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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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Corporate Entrepreneurship Process Flow

I thought of summarizing what we have learnt in this course and hence create a process flow for the entire process. This is to facilitate anyone reading this blog about the corporate entrepreneurship process and how to go about achieving … 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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Innovation at NYU – Poly

One of my friends might get a patent attached to his name. Something to do with sliding doors! He is pretty happy about it. Sliding doors – sounded pretty lame to me at first but when he told me about … 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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China Mobile, Microsoft Reach Cloud Computing Agreement

China Mobile and Microsoft have reached a deal to jointly promote the application of cloud computing technologies. Under the memorandum of understanding signed by the two parties, China Mobile and Microsoft will start cloud computing cooperation in various fields, including … 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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Business Teams at Rubbermaid Inc.

1) Entrepreneurial Grid for the Organizations. Frequency Of Entrepreneurship – (Value from 0 – 100) – 95 value. Degree Of Entrepreneurship – (Value from 0 – 100) – 95 value. 2) The Domain Of the Business Market Focus – Market … Continue reading

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What Organization Leaders & Managers Should Know About Intrapreneurship

Intrapreneurship is the practice of entrepreneurship inside established organizations. It focuses on new venture creation within existing organizations or the transformation of organizations through strategic renewal. The intrapreneurial process typically begins with an individual that must champion a concept, stick … Continue reading

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