Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership : Preparing for a Digital Future.

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Imprint:New York : Palgrave Macmillan, March 2018 ; Secaucus : Springer [distributor]
Description:1 online resource (xv, 127 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11737020
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Other authors / contributors:Richter, Nancy, editor
Jackson, Paul, editor
Schildhauer, Thomas, editor
ISBN:9783319717364
3319717367
Summary:Annotation Taking the themes of entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation and collaboration, this book seeks to answer the urgent question of how countries and companies can stay competitive in an ever-changing digital environment. The authors determine which entrepreneurial processes will work for whom and under what circumstances, presenting methodological implications for business research, start-ups and policy making. Examining the success of Germany as an innovation powerhouse, and comparing this with the USA, this edited collection provides valuable ideas for improving practice, facilitating start-up activity and ultimately ensuring a country's competitive edge.
Standard no.:9783319717364
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Startups: The Case of Germany and the USA; Nancy Richter, Paul Jackson and Thomas Schildhauer
  • 2. What Drives Internet Startups in Berlin? A Qualitative Analysis of the Facilitating and Inhibiting Factors; Nancy Richter, Lucie Volquartz, Thomas Schildhauer and Konstanze Neumann
  • 3. Startup Clinics: Applied Research and 'First Aid' for Early Stage Startups; Nancy Richter and Thomas Schildhauer
  • 4. Regulation as a Facilitator of Startup Innovation: The Purpose Limitation Principle and Data Privacy; Max von Grafenstein
  • 5. Do you Have What it Takes to Become an Internet Entrepreneur? The Key Competencies of Successful Founders; Martin Wrobel
  • 6. Startup Financing in Berlin; Robin Tech
  • 7. Why Business Model Innovation Matters to Startups; Martina Dopfer
  • 8. How Established Firms can Profit from Working with Startups; Paul Jackson, Nancy Richter and Thomas Schildhauer
  • 9. Radical Innovation Using Corporate Accelerators: A Program Approach; Nancy Richter, Paul Jackson and Thomas Schildhauer
  • 10. Meeting the Innovation Challenge: Agile Process for Established Organisations; Nancy Richter, Thomas Schildhauer and Paul Jackson.