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Someone Old Or Someone New? The Effects Of Ceo Change On Corporate Entrepreneurship, J. L. "Bert" Morrow Jr.

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Boards of directors often attempt to foster corporate entrepreneurship by replacing a firm’s chief executive officer (CEO). Compelling theoretical arguments and anecdotal evidence suggest that when firm performance has suffered, a new CEO is best suited to lead the firm’s creative endeavors. On the other hand, among firms that retain their existing CEO after a decline in performance, manipulating the CEO’s compensation package is a common governance practice used by boards to encourage innovation. In these cases, some have argued that increasing the CEO’s pay will encourage corporate entrepreneurship, because the CEO has been compensated for assuming additional risk. Counter …

The Origin And Evolution Of New Businesses By Amar V Bhide, Oxford University Press, Pp 412., Suparna Mitra

IIMB Management Review

In The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses, his second book, Amar Bhide, whose impressive credentials include a doctorate and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a BTech from IIT and a consultancy at McKinsey, takes a refreshingly analytical and well-researched look at the marvel of entrepreneurship and the effect it has on the larger economic system.

Franchising And Entrepreneurship: High Reward Or High Risk?, Gad J. Selig

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

According to the Department of Commerce, start-up, small, and family businesses are among the fastest growing areas of employment. Even under the best economic environment, starting a business is risky. To reduce the risks and to establish their own businesses, an increasing number of entrepreneurs and corporate converts are buying franchises.

Franchising has enjoyed a major increase in popularity during the early 1990s, fueled largely by the growing pool of available candidates made possible by significant corporate and government downsizing. According to the Department of Commerce, franchising accounts for nearly one-third of all U.S. retail sales and employs over 7 …

A Research Analysis : Differences Between Contemporary Corporate Management And Entrepreneurial Management, Kevin A. Gugliotta

Theses

A research analysis was conducted to distinguish the differences between contemporary corporate management and entrepreneurial management. A major difference is in the attitude, perception, and priority of the senior management and the organizational mission. Other distinguishing differences are related to individual and organizational leadership, organizational hierarchy and structure, decision-making authority, and compensation systems for employees.

The Management Of Innovative Start-Up Firms, Burton V. Dean

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Entrepreneurship is having a major impact on this country's economy in terms of both job creation and capital appreciation. Published studies have demonstrated that there are several features common to the start-up of technology-based entrepreneurially oriented organizations. However, there is no evidence in the published literature on the subject of a network planning method being developed and applied to manage such ventures. This is in significant contrast to the widespread use of such planning methods in other areas of management to schedule and control complex projects. Based on the use of a systems approach, a project management method is developed …

Innovative Start-Up Management, Gary Dean Lorenz

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This thesis develops, tests, and evaluates a general network-based model for use in the management of an innovative start-up. The major tasks accomplished in a start-up are identified. The tasks include R&D and Engineering, Financial, Market Research, Organization, Legal and Accounting, Manufacturing, and Marketing. For each major task, the significant activities, precedence relations, decision nodes, alternative choices of action, and feedback loops are identified. The Q-GERT package (written in FORTRAN) simulates the innovative management process described by the general network-based model. A flexible computer program yields values of such parameters as an activity criticality index, expected times to achieve each …

A Network Method In The Management Of Innovative Start-Ups, Burton V. Dean

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This study develops, tests, and evaluates a generic network-based method for use in the management of innovative start-ups. The major tasks accomplished in each start-up, including organizational, legal and accounting, financial, R&D, market research, manufacturing, and marketing were identified. For each major task, the significant activities, precedence relations, decisions nodes, alternative choices of action, and feedback loops were identified. The Q-GERT approach is used to model the innovative management process, involving probabilistic elements and decision processes. A computer program for Q-GERT simulation has been developed and applied to analyze different scenarios. In addition, computer outputs are obtained of such parameters …