A Literature Review on Ambidextrous Leadership to Strengthen Organizations' Dynamic Capabilities

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https://doi.org/10.58229/jims.v4i1.449

Keywords:

Ambidextrous leadership, Organizational ambidexterity, Dynamic capabilities, Exploration and exploitation, Adaptive leadership

Abstract

Organizations operating within increasingly dynamic and volatile environments confront the perennial challenge of sustaining operational efficiency while simultaneously fostering innovation to ensure long-term competitiveness. Within contemporary leadership discourse, ambidextrous leadership has emerged as a pivotal approach for organizations to navigate an ever-changing future. This study synthesizes 21 recent scholarly works (spanning 2020–2025) to elucidate the conceptual framework of ambidextrous leadership and its role in fortifying organizational dynamic capabilities, ultimately proposing an integrative framework of the two constructs. A systematic literature review guided by the PRISMA methodology finds that ambidextrous leadership facilitates the execution of the tripartite core of dynamic capabilities: sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring. Consequently, this paper provides novel insights into the nexus between ambidextrous leadership and dynamic capabilities, transcending the conceptual isolation of these constructs prevalent in prior scholarship.

Author Biographies

Donald Crestofel Lantu, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Donald Crestofel Lantu is a Professor at the School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), affiliated with the Knowledge and Human Management Expertise Group. He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from ITB and completed his Ph.D. at Massey University, New Zealand. 

Jaka Purwanto, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Dr. Jaka Purwanto has been working at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) since 1991 and has extensive managerial experience across product development, purchasing, external affairs, and capabilitorganisationalions. His research interests centre on corporate strategic foresight in the automotive industry, particularly within local affiliate companies, with a strong emphasis on capability development and long-term organisational adaptation.

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2026-01-30

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Jauhari, A. P., Lantu, D. C., & Purwanto, J. (2026). A Literature Review on Ambidextrous Leadership to Strengthen Organizations’ Dynamic Capabilities. Journal Integration of Management Studies, 4(1), 65–74. https://doi.org/10.58229/jims.v4i1.449

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