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    Zook 2016, When large companies are better at Entrepreneurship than Startups, HBR, https://hbr.org/2016/12/when-large-companies-are-better-at-entrepreneurship-than-startups.

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    For some companies or situations, ignoring a disruption or a complete transformation may be gainful. However, this will not be discussed here further [2].

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    Sauberschwarz & Weiss, 2017: Das Comeback der Konzerne, Vahlen Verlag.

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    Sauberschwarz & Weiss, 2017: Das Comeback der Konzerne, Vahlen Verlag.

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    Even when a promising new technology is already identified, goals and criteria need to be defined before any ideation and development starts.

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Sauberschwarz, L., Weiss, L. (2018). How Corporations Can Win the Race Against Disruptive Startups. In: Linnhoff-Popien, C., Schneider, R., Zaddach, M. (eds) Digital Marketplaces Unleashed. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49275-8_18

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