Journal ArticleDOI
Corporate Entrepreneurship and the Pursuit of Competitive Advantage
Jeffrey G. Covin,Morgan P. Miles +1 more
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
In this paper, the authors present a theoretical exploration of the construct of corporate entrepreneurship and identify the various dimensions of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation identified in the literature, and propose a theoretical analysis of these dimensions.Abstract:
This paper presents a theoretical exploration of the construct of corporate entrepreneurship. Of the various dimensions of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation identified in the literature, it is...read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Entrepreneurship in the large corporation: a longitudinal study of how established firms create breakthrough inventions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify three organizational pathologies that inhibit breakthrough inventions: the familiarity trap, the maturity trap and the propinquity trap, and argue that by experimenting with novel technologies in which the firm lacks prior experience, emerging technologies that are recent or newly developed in the industry, and pioneering technologies that do not build on any existing technologies firms can overcome these traps and create breakthrough inventions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Internal capabilities, external networks, and performance: a study on technology‐based ventures
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of internal capabilities and external networks on firm performance was examined by using data from 137 Korean technological start-up companies, where internal capabilities were operationalized by entrepreneurial orientation, technological capabilities, and financial resources invested during the development period.
Journal ArticleDOI
A Model of Strategic Entrepreneurship: The Construct and its Dimensions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that SE is a unique, distinctive construct through which firms are able to create wealth and that an entrepreneurial mindset, an entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial leadership, the strategic management of resources and applying creativity to develop innovations are important dimensions of SE.
Journal ArticleDOI
Middle managers' perception of the internal environment for corporate entrepreneurship: assessing a measurement scale
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the measurement properties of a scale that measures the key internal organizational factors that influence middle managers to initiate corporate entrepreneurship activities, including the appropriate use of rewards, the appropriate reward system that spurs entrepreneurial activity, and results-based incentives.
Journal ArticleDOI
Incumbent's advantage through exploiting complementary assets via interfirm cooperation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine interfirm cooperation between incumbents and new entrants as a mechanism for incumbents to adapt to radical technological change through exploitation of complementary assets, and find that incumbents that focus their network strategy on exploiting complementary assets outperform incumbents who focus on exploring the new technology.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking It To Performance
G. T. Lumpkin,Gregory G. Dess +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a contingency framework for investigating the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance is proposed. But the authors focus on the business domain and do not consider the economic domain.
Journal ArticleDOI
Strategic management of small firms in hostile and benign environments
TL;DR: Examines the strategic postures, competitive tactics, and organization structures of small manufacturing firms that are associated with high performance in both hostile and benign environments to suggest that entrepreneurial firms perform better in hostile environments, while small conservative firms perform best in more benign environments.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Correlates of Entrepreneurship in Three Types of Firms
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors derived a crude typology of firms: Simple firms are small and their power is centralized at the top, while planning firms are big, their goal being smooth and efficient operation through the use of formal controls and plans.
Journal ArticleDOI
A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behavior
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual model of entrepreneurship as an organizational-level phenomenon is presented, which is intended to depict the organizational system elements that relate to entrepreneurial activities and is based on the concept of organizational systems.
Journal ArticleDOI
Innovation in Conservative and Entrepreneurial Firms: Two Models of Strategic Momentum
Danny Miller,Peter H. Friesen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the correlation between innovation and environmental, information processing, structural and decision-making variables that represent, or help to recognize and cope with these challenges.
Related Papers (5)
Clarifying the Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct and Linking It To Performance
G. T. Lumpkin,Gregory G. Dess +1 more