Category Archives: Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategies

Keller Roundtable – What is Corporate Entrepreneurship? – Part 2

Surfing the web I came across a very interesting and informative talk, a two-part roundtable discussion, sponsored by DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management which explores the value of innovation (Part 1) and how to successfully build a corporate culture … Continue reading

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Case Study Analysis

Relating some of the case studies to the topics that we covered during the course the following conclusions have been drawn: As per the Entrepreneurial Grid for the Organizations: With respect to the domain of a new business we have: … Continue reading

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Is it time to pull the plug on that project?-Good lessons to learn…

Link: http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-research/is-it-time-to-pull-the-plug-on-that-project/440 Story: Is it time to cut your losses? That’s probably one of the hardest decisions senior executives have to make. Yet some corporate initiatives have an incredible power to suck up money, time, and even careers while seemingly producing nothing … Continue reading

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“Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance” By: Louis Gerstner Jr.

In 1993 the IBM company was in shambles. IBM was bleeding money dues to there insular corporate culture and just them falling prey to small companies that would make similar products that were both better, fast, and cost far less … Continue reading

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Inspiring Corporate Entrepreneurship to Fuel Innovation

http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2010/03/inspiring-corporate-entrepreneurship-to.html A quick look at a great article. It talks about how entrepreneurship and innovation are “inextricably intertwined and fuel well-reasoned risk taking.” It also touches on one of the books mentioned in a previous post “Grow From Within: Mastering … Continue reading

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Risk in Corporate Entrepreneurship

As we read these cases, articles and other published works there seems to be one underlying factor that is predominant in determining the success or failure of corporate entrepreneurship. RISK The mindset of a corporation as it grows is defining … Continue reading

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Intrapreneurship: The Basics

Rules of Innovation Becoming an entrepreneur in a company seems daunting to many individuals who worry that their idea may not garner the attention it needs to gain traction, or that it may skew their current image among other employees.  … Continue reading

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