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organizational vacillation: a standalone construct

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Organization theory

the temporal cycling of an organization's structure between centralization and decentralization so that it alternately emphasizes exploitation and exploration.

In organization theory, organizational vacillation refers to the temporal cycling of an organization's structure between centralization and decentralization so that it alternately emphasizes exploitation and exploration. This meaning comes from Boumgarden (2012) in Strategic Management Journal.[1]

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Boumgarden, P., Nickerson, J., & Zenger, T. R. (2012). Sailing into the wind: Exploring the relationships among ambidexterity, vacillation, and organizational performance. Strategic Management Journal, 33(6), 587-610. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.1972

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