Investigating the Effect of Learning Orientation on New Product Performance: Explaining the Mediating Role of Ambidextrous Capability and Organizational Agility

Despite the necessity of Learning orientation in new product development, few studies have examined how this relationship is mediated through potential mediating variables. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of ambidextrous capability and organizational agility in the mentioned relationship. This research is a descriptive-correlational study and is based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research is senior managers and especially research and development managers of knowledge-based companies located in Kerman province, of which 180 persons were selected as sample. The tool used is a standard questionnaire in which its validity and reliability were confirmed. SPSS 19 and LISREL 8.8 were also used for data analysis. The findings show that learning orientation is positively related to ambidextrous capability and organizational agility respectively with impact factors of 0.34 and 0.46. The ambidextrous capability and organizational agility also, in turn, are positive with impact coefficients of 0.48 and 0.19 are related to the performance of the new product. Finally, due to the lack of confirmation of the direct relationship between learning orientation and new product performance, the results confirm the full intermediary role of ambidextrous and organizational agility capabilities in this mentioned relationship.