland;1. School of Marketing and Communication, University of Vaasa, PL 700, 65101 Vaasa, Finland;2. Hanken School of Economics, P.B. 287, 65101 Vaasa, Finland;1. Department of Marketing, International Business & Strategy, Goodman School of Business, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada;2. School of Business, Beijing University, Beijing, China;3. Marketing and International Business, School of Business, Nankai University, Tianjin, China;4. School of Business, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Lee Quo Wei Academic Building, Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin, Hong Kong;1. Poznań University of Economics and Business, Al. Niepodleg?o?ci 10, 61-875, Poznań, Poland;2. Vistula University, Ul. Stok?osy 3, 02-787, Warszawa, Poland;1. Department of Management, University of Valencia, Av. Los Naranjos, s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain;2. Department of Applied Economics, University of Valencia, Av. Los Naranjos, s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Existing literature exploring ambidexterity based on the organizational and network learning perspectives is sparse. In particular, there are few studies dealing with the characteristics of ambidexterity construct in the context of inter-organizational relationships, and existing studies are limited. To date, studies have suggested only vague and inconclusive conceptualizations and empirical findings. Our research tackles this overlooked area of thought by dismantling the mechanisms of ambidextrous knowledge sharing among group-affiliated companies within the large complex Korean business group known as a chaebol and the impact of those mechanisms on the companies’ global performances. An internationalized chaebol is a cradle of transnational knowledge and resource sharing that functions as a business group–level knowledge reservoir. Conceptually, our research employs two dimensions of ambidextrous knowledge sharing, “balance dimension (BD) of ambidextrous knowledge sharing” and “synergistic dimension (SD) of ambidextrous knowledge sharing,” among group-affiliated companies within a chaebol. In this way, we clarify the conceptual issues regarding the degree to which ambidextrous knowledge sharing affects the extent of explorative relative to exploitative knowledge sharing or affects the combined synergistic extent of both activities. We collect survey data from 337 manufacturing multinational group-affiliated companies that belong to 61 internationally diversified chaebols. We analyze this data using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression with the hierarchical method. Our results show that having a balance between explorative and exploitative knowledge sharing among group-affiliated companies (i.e., BD) within a chaebol increases the global performance of that chaebol’s group-affiliated companies. High synergistic levels of ambidextrous knowledge sharing among group-affiliated companies (i.e., SD) also enhance the group-affiliated companies’ global performance. In addition, our study reveals the moderating effects that organization size and environmental munificence have on the interactions of BD and SD. |
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| Keywords: | Ambidextrous knowledge sharing Balance dimension (BD) Synergistic dimension (SD) Chaebol Group-affiliated company Global performance |
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