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Actions speak louder than their words to potential investors

Actions speak louder than their words to potential investors

by laurie | Jan 9, 2019 | Entrepreneurship & Growth, Work & Organizations

  One of the key challenges for start-ups and entrepreneurs who are not privileged enough to already have large sums of money at their disposal, is acquiring the vital funds needed to transform their ideas into reality. There are many ways to attempt to obtain...
Government funded business start-up programmes – a waste of public money?

Government funded business start-up programmes – a waste of public money?

by laurie | Jun 25, 2018 | Entrepreneurship & Growth

  Over the past few decades it seems that governments around the world have fallen in love with the idea of entrepreneurship. And why not? After all, aren’t entrepreneurs the engine of growth in any economy and consequently a vital source of new jobs and the...
Why Great Companies Fail in the Face of Disruption ?

Why Great Companies Fail in the Face of Disruption ?

by laurie | Feb 28, 2018 | Entrepreneurship & Growth

  And How to Make Sure Your Company Doesn’t   Today, no company can consider itself sheltered from disruption. If taxi drivers, who operate under a state-regulated monopoly, can feel threatened by a little application downloaded on a mobile telephone,...
Self-efficacy, desirability and feasibility are key to the entrepreneurial spirit

Self-efficacy, desirability and feasibility are key to the entrepreneurial spirit

by laurie | Mar 1, 2017 | Entrepreneurship & Growth

  In research into entrepreneurship, the notions of self-efficacy, desirability and feasibility and the propensity to act are key elements and useful markers that help us to understand and decipher intention. They provide a framework for this fundamental drive to...
Risky business – How family-owned firms react to ‘environmental jolts’

Risky business – How family-owned firms react to ‘environmental jolts’

by laurie | Jan 13, 2017 | Entrepreneurship & Growth

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In the face of disruption, don’t be customer oriented!

In the face of disruption, don’t be customer oriented!

by laurie | Sep 8, 2016 | Entrepreneurship & Growth

  While his latest book – A Manager’s Guide to Disruptive Innovation – has just been published, Philippe Silberzahn agreed to answer a few questions for Knowledge@emlyon.  So Philippe, what is the book about? The book is effectively a distillation of...
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