Strategic alliances play a vital role in exploration and exploitation activities, otherwise known as the ambidextrous approach for value creation. This has led to an upsurge in studies on ambidexterity in strategic alliances by giving rise to various conceptualizations and theoretical challenges. However, we lack a systematic evaluation and synthesis of the theoretical and empirical insights from this growing body of research. In this paper, we use an integrative systematic literature review (SLR) approach to critically analyse 77 articles on ambidexterity in strategic alliances published in 38 leading journals across 13 disciplines. Findings from bibliometric and qualitative content analyses reveal three major research directions: (1) micro-foundation and organizational antecedents of ambidexterity in alliances, (2) governance mechanisms of ambidexterity, and (3) relational and performance outcomes of ambidexterity. We integrate these findings into a unified framework which provides a foundation for future research on ambidexterity in strategic alliances, with implications for academics, policymakers and practitioners.

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战略联盟中的双元性：文献综合综述

战略联盟在勘探和开发活动中发挥着至关重要的作用，也称为价值创造的双元方法。这引发了对战略联盟双元性的研究热潮，引发了各种概念化和理论挑战。然而，我们缺乏对这一不断增长的研究机构的理论和实证见解的系统评估和综合。在本文中，我们使用综合系统文献综述 (SLR) 方法批判性分析了 13 个学科的 38 种领先期刊上发表的 77 篇关于战略联盟双元性的文章。文献计量和定性内容分析的结果揭示了三个主要研究方向：（1）联盟中双元性的微观基础和组织前因，（2）双元性的治理机制，以及（3）双元性的关系和绩效结果。我们将这些发现整合到一个统一的框架中，为未来战略联盟中的二元性研究奠定了基础，并对学术界、政策制定者和从业者产生影响。