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Corporate entrepreneurship (or intrapreneurship) is the process whereby an individual or a group of individuals, in association with an existing organization, create a new organization or instigate renewal or innovation within that organization | Sharma and Chrisman, 1999 |
Entrepreneurship vs Intrapreneurship | Kuratko et al, 2011 |
Manager vs Entrepreneur vs Intrapreneur | Pinchot, 1987 |
Innovation = invention + championship | Schumpeter, 1934 |
You should do what you love, and love what you do | Amabile, 1997 |
"Creativity is located in neither the creator nor the creative product, but rather in the interaction between the creator and the field's gatekeepers who selectively retain or reject original products" | Elsbach & Kramer, 2003 |
Studies have found a number of attributes associated with creative output by individuals, including divergent thinking ability, self-confidence, diverse expertise, and a problem-finding orientation | Elsback & Kramer, 2003 |
Resistance is, in fact, a form of feedback, often provided by people who know more about day-to-day operations than you do. | Ford & Ford, 2009 |
Reorganization is usually feared, because it means disturbance of the status quo, a threat to people’s vested interests in their jobs, and an upset to established ways of doing things. For these reasons, needed reorganization is often deferred. | Kotter & Schlesinger, 2008 |
Dominant logic covers “standard” beliefs and practices in the organization/society (common views on employees, customers and competitors, standard procedures, established business model) | Lecture note |
Corporate entrepreneurship is, however, a risky proposition. New ventures set up by existing companies face innumerable barriers, and research shows that most of them fail. Emerging businesses seldom mesh smoothly with well-established systems, processes, and cultures. | Garvin & Levesque, 2006 |
Understanding motives ¥ Visibility ¥ Sense of power (access to resources) ¥ Desire to be associated with success; participate in «the ownership of the project» ¥ May be a part of KPIs (e.g., for innovation team leaders) ¥ Enjoy the challenge of overcoming others’ opposition ¥ Personal (inherent) interest in the issue ¥ Desire to see more changes, avoid routine work | Lecture note |
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