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The primary objective of the present study is to provide the deeper insights into one of the emerging paradigm of strategic ambidexterity and to explore possible relationship between strategic ambidexterity and organizational success in recent competitive milieu. This study is conducted to probe the moderating impact of strategic scenario on the relationship of strategic ambidexterity and organizational success. The study is carried out by collecting data through structured questionnaire, the questionnaire was adapted from Gibson & Birkinshaw (2004), Wulf, Christian, and Meissner (2010) and Ilyas and Rafiq (2012). This study explains the strategic ambidexterity and its role for organizational success. Researcher have discussed the effectiveness of strategic ambidexterity for organizational success in the context of Iraq.
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To Cite this Article: Alabadi, H. F., Alsachit, H. A. A., & Almajtwme, M. H. S. (2018). Impact of Strategic Ambidexterity on Organizational Success: Strategic Scenario as Moderating Variable. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(5), 8–19.
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