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Organisational ambidexterity, hard power management and smart power management at Amazon, a case study

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This paper examines the management practices of Amazon one of the most successful companies in the world in the last 20 years. The paper presents first hand reviews from Amazon workers on working at Amazon. The employee reviews indicate that with regard to its blue collar workers, the workers in the fulfilment centres, Amazon follows a hard power management approach. With regard to its white collar workers, the workers in the high-tech units, Amazon attempts to implement smart power management by giving workers the ability to innovate and develop their ideas. This dichotomy is an example of organisational ambidexterity separation at Amazon. However, even by some of the white collar workers, the management practices are hard power management and not smart power management. Most likely, Amazon would be better served if it implemented a smart power management style throughout the company.

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  • Andrew Schein, 2020. "Organisational ambidexterity, hard power management and smart power management at Amazon, a case study," Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 22(1/2), pages 27-40.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:gbusec:v:22:y:2020:i:1/2:p:27-40
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    1. Judith Kohlenberger & Milda Žilinskaitė & Aida Hajro & Irina Vafiadis & Sabina Bikic, 2021. "Essential, yet invisible: working conditions of Amazon delivery workers during COVID-19 and beyond," Working Paper Reihe der AK Wien - Materialien zu Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft 230, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Abteilung Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Statistik.

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