Academic Year 2012‐2013 CEMS BLOCK SEMINAR: Take‐home examination Corporate Entrepreneurship Pauline GELDOF – CEMS Master 2 Introduction In today’s global economy‚ Corporate Entrepreneurship defined by Damanpour (1991) as the generation‚ development‚ and implementation of new ideas and behaviors by a company has become the only real source of competitive advantage for established organizations. Indeed‚ operating within an increasingly
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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Strat. Entrepreneurship J.‚ 3: 161–194 (2009) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/sej.69 RESEARCH IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: PAST CONTRIBUTIONS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES JEREMY C. SHORT‚* TODD W. MOSS‚ and G. T. LUMPKIN Rawls College of Business Administration‚ Texas Tech University‚ Lubbock‚ Texas‚ U.S.A. Social entrepreneurship has been a topic of academic inquiry for nearly 20 years‚ yet relatively little
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Women and Entrepreneurship (Part I) | | By Ronnie L. Goldberg | Thursday‚ March 11‚ 2010 | | While at least half the brainpower on earth belongs to women‚ women remain perhaps the world’s most underutilized resource. As Ronnie Goldberg argues‚ not only is equal opportunity in the area of entrepreneurship not a reality — its absence is a drag on growth‚ development and poverty alleviation. | t least half the brainpower on earth belongs to women. Countries that do not capitalize on the
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EXAMPLE ASSIGNMENT WITH ADDED COMMENTS Title: Entrepreneurship and corporations Assignment topic The characteristics of a typical entrepreneur are irreconcilable with a corporate career. Large organisations are by their nature bureaucratic and as such promote an environment in which the entrepreneur cannot survive. Prepare a discussion paper in essay style in which you survey the arguments for and against the above quotation‚ and then justify your own position. In your answer‚ provide very
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An entrepreneur’s success is vital to the success of the world. Without entrepreneurs there would be no fire‚ no wheel‚ no electric bulbs‚ no internet‚ no innovations‚ no businesses‚ no evolution and no us. Entrepreneurship is undeniably the driving force behind a modern economy and global prosperity. Unsurprisingly‚ the most active and dynamic societies in the world are the ones that have the most entrepreneurs. If Lebanon truly wants to become one of those dynamic nations and a leader of
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORIES AND BEHAVIOUR Several theories have been developed to explain entrepreneurial behavior and motivating factors. 1). Psychological theories – As those developed by McClelland pay attention to personal traits‚ motives and incentives of an individual and conclude that entrepreneurs have a strong need for achievement. According to this theory‚ entrepreneurship get a boost when there are sufficient supply of individuals with certain psychological characteristics such as need
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There are several avenues we can lead our lives into. Some can be chosen to fetch money‚ some taken for pleasure and some to gain power and popularity. Entrepreneurship is fantastic; the thrill that one gets in fostering something which is one’s own is superb besides freedom from being bossed. Looking out for ventures where one can convert their passion into a successful business is the way to go. India has thousands of frustrated sports aficionados who are motivated and ready to work for the betterment
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as the lack of jobs and a rise in poverty leave few other options for the Nigerian people. Although difficult due to a lack of resources‚ there are non-profit organizations such as the Fate Foundation in Nigeria that are dedicated to promote entrepreneurship. Apart from the information about Nigeria that is so widespread and often negative‚ there appears to be a recognition of the critical role and place of technology in the development and advancement of the nation. In the past few years‚ there
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Corporate Entrepreneurship Corporate Entrepreneurship can be seen as the process whereby an individual or a group creates a new venture within an existing organization‚ revitalizes and renews an organization ‚or innovates. Zahra’s(1986) definition of corporate entrepreneurship suggests aformal or informal activity aimed at creating new businesses in established firms through product and process innovations and market developments‚whereas sathe(1985) defines corporate entrepreneurship as a process
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APPENDIX III CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Car ib b e an Ad v an ce d Pr of icie n cy Ex am in at ion ® CAPE® ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May-June 2015 CXC A31/U2/13 Published in Jamaica‚ 2013 © 2013‚ Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or
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