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Corporate Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurial Personality Types of Risk Negative Effects of Ego Model of Entrepreneurial Motivation Intrapreneurial Framework

Corporate Entrepreneur Continued


Categories of Entrepreneurs Myths About Corporate Entrepreneurs Critical Roles in Corporate Entrepreneurship Subordinates View of the Entrepreneurial Manager Entrepreneurial Mindset

Entrepreneurial Personality

Psychological Characteristics Sociological Characteristics

Types of Risk

Financial Career Family and Social Psychic Stress: Expectations vs Ability

Negative Effects of Ego


Overbearing need for Control Sense of Distrust Overriding desire for Success Unrealistic Optimism

Model of Entrepreneurial Motivation


Figure 5.1 Antecedents

Intrapreneurial Framework

Intrapreneur? Corporate Entrepreneurial Action


Conceptualization Implementation

Figure 5.2

Categories of Entrepreneurs

Personal Achiever: Classic Entrepreneur Super-Salesperson: Achieves success through networking, selling, and people skills Real Manager: Strong Managerial skills with aggressive growth orientation Expert idea Generator: Expertise plus creativity No single best form

Myths About Corporate Entrepreneurs


Money is prime objective High risk takers Shoot from the hip, Luck is critical Lack morals or ethics Power-hungry attitude and must build an empire

Critical Roles in Corporate Entrepreneurship


Initiator Sponsor/Facilitator Champion/Manager Team Supporter Reactor Other (15) Skill Sets Role of Sponsors

Function of Sponsor

Reflect personality and position of the champion Nature of innovative project


Nonfinancial resources Investment Critics

Subordinates View of the Entrepreneurial Manager


11 Behaviors Payoffs

Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM)


Change as the future goal Perceived capability to achieve change Table 5.3

EM Maintenance Requirements

Framing the Challenge Absorb Uncertainty Define Gravity Clearing Obstacles Finger on the Pulse of the Project

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