Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity

Ambidekstriisyys standardikielessä tarkoittaa molempikätisyyttä. Ambidekstrisyys viittaa myös taitoon, jossa henkilö osaa vaihtaa sujuvasti erilaisten kokonaisuuksien välillä, käsitellä konflikteja sekä suorittaa rutiini- ja kehitystehtäviä. Yksilön ambidekstrisyys katsotaan positiiviseksi voimavara...

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Päätekijä: Hakasalo, Erik
Muut tekijät: Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2022
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description Ambidekstriisyys standardikielessä tarkoittaa molempikätisyyttä. Ambidekstrisyys viittaa myös taitoon, jossa henkilö osaa vaihtaa sujuvasti erilaisten kokonaisuuksien välillä, käsitellä konflikteja sekä suorittaa rutiini- ja kehitystehtäviä. Yksilön ambidekstrisyys katsotaan positiiviseksi voimavaraksi organisaatiolle, mutta kuten aikaisemmat tutkimukset ovat osoittaneet, sillä on seurauksensa. Negatiiviset tunteet, kuten stressi, tyytymättömyys tai psykologinen uupumus, näyttävät seuraavan ambidekstrisiä yksilöitä heidän roolistaan tai työstään riippumatta. Tämä Pro Gradun tavoitteena oli selvittää haasteet mitkä piilevät näiden yksilötason ambidekstrisyyden negatiivisten vaikutusten takana. Lisäksi pyrittiin selvittämään, että millä keinoilla näitä esiin tulleita haasteita voidaan lieventää. Tavoitteena oli tarjota yksilöille ja organisaatioille käytännönläheisempiä keinoja lieventää haasteita kielteisten vaikutusten ehkäisemiseksi. Tutkimus suoritettiin laadullisesti hyödyntäen puolistrukturoituja haastatteluita. Tutkimusta varten haastateltiin 9 keskitason johtajaa, 7:stä eri IT-yrityksestä. Tutkimuksessa havaittiin, että yksilöiden isoin haaste on monimuotoiset keskeytykset. Näitä esimerkiksi olivat kollega, joka saapuu työpisteelle, vastaanotettu sähköposti, viestit, puhelut tai vain nopeasti sovittu kokous kollegoiden kesken. Keskeytykset, jotka tekevät ympäristöstä arvaamattoman, häiritsevät yksilöiden päivittäistä työtä ja annettujen tehtävien suorittamista. Lisäksi, koska keskeytykset ovat jatkuvia, vaikutukset voitiin nähdä nousevina stressitasoina. Tapoja lievittää näitä haasteita kuitenkin löydettiin: yksilön taidot tehtävien organisoinnissa ja priorisoinnissa, tukevien työkalujen (esim. Kanban-kaavio, Eisenhower Matrix) hyödyntäminen ja työn delegoiminen. Lisäksi organisatorisia keinoja näiden haasteiden lieventämiseksi ovat mahdollistamalla joustavat työajat, varmistamalla työskentely ilman keskeytyksiä ja asettamalla rakenteita estämään tarpeettomia keskeytyksiä. Being ambidextrous more commonly describes a person who can use both hands equally well. Ambidexterity refers also to the skill where a person can fluently switch between different entities, handle conflicts, and perform routine and development-related tasks. Individual ambidexterity is considered a positive asset to an organization however, as previous studies have suggested, individual ambidexterity has its consequences. Negative feelings such as stress, dissatisfaction, or psychological toll, seem to follow ambidextrous individuals regardless of their roles or work. This research was conducted to identify what challenges lie behind these negative effects of individual-level ambidexterity. Furthermore, the aim was to find out what ways there are to alleviate these emerged challenges. The goal was to provide perhaps more practical means for individuals and organizations to mitigate challenges to prevent long-term negative effects. The study was conducted using the qualitative method of semi-structured interviews. 9 mid-level managers, working in 7 different IT-based companies were interviewed. It was discovered that the biggest challenge individuals face are interruptions that take many forms. Varying from a colleague arriving at the workstation unannounced, receiving an email, or a message in Slack or WhatsApp, getting phone calls, or just a quickly arranged meeting. Interruptions, whilst making the environment unpredictable, hinder individuals in their daily work and assigned tasks. Furthermore, interruptions being constant, effects could be seen in rising levels of stress. However, ways to alleviate these challenges were discovered. Individual-level skills in organization and prioritization of tasks, use of supportive tools (e.g., Kanban-chart, Eisenhower Matrix), and delegating work, could be applied. Furthermore, organizational means to alleviate these challenges are to allow flexible working hours, ensure uninterrupted work, and set minor structures to disable unnecessary interruptions.
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title Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity
title_full Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity
title_fullStr Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity
title_full_unstemmed Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity
title_short Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity
title_sort emergence and challenges of individual ambidexterity
title_txtP Emergence and Challenges of Individual Ambidexterity
topic individual ambidexterity organizational ambidexterity Yrittäjyys Entrepreneurship 20422 yritykset työelämä työ yksilöllisyys stressi enterprises working life work individuality stress (biological phenomena)
topic_facet 20422 Entrepreneurship Yrittäjyys enterprises individual ambidexterity individuality organizational ambidexterity stress (biological phenomena) stressi työ työelämä work working life yksilöllisyys yritykset
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