Corporations have continually sought innovations to keep them competitive, conquer new
markets, deal with the qualified professionals mobility, shorten product life cycles and the …

In this chapter, we review the academic literature on the corporate venture capital (CVC)
phenomenon. Recently, Dushnitsky (2006) and Maula (2007) provided excellent reviews of …

Corporations set up corporate venture capital unit (CVC) and invest in entrepreneurial start-
up for reasons including strategic and financial goals. In most industries, CVC activities may …

Purpose Established companies often engage with startups as a way to improve their
innovation performance. While there has been extensive discussion on the reasons, modes …

Corporate venture capital (CVC) is defined as equity investments in privately held
entrepreneurial ventures by established firms. CVC investors are an indispensable part of …

This book addresses the lack of academic and practical research into corporate venturing by
examining the role of this activity as both a form of large firm-small firm collaboration and as …

Established firms invest resources towards innovating in order to survive and grow (for
example Guth and Ginsberg 1990; Narayanan et al. 2009). As part of their efforts, many …

This article reviews the academic literature on corporate venture capital (CVC), that is,
minority equity investments by established corporations in privately held entrepreneurial …

This article reviews the academic literature on corporate venture capital, that is, minority
equity investments by established corporations in privately-held entrepreneurial ventures. It …

In the face of technological discontinuities and disruption, convergence and increased
global com-petition, established firms need to transform their business models more rapidly …