The Ambidexterity of the Administration Professors Teaching Practice in Higher Education

The business schools and the formation in administration courses have been subjects of concern due to the critics on their disconnection with the business and social reality and the little relevance and/or practical applicability of their products. In this context, teachers, who are usually classified as scholars or practitioners by their previous training characteristics, work experiences and teaching practice are invited to develop an ambidexterity that balances these two categories. This paper analyzes the possibilities of this ideal ambidexterity within management teachers. This is a research with a qualitative methodological approach and results analyzed through lexicographic techniques supported with the use of Iramuteq software. The results point out a balance that can be reached, should provided that certain requirements are fulfilled, implying transformations in the current model of Brazilian business higher education.