Table of Contents: Corporate entrepreneurship :

Main Author:	Sathe, Vijay.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:	Entrepreneurship. Creative ability in business. Executive ability. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment. Ondernemerschap. Organisatieverandering.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120382

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Appendix : A theory of corporate entrepreneurship
Why a consistent emphasis and approach for new business creation is beneficial but difficult to achieve
I. The business environment. The external business environment
The internal business environment
II. The management culture. Shared beliefs about rewards, risks, opportunities, and rule-bending
Shared beliefs about control and learning
III. The corporate executives. The bigger-is-better corporate philosophy
The small-is-beautiful corporate philosophy
New business creation challenges for corporate executives
Guidance and coaching by the DGM's boss and support and challenge by the controllers
IV. The division general manager. The DGM's personal assets
The DGM's motivation and strategy for new business creation
Building corporate support for new business creation
Leading the division for new business creation
V. The division and its top management team. The identification and pursuit of new business opportunities
Other new business creation challenges for the division
The division's organization, competence, and collaboration for new business creation
The effectiveness of the division's top management team
VI. Putting it all together. How the five major influences interact to drive new business creation
Managing ten critical issues in new business creation.