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While there is a broadly held belief in the need for and inherent value of entrepreneurial action on the part of established organizations, much remains to be revealed about how corporate entrepreneurship (CE) is defined in organizational settings. Fortunately, knowledge accumulation on the topic has been occurring at a rapid rate and many of the elements essential to constructing a theoretically grounded understanding of CE can be readily identified from the extant literature. Corporate entrepreneurship may possess the critical components needed for the future productivity of global organizations. However, it is a far reaching concept that encompasses differing aspects and as research continues to increase in this field a stronger perspective of what constitutes corporate entrepreneurship needs to be examined. Our purpose in this article is to outline the various domains that currently exist in the research arena of corporate entrepreneurship. Exploring these domains and gaining a sharper focus on the corporate entrepreneurship process may be a most important step for scholars interested in moving the field forward.
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Kuratko, D.F., Audretsch, D.B. Clarifying the domains of corporate entrepreneurship. Int Entrep Manag J 9, 323–335 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-013-0257-4
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