FRONT COVER -- EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN EARLY STAGE VENTURES AND SMEs -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- PART I: INDIVIDUAL LEVEL PERSPECTIVES ON EXPLORATION VERSUS EXPLOITATION -- CHAPTER 1 THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN SMEs -- THIS VOLUME -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2 SELF-REGULATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL AMBIDEXTERITY -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A: SURVEY INSTRUMENT ITEMS -- APPENDIX B: SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 3 THE RANGE OF SHOCKS PROMPTING ENTREPRENEURIAL EMPLOYEE TURNOVER THROUGH THE LENSES OF EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORK -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- METHOD -- FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS -- CONTRIBUTION TO THE LITERATURE -- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: SHOCKS AS THE TRIGGER FOR OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION AND EXPLOITATION -- LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- PART II: EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN EARLY-STAGE VENTURES AND SME -- CHAPTER 4 THE BALANCE BETWEEN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN THE "NEW" VENTURE CAPITAL CYCLE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE VENTURE CAPITAL CYCLE AND ITS CHALLENGES -- THE NEW "COLLABORATIVE" VENTURE CAPITAL CYCLE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5 LOSING BALANCE: TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION INNOVATION -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPLORATION, EXPLOITATION, AND THE PROCESS OF INNOVATION -- METHODS -- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION -- LIMITATIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX: INTERVIEW PROTOCOL -- CHAPTER 6 AMBIDEXTERITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL: EVIDENCE FROM KOREAN SMEs -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESES -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES.

CHAPTER 7 EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION FROM START-UP TO SALE: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS THROUGH STRATEGY AND MCS PRACTICES -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE -- METHOD, DATA, AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- CASE STUDY -- EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION ALONG ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8 A HEIGHT-DISTANCE VIEW ON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION -- INTRODUCTION -- THE LITERATURE -- A QUALITATIVE APPROACH -- INSIGHTS FROM THE INTERVIEWS -- A HEIGHT-DISTANCE VIEW -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX: INTERVIEW PROTOCOL GUIDELINES -- CHAPTER 9 INNOVATION IN THE AUSTRALIAN SPATIAL INFORMATION INDUSTRY -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- METHOD -- FINDINGS -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10 SUSTAINING COMPETITIVENESS IN THE ECONOMIC RECESSION: EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION IN TWO SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- METHODS -- FINDINGS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11 RESOURCE ACQUISITION IN HIGH-TECH START-UP GLOBAL STRATEGIES -- RESEARCH OBJECTIVES -- PROPOSITION - TYPES OF GLOBAL STRATEGY -- FOUR CAMBRIDGE START-UPS -- RESULT - EXAMINING THE PROPOSITIONS -- LIMITATIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- THE FOLLOWING ARE PRINTED IN JAPANESE -- CHAPTER 12 EXPLORATION, EXPLOITATION, AMBIDEXTERITY, AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A META-ANALYSIS -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES -- METHOD -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13 JUGGLING EXPLORATORY AND EXPLOITATIVE LEARNING WITH DYNAMIC NETWORKS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF SMALL COMPANIES -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY DEVELOPMENT -- RESEARCH SETTING -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE EDITORS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.