Abstract
How can a firm develop and utilize knowledge more effectively and efficiently in ways that increase its learning ability to pursue an ambidextrous orientation? Based on the upper echelons theory and social learning theory, we provide a new theoretical insight that highlights the role of CEO, especially the ethical leadership of CEO. We argue that ethical leaders who are more likely to stress the importance of two-way communication and integrate knowledge can increase firms’ ability to promote the process of ambidextrous learning. Moreover, based on CEO-TMT interface, we theorized and tested two mediating mechanisms from top management team (TMT) level, transactive memory system and behavioral integration. Using a sample of 204 firms in China, we find the indirect effect of TMT transactive memory system and behavioral integration on the relationship between CEO ethical leadership and ambidextrous learning coexist. The theoretical contributions, future research directions, and managerial practice implications of these findings are discussed.
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