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1、545652JOMXXX10.1177/0149206314545652JournalofManagement/MonthXXXXHeavey,Simsek/TransactiveMemoryandAmbidexterityresearch-article2014JournalofManagementVol.43No.3,March2017919–945DOI:10.1177/0149206314545652©TheAuthor(s)2014Reprintsandpermissions:sagepub.com/
2、journalsPermissions.navDistributedCognitioninTopManagementTeamsandOrganizationalAmbidexterity:TheInfluenceofTransactiveMemorySystemsCiaranHeaveyUniversityCollegeDublinZekiSimsekUniversityofConnecticutHowcanafirmdevelop,distribute,anduseknowledgemoreeffective
3、lyandefficientlyinwaysthatincreaseitsabilitytopursueanambidextrousorientation?Synthesizinginsightsfromsocialcognitionandupper-echelonsperspectives,weofferanewtheoreticalvantagepointthatbringstheroleoftopmanagementteams’cognitivestructuretotheforeand,inpartic
4、ular,theenablinginfluenceoftransactivememorysystems.Wearguethattransactivememoryprovidesatopman-agementteamwithasystemforgenerating,distributing,andintegratingknowledgebasedonmembers’specificareasofexpertiseinwaysthatincreaseitsabilitytobothdifferentiateandi
5、ntegratestrategicagendasforambidexterity.Fromamultisourcestudyoftopmanagementteamsinasampleoftechnology-basedsmall-to-medium-sizedfirms,wefindthatwhiletopman-agementteamswithwell-developedtransactivememorysystemsareabletopursueanambidex-trousorientation,thei
6、mpactoftransactivememoryisalsoshapedbydiverseorganizationalexperienceandfunctionalexpertisewithintheseteams.Wediscussthescopeandsignificanceofthesefindingsfortheory,futureresearch,andmanagerialpractice.Keywords:ambidexterity;CEO;topmanagementteam;transactive
7、memory;diversityEventhoughthejointpursuitofexploitationandexplorationisneededtoenhancelong-termperformanceandsurvival(March,1991),firmscanoftengetcaughtinsuccess(tooAcknowledgments:ThisarticlewasacceptedundertheeditorshipofDeborahE.Rupp.Weareextremelygratefu
8、lfortheperspicaciousfeedbackandguidanceofouractioneditor,SuchetaNadkarni,andtwoanonymousreviewers.Correspondingauthor:CiaranHeavey,QuinnSchoolofBusiness,UniversityCollegeDublin,Belfield,Dublin4,