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Corporate entrepreneurship and the pursuit of competitive advantage
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Covin, J and Miles, M, Corporate entrepreneurship and the pursuit of competitive advantage, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Growth, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Zahra, S. (ed), Indianapolis, pp. 47-63. ISBN 9781845424787 (2006) [Research Book Chapter]
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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 argued that innovation, broadly defined, is the single common theme underlying all forms of corporate entrepreneurship. However, the presence of innovation per se is insufficient to label a firm entrepreneurial. Rather, it is suggested that this label be reserved for firms that use innovation as a mechanism to redefine or rejuvenate themselves, their positions within markets and industries, or the competitive arenas in which they compete. A typology is presented of the forms in which corporate entrepreneurship is often manifested, and the robustness of this typology is assessed using criteria that have been proposed for evaluating classificational schemata. Theoretical linkages are then drawn demonstrating
how each of the generic forms of corporate entrepreneurship may be a path to
competitive advantage.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, competitive advantage, classificational schemata |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
Research Field: | Entrepreneurship |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Management |
UTAS Author: | Miles, M (Professor Morgan Miles) |
ID Code: | 68600 |
Year Published: | 2006 |
Deposited By: | Management |
Deposited On: | 2011-03-15 |
Last Modified: | 2013-04-04 |
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