Building an Entrepreneurial Organisation

Entrepreneurship usually considers new ventures, but the entrepreneurial flame is equally vital for existing organisations to deal with uncertainty. Building an Entrepreneurial Organisation examines how organisations can harness entrepreneurship to achieve sustainable growth.The text demonstrates how entrepreneurial thinking can address crisis points in small firms and overcome stagnation in larger organisations. By integrating entrepreneurship and innovation management, the book presents a diagnostic framework for enhancing entrepreneurial behaviour within existing firms. Drawing upon research and practice across diverse industries - from football and Silicon Valley to the retail sector - it includes insights from leading practitioners who have created global brands and harnessed technology for social good.This revised edition emphasizes practical diagnostic tools that help embed entrepreneurship into organisational culture through counter-intuitive practices such as asking ‘what can we do without?’ and, in that precious new space, ‘what can we do differently?’. Featuring new case studies from Asia, South America, India, and Africa, considering innovations in healthcare, food, music and AI, the book offers fresh perspectives on how innovation really works within organisations.With its contextual approach and actionable tools, this textbook is valuable reading for business students from advanced undergraduate to executive education levels.