John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Project Management Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, 32–44

© 2010 by the Project Management Institute

Published online in Wiley Online Library

(www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/pmj.20183

PAPERS

Ambidexterity as a Competence of Project Leaders: A Case Study From Two Polar Expeditions

Monique Aubry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada

Pascal Lièvre, Clermont University and ESC Clermont Graduate School of Management, Clermont-Ferrand, France

ABSTRACT

This article explores the tensions between different modes of action that a project leader uses throughout the course of a project. The study examines whether these different modes can be identified and, if so, whether there is a possibility for the project leader ...

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