The How-to Guide for Corporate Venturing
Businesses are breaking out of the old too-big-to-fail mindset to face disruptive technologies head on. Disruption’s survivors are learning how to benefit from new modes of engagement with potential competitors and tomorrow’s startups. Call it corporate venturing. In this paper, the co-authors outline a menu of options for established businesses looking to embrace startups in their drive to achieve profitable growth.
Content: Article | Authors: Adrià Batlle, Julia Prats, Pau Amigó, Xavier Ametller | Source: IESE Insight | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
How to Manage in Different Growth Contexts
The challenges of generating growth in low-growth contexts are very different from those of managing growth in high-growth contexts. A new article by IESE’s Julia Prats and Marc Sosna, together with R. Velamuri of CEIBS, offers a framework of four growth scenarios that firm units can use to map themselves, in order to identify the particular barriers they face and the actions needed to overcome … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Julia Prats, Marc Sosna, Ramakrishna Velamuri | Source: IESE Insight | Subject: Strategy