ambidexterity
- noun
- /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrɪti/
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ambidextria
- Many athletes benefit from ambidexterity, as it enhances their performance in sports that require skilled use of both hands.
Examples
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He demonstrated remarkable ambidexterity by effortlessly writing with both hands during the art competition.
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Scott (2014) also suggested that firms introduce coordination as an element of ambidexterity, especially when funds are at a minimum for various business processes such as marketing.
Academic text (2016) -
Birkinshaw and Gibson (2004) asserted that organizational context enabled individual employees' ambidexterity that over time led to high performance.
Academic text (2016) -
Patel, P. C., Terjesen, S., & Li, D. (2012). Enhancing effects of manufacturing flexibility through operational absorptive capacity and operational ambidexterity. Journal of Operations Management, 50(3), 201-220.
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Her ambidexterity allowed her to excel at playing the piano, as she could easily use both hands for complex melodies.
Synonyms
A skill where a person uses both hands equally well
To use both hands equally well, for example when writing or playing an instrument
Ability to use both hands equally well
How Ambidextrous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ambidexterity comes from the parts ambi- 'both' and dexter 'right' or 'skillful'. Imagine someone with 'two right hands' who can use both hands equally well, so ambidexterity means the ability to use both hands.
