In summary, in this study OC and MC are believed to
mutually reduce the undesired side effects of the respective
control mechanism and thus enable the positive effects
of the respective opposite strategy to be fully realized
to create synergy. Positive effects of tension might be
fully realized in project environments where simultaneous
requirements for both control mechanisms exist. This is
proposed to hold true for both exploratory and exploitative
innovations. Therefore, the third hypothesis of this study is
as follows:
H3. There is a positive interaction effect of OC and MC on project performance in exploratory and exploitative innovations.