Publications
Publications
- June 2010
- HBS Case Collection
A Note on Corporate Entrepreneurship: Challenge or Opportunity?
Abstract
This note provides an overview of the rationale and the challenges associated with building new businesses within established companies. It provides a framework for understanding why corporations pursue entrepreneurial ventures and the various levers that they employ. The note offers a comparison of the various approaches, with examples, and their pros and cons.
Keywords
Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities
Citation
Chakravorti, Bhaskar. "A Note on Corporate Entrepreneurship: Challenge or Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Background Note 810-145, June 2010.