The Explanation of the Pattern of Factors Determining of Employees Behavioral Ambidexterity: A Multi-Level Approach

The purpose of this study is to investigate affect factors on employees behaviors ambidexterity with a multi-level approach. The research method is descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this research is 17000 employees of 20 companies from petrochemical companies based in Mahshahr Special Economic Zone. In this study, Chen, Gowley and Eden (2001), Mam et al (2009), Jansen (2000), Patel and colleagues (2013) used questionnaires to measure self-efficacy, behavioral bias, innovative behavior, and high performance work system, respectively. Is. The results of this study showed that self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect on ambidexterity at individual level. Also, Individual ambidexterity has shown a positive and significant effect on the innovative behavior of employees. At the organizational level, the effect of the high performance work system, self-efficacy and innovative behavior of employees was confirmed. It was also found that a high performance work system moderates the effect of self-efficacy on Individual ambidexterity and also high performance work system moderates the effect of Individual ambidexterity on innovative behavior of employees. This study showed that personality traits along with the organizational variable of the high performance work system can enhance the Individual ambidexterity in their work and thus lead to a recurring improvement of the staff.