TY - JOUR
T1 - Ambidextrous leadership, paradox and contingency
T2 - evidence from Angola
AU - Cunha, Miguel Pina e
AU - Fortes, Armanda
AU - Gomes, Emanuel
AU - Rego, Arménio
AU - Rodrigues, Filipa
PY - 2019/2/21
Y1 - 2019/2/21
N2 - The study departs from two assumptions. First, it considers that organizations, their leaders and the HRM function are inherently paradoxical and that, in that sense, dealing with paradox is a necessary component of the leadership process which requires ambidexterity capabilities. Second, it explores whether the paradoxes of leadership may manifest differently in different contexts. We explore the emergence of paradox in the leadership of Angolan organizations. Angola is an economy transitioning from a centrally planned to a market mode, and this makes it a rich site for understanding the specificities of ambidextrous paradoxical processes in an under-researched, ‘rest of the world’, context. The findings of our inductive study led to the emergence of four interrelated paradoxes and highlight the importance of ambidextrous paradoxical work as a HRM contingency.
AB - The study departs from two assumptions. First, it considers that organizations, their leaders and the HRM function are inherently paradoxical and that, in that sense, dealing with paradox is a necessary component of the leadership process which requires ambidexterity capabilities. Second, it explores whether the paradoxes of leadership may manifest differently in different contexts. We explore the emergence of paradox in the leadership of Angolan organizations. Angola is an economy transitioning from a centrally planned to a market mode, and this makes it a rich site for understanding the specificities of ambidextrous paradoxical processes in an under-researched, ‘rest of the world’, context. The findings of our inductive study led to the emergence of four interrelated paradoxes and highlight the importance of ambidextrous paradoxical work as a HRM contingency.
KW - Ambidexterity
KW - Ambidextrous paradox work
KW - HRM in Angola
KW - Leadership
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84978969359&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2016.1201125
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2016.1201125
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84978969359
SN - 0958-5192
VL - 30
SP - 702
EP - 727
JO - International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - International Journal of Human Resource Management
IS - 4
ER -