Spinning Them Off: Entrepreneuring Practices in Corporate Spin-Offs
Journal Title: Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation - Year 2016, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper focuses on the practices between parent and child firms in corporate spinoffs. We uncover the enacted aspects of knowledge, called knowing, through theories from seven cases of incumbent-backed spin-offs and find that the management of the parent firms are highly involved in the spin-offs. The practices associated with spinning off are solving problems, involving multidisciplinary expertise and entrepreneuring management at the parent firm. We contribute to the spin-off literature by discussing the knowledge required for successfully spinning off child firms and to practice theory by empirically uncovering the practical understanding involved in the origin and perpetuation of an organization.
Authors and Affiliations
Katja Maria Hydle, Kjersti Vikse Meland
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP237628
- DOI 10.7341/20161213
- Views 138
- Downloads 0
Strategic Management of Agribusiness: Determinants and Trends
Intense changes have arisen in global agriculture, yielding a new market reality that is more complex and competitive than before. To confront these changes, a renewed perspective on the practice of agribusiness manageme...
Entrepreneurship Processes and Small Farms Achievements: Empirical Analysis of Linkage
Entrepreneurship process has been argued as opportunity-driven, creative, and resource-efficient, that could influence income generation of small farmers that adopted entrepreneurial skills and innovation into their farm...
Building a Model of Successful Collaborative Learning for Company Innovativeness
The aim of the paper is to develop a model of successful collaborative learning for company innovativeness. First of all, the paper explores the issue of inter-firm learning, focusing its attention on collaborative learn...
Freemium Business Models as the Foundation for Growing an E-business Venture: A Multiple Case Study of Industry Leaders
In e-business freemium business models have become legitiate. However, current research provides litte insight on how the free and premium offring should be employed to lead to growth and success in the long run. The pre...
Financial Innovation and Sustainable Development in Selected Countries in West Africa
Financial innovation has given a new trend to modern financial system and its importance has been widely recognized. This study investigated the effect of financial innovation augmented with bank competition on sustainab...