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Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Corporate entrepreneurship, internal; Corporate venturing, internal; Independent entrepreneurship; Internal innovation; Internal venturing; Intrapreneurship; Redefinition; Reorganization; Revival; Strategic change; Strategic departure; Strategic renewal; Transformation

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Many innovative companies have progressively lost their creativity over time due to increases in size, bureaucracy, and hierarchy associated with their growth. To regain the entrepreneurial dynamic they once had, some companies are choosing to invest in employee-generated innovative projects linked to their core or closely related competencies. These types of initiatives can arise spontaneously from within the company or, in cases when the organization does not possess the internal entrepreneurial talent, they can be implemented through a top-down approach as managers instill an innovative work culture to modify employee behaviors. These entrepreneurial initiatives are typically facilitated by the...

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  1. CLERSE, Lille, France

    Prof. Céline Merlin-Brogniart

  2. University of Lille–France, 59655, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France

    Prof. Céline Merlin-Brogniart

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  1. Department of Information Systems & Technology, Management, School of Business, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Elias G. Carayannis

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Merlin-Brogniart, C. (2013). Corporate Entrepreneurship. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3858-8_223

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