This leading core textbook, authored by a recognised authority on the subject, covers entrepreneurial transformation in larger organizations and shows how this can be achieved by building an organizational architecture that encourages creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Drawing together research from a number of business disciplines and combining this with numerous corporate examples, this innovative text explains how to create an organization that fosters entrepreneurship and how an entrepreneurial organizational structure manifests itself in different industries and companies. Written in a coherent and engaging style, this book offers an accessible combination of theory and practice that encourages students to approach the subject both critically and creatively.
This is an essential textbook for students studying Corporate Entrepreneurship at upper undergraduate and postgraduate level on Entrepreneurship and Business & Management degree programmes. The book also caters for students of Entrepreneurship in Engineering and Technology Management departments, and for all those studying Strategy, Innovation and Leadership.
New to this Edition:
- Sections on corporate governance, ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility
- Greater emphasis on improving shareholder value through risk management and the generation of strategic options, rather than just improving profitability
- Expanded coverage of the management of disruptive innovation and market paradigm change
- Coverage of the financial crisis and recession, and their implications for entrepreneurship
- Fully updated case studies and new learning resources
