This is the first book for an academic market that addresses how and why corporate entrepreneurship and corporate venturing can contribute to innovation and strategic renewal in large established companies. It is positioned at the crossroads of the strategy and entrepreneurship fields, particularly exploring ways to balance exploitation and exploration in established companies. The book examines the advantages and disadvantages of corporate venture capital programs as particular forms of focused corporate entrepreneurship.

Inhalt
Dispersed and Focused Corporate Entrepreneurship: Ways to Balance Exploitation and Exploration.- Corporate Entrepreneurship Through Radical Innovation: Key Organization and Initiative Level Mechanisms.- Entrepreneurial Behavior in a Large Traditional Firm: Exploring Key Drivers.- Corporate Venture Capital: Realizing Resource Combinations and Transfers.- Corporate Venture Capitalists and Independent Venture Capitalists: What do They Know, Who do They Know, and Should Entrepreneurs Care?.- Corporate Venture Capital Organizations in Germany: A Comparison.