RT Journal Article
T1 Factors affecting the effect of exploitation and exploration on performance: A meta-analysis
A1 Marin-Idarraga, Diedo Armando
A1 Hurtado González, José Manuel
A1 Cabello-Medina, Carmen
K1 Exploitation
K1 Exploration
K1 Performance
K1 Moderating factors
K1 Meta-analysis
AB From a contingency view, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of how exploitation and exploration influence performance. By conducting a meta-analysis, we aim to answer the following research question: How do substantive moderators  (slack  resources,  organizational  structure,  inter-organizational  relationships,  competitive  intensity,  and  environmental dynamism), extrinsic moderators (region, size, and sector) and methodological moderators (data sources and  performance  measurement)  affect  the  impact  of  exploitation  and  exploration  on  performance?  The  results  of  the meta-analysis, including 328 correlations, 102 studies, and a sample of 41,298 cases, suggest that the influence of exploitation and exploration on performance depends on the presence of the moderating factors included in our analysis. Furthermore, some of these factors are relevant for explaining a better performance of exploitation versus exploration, while other moderators do not determine a different effect of exploitation and exploration on performance.JEL CLASSIFICATION M10; M19; O3KeywordsExploitation, exploration, performance, moderating factors, meta-analysis1Academic Area of Management, Faculty of Economic-Administrative Sciences, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota, Colombia2Department of Management and Marketing, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, SpainCorresponding author:José Manuel Hurtado González, Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business Studies, Pablo de Olavide University, Crta. de Utrera, km1, ES-41013 Seville, Spain. Email: hurtado@upo.es972707BRQ0010.1177/2340944420972707Business Research QuarterlyMarín-Idárraga et al.research-article2020Regular Paper
PB Sage
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20192
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20192
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NO Marín-Idárraga, D. A., Hurtado González, J. M., & Cabello Medina, C. (2022). Factors affecting the effect of exploitation and exploration on performance: A meta-analysis. BRQ Business Research Quarterly, 25(4), 312-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/2340944420972707
NO Proyectos de investigaciónSpanish    Ministry    of    Economy    and    Competitiveness   for   financial   support   (Project   ECO2016-75047-P and ECO2016-78882-P
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