Gorillas Can Dance

Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Achieve exceptional results with your organization's next partnership for corporate innovationIn Gorillas Can Dance, distinguished international business strategy professor and expert Dr. Shameen Prashantham delivers a proven roadmap for large corporations collaborating with startups. Drawing on over a decade of international research, Dr. Prashantham explains the "why," "how," and "where" of corporate-startup partnering.In this book, you’ll learn: How to focus on the three pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar to achieve outstanding results in your partnershipWhy the very thing that attracts large corporations to startups—their significant differences—also makes it difficult to work togetherWhere in the world to find your ideal startup partnerships and how to use them as a force for goodPerfect for C-suite executives, managers, business unit heads, and corporate innovation managers, Gorillas Can Dance is a must-have resource for business leaders seeking strategic guidance on partnering and collaborating with startups.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-11-11
Mått:158 x 231 x 38 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781119823582

Utforska kategorier

Matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Shameen Prashantham is Professor of International Business & Strategy and Associate Dean (MBA) at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. His research focuses on what he calls “dancing with gorillas”—how startups and large multinational corporations partner with each other as a means to improve their prospects of innovation and growth. Spanning a decade-and-a-half, this work has involved conducting fieldwork, teaching executives or giving talks around the world, including in Accra, Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Mexico City, Munich, Nairobi, New Delhi, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Zurich. At present, his focus is on partnerships that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by David Cohen, Co-Founder, TechstarsPrefacePrologue: Microsoft’s Startup Partnering JourneyPART 1: WHYChapter 1: Why entrepreneurship matters for large corporationsChapter 2: Why partnering with startups isn’t easyPART 2: HOWChapter 3: How to partner with startups systematicallyChapter 4: Building the capability to partner with startupsPART 3: WHEREChapter 5: Partnering with startups around the worldChapter 6: Partnering with startups as a force for goodEpilogue: Three Mindsets for the SDG Decade of ActionReferencesAcknowledgementsAbout the ResearchAbout the AuthorIndex