Principals between Exploitation and Exploration: Results of a Nationwide Study on Ambidexterity of School Leaders

Autor/inn/en	Pietsch, Marcus; Tulowitzki, Pierre; Cramer, Colin
Titel	Principals between Exploitation and Exploration: Results of a Nationwide Study on Ambidexterity of School Leaders
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 50 (2022) 4, S.574-592 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pietsch, Marcus) ORCID (Tulowitzki, Pierre) ORCID (Cramer, Colin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143220945705
Schlagwörter	Principals; Administrator Behavior; Administrator Role; Leadership Styles; Competence; Foreign Countries; Competition; Institutional Characteristics; Administrator Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Führungsstil; Kompetenz; Ausland; Wettkampf; Deutschland
Abstract	Both organizational and management research suggest that schools and their leaders need to be ambidextrous to secure prosperity and long-term survival in dynamic environments characterized by competition and innovation. In this context, ambidexterity refers to the ability to simultaneously pursue exploitation and exploration and thus to deliver efficiency, control and incremental improvements while embracing flexibility, autonomy and discontinuous innovation. Using a unique, randomized and representative data set of N = 405 principals, we present findings on principals' exploitation and exploration. The results indicate: (a) that principals engage far more often in exploitative than in explorative activities; (b) that exploitative activities in schools are executed at the expense of explorative activities; and (c) that explorative and ambidextrous activities of principals are positively associated with the (perceived) competition between schools. The study brings a novel perspective to educational research and demonstrates that applying the concept of ambidexterity has the potential to further our understanding of effective educational leadership and management. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01