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Corporate Entrepreneurship: Leading Entrepreneurship

By Michelle Rogan
Published 27 Aug 2010
Reference 5736
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Length 10 page(s)
Language English
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Summary

Leading entrepreneurship occurs on two levels. First, leading entrepreneurship is about shaping the context for entrepreneurial behaviour inside the company. Second, leading entrepreneurship involves the decisions made by a leader of an entrepreneurial venture inside the firm. This note outlines the levers available to leaders at both levels and the challenges they are likely to encounter when running an entrepreneurial business.

Teaching objectives

- To describe the challenges when leading entrepreneurs inside established firms and when leading an entrepreneurial venture inside a firm - To explain the difference between organisational contexts for competitive entrepreneurship vs. collaborative entrepreneurship - To offer levers available to managers to effectively lead entrepreneurial ventures

Keywords
  • Corporate entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Competitive entrepreneurship
  • Collaborative entrepreneurship
  • Performance management
  • Recruitment
  • New business building
  • AR0910
  • AR2010
  • RD0710
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Michelle Rogan


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