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Ambidextrous Leadership for SMEs in the COVID-19 Era

Ambidextrous Leadership for SMEs in the COVID-19 Era

Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku, Isaac Okoth Randa
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799866329|ISBN10: 1799866327|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799866336|EISBN13: 9781799866343
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6632-9.ch002
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Atiku, Sulaiman Olusegun, and Isaac Okoth Randa. "Ambidextrous Leadership for SMEs in the COVID-19 Era." Handbook of Research on Sustaining SMEs and Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era, edited by Neeta Baporikar, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 19-39. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6632-9.ch002

APA

Atiku, S. O. & Randa, I. O. (2021). Ambidextrous Leadership for SMEs in the COVID-19 Era. In N. Baporikar (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Sustaining SMEs and Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era (pp. 19-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6632-9.ch002

Chicago

Atiku, Sulaiman Olusegun, and Isaac Okoth Randa. "Ambidextrous Leadership for SMEs in the COVID-19 Era." In Handbook of Research on Sustaining SMEs and Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era, edited by Neeta Baporikar, 19-39. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6632-9.ch002

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Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic has compounded the challenges of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Apart from the operational challenges that business owners need to sort out for their SMEs, regulatory disruption is a factor in the business environment influencing business operations and sustainability. This chapter examines the place of ambidextrous leadership in sustaining SMEs in the post-pandemic era. A desktop research approach was adopted to analyze the impact of ambidextrous leadership on the innovative performance of SMEs through empirical studies conducted in big conglomerates, as well as SMEs. This chapter found that ambidextrous leadership is positively associated with the innovation of SMEs in the high-tech sector in developed and developing countries. Entrepreneurs may adopt an ambidextrous leadership style to drive the innovative performance of their businesses in the pandemic period. Ambidextrous leadership is fundamental in promoting workforce creativity, continuous business process improvement, and resource-efficiency.

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