Exploratory Learning, Innovative Capacity, and Managerial Oversight
研究了56个新业务开发项目，发现高探索性学习时，项目在目标和监督上的自主性有助于组织学习；低探索性时则相反。
When adaptation requires innovation, or the creation of variety, exploration is crucial. High levels of exploration thus imply variance-seeking rather than mean-seeking learning processes. In a study of 56 new business development projects, given high exploration, organizational learning was more effective when the projects operated with autonomy with respect to goals and supervision. As degree of exploration decreased, better results were associated with less autonomy on both counts. This contingent effect persisted even when I controlled for the emergence of deftness and comprehension.