Corporate Entrepreneurship: Top Managers and New Business Creation [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

Corporate Entrepreneurship: Building an Entrepreneurial Organisation by Burns £32.29

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'… a book that no practicing executive or student of management can afford to miss: the first serious study to show that ‘corporate entrepreneurship’ need not be an oxymoron.' Christopher A. Bartlett, Thomas D. Casserly Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and co-author of The Individualized Corporation

‘A remarkably insightful and revealing look at what makes corporate entrepreneurship tick and what stifles it. The book is based on outstanding research in leading companies.’ Yves L. Doz, The Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation, INSEAD, France, and co-author of From Global to Metanational

‘This book, written with academic rigor and based on a detailed analysis of a set of valuable case studies, provides recommendations that will benefit top management and the champions of corporate entrepreneurship, academics and students alike. With its scope and focus the book breaks new ground in the management literature, and hence the author is the best example of entrepreneurship that he advocates so convincingly.’ Jan Oosterveld, Chief Strategist and Member of the Group Management Committee, Philips Electronics

‘… a must-read as a blueprint for launching new businesses inside an established enterprise. It is also an enjoyable-read.’ Shane Robinson, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Hewlett-Packard Company

‘Corporate Entrepreneurship is essential reading for practitioners, researchers, and MBA students interested in new business creation. We have a rare opportunity to learn from ‘what went right’ as well as ‘what went wrong’ in the real world. We also learn from the real-life stories and direct quotations of top managers at large corporations as well as the writings of academic giants of leading business schools around the world. Most importantly, we learn from the author's insights into ‘how to do’ as well as ‘how to see’ the new business creation process. Without new business creation there is no future - for corporations as well as for our society.’ Hirotaka Takeuchi, Professor and Dean, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Japan, and co-author of Can Japan Compete?

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How do large corporations encourage their senior managers to become more entrepreneurial? This is a key question which is seldom addressed in mainstream entrepreneurship studies. Professor Sathe has written this study based on hundreds of hours of interviews with senior managers to help understand why some organizations and some top managers are better than others in fostering entrepreneurship leading to successful new business growth. Corporate Entrepreneurship explores the real world of top managers in a systematic and comprehensive way, examining business realities, the management culture, the corporate philosophy, the organizational politics, the personalities and the personal agendas of the people at the top. The book offers both a theory of corporate entrepreneurship and practical advice on how to manage it better. An interesting and valuable contribution to the literature on strategic management, this is a book that will appeal to graduate students, researchers and reflective practitioners.

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After years of downsizing and restructuring, top managers are once again thinking about growth. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, 2 May 2004 By  Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    This solidly researched, well-written book makes a sound case for an unconventional view of corporate entrepreneurship. Author Vijay Sathe contends that the archetype of the lonely, low-level corporate entrepreneur is a fantastic, fairy-tale critter. In fact, entrepreneurship and new business creation happen in big organizations only when corporate leadership fosters it through a mix of principles and policies. Sathe grounds his case in a detailed exposition of experiences at major corporations, and carefully considers the evidence before pronouncing any judgment. Unlike many authors of books on this subject, Sathe seems both intellectually honest and genuinely interested in nailing the truth, not in hawking a nostrum. If the book has any flaw, it is that the author takes more pains than necessary at points, and presents more detail than the reader needs. That is not a grievous fault, and we find it very easy to forgive. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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