Corporate Entrepreneurs - Independent Entrepreneurs or Corporate Managers

Jänicke, Tanja

Corporate firms establish start-up collaboration programs with the objective of strengthening their innovative power and securing their market positions. Start-up founders involved in corporate collaboration programs operate in two different worlds: they are independent founders of their own companies while simultaneously being part of a corporate firm. This book answers the question of whether corporate entrepreneurs in start-up collaboration programs make decisions more similarly to independent entrepreneurs or corporate managers. Based on a qualitative study and an incentivized decision-making experiment, the author examines different forms of corporate startup collaboration, investigates the relationship between founders and corporates, and compares decision-making patterns across independent entrepreneurs, corporate entrepreneurs, and corporate innovation managers.

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Published by: Springer Gabler

Publication Date: 2026-04-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783658511050

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-51106-7

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 213