Corporate entrepreneurship and venturing / edited by Tom Elfring.
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TextSeries: International studies in entrepreneurship ; 10Publication details: New York : Springer, c2005Description: x, 158 pISBN: 9780387248509 (ebook)Subject(s): Entrepreneurship | Creative ability in business | New business enterprises | Venture capital | Corporate culture | Business and Management | Entrepreneurship | Finance | Organizational theory & behaviour | Business strategyGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9780387249384Summary: The common theme in this text is how and why corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing can contribute to innovation and strategic renewal in large companies. In particular, it explores ways to balance exploitation and exploration in established companies. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Venturing is positioned at the crossroads of the strategy and entrepreneurship fields. The common theme is how and why corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing can contribute to innovation and strategic renewal in large established companies, in particular it explores ways to balance exploitation and exploration in established companies. The issue is how the locus of entrepreneurship affects the way corporate entrepreneurship addresses the exploitation/exploration challenge. In some chapters corporate entrepreneurship is dispersed across the organization and they examine the key elements of an entrepreneurial culture and the organizational conditions that are favorable to entrepreneurial initiatives. The other chapters contribute to the discussion on the potential role of corporate venturing which is separated from the main parts of the organization. They examine the advantages and disadvantages of corporate venture capital programs as particular forms of focused corporate entrepreneurship.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The common theme in this text is how and why corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing can contribute to innovation and strategic renewal in large companies. In particular, it explores ways to balance exploitation and exploration in established companies. Corporate Entrepreneurship and Venturing is positioned at the crossroads of the strategy and entrepreneurship fields. The common theme is how and why corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing can contribute to innovation and strategic renewal in large established companies, in particular it explores ways to balance exploitation and exploration in established companies. The issue is how the locus of entrepreneurship affects the way corporate entrepreneurship addresses the exploitation/exploration challenge. In some chapters corporate entrepreneurship is dispersed across the organization and they examine the key elements of an entrepreneurial culture and the organizational conditions that are favorable to entrepreneurial initiatives. The other chapters contribute to the discussion on the potential role of corporate venturing which is separated from the main parts of the organization. They examine the advantages and disadvantages of corporate venture capital programs as particular forms of focused corporate entrepreneurship.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780387249384
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