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Models of opportunity : how entrepreneurs design firms to achieve the unexpected / Gerard George and Adam J. Bock.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781139229005
  • 1139229001
  • 9781139231916
  • 113923191X
  • 9781139233453
  • 1139233459
  • 9780511984815
  • 0511984812
  • 9786613571274
  • 661357127X
  • 1139230441
  • 9781139230445
  • 1139234188
  • 9781139234184
  • 1107224896
  • 9781107224896
  • 1280393351
  • 9781280393358
  • 1139232673
  • 9781139232678
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Models of Opportunity : How Entrepreneurs Design Firms to Achieve the Unexpected.DDC classification:
  • 338.04 658.4/21
LOC classification:
  • HB615 .G465 2012eb
Other classification:
  • BUS025000
Online resources:
Contents:
Six insights to achieve the unexpected -- 1. Rethink organization design -- 2. Appreciate imperfect opportunities -- 3. Remodel for coherence -- 4. Build bridges -- 5. Inspire the narrative -- 6. Embrace the unexpected opportunity -- Hindsight.
Summary: A fresh perspective on emerging trends in entrepreneurship, organisational change and high-growth firms.Summary: "Entrepreneurship is changing. Technology and social networks create a smaller world, but widen the opportunity horizon. Today's entrepreneurs build organisations and create value in entirely new ways and with entirely new tools. Rather than just exploit new ideas, innovative entrepreneurs design organisations to make sense of unlikely opportunities. The time has come to overhaul what we know about entrepreneurship and business models. Models of Opportunity links scholarly research on business models and organisational design to the reality of building entrepreneurial firms. It provides actionable advice based on a deeper understanding of how business models function and change. The six insights extend corporate strategy and entrepreneurship in a completely new direction. Case studies of innovative companies across industries demonstrate how visionary entrepreneurs achieve unexpected results. The insights, tools and cases, provide a fresh perspective on emerging trends in entrepreneurship, organisational change and high-growth firms"-- Provided by publisher.
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A fresh perspective on emerging trends in entrepreneurship, organisational change and high-growth firms.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Six insights to achieve the unexpected -- 1. Rethink organization design -- 2. Appreciate imperfect opportunities -- 3. Remodel for coherence -- 4. Build bridges -- 5. Inspire the narrative -- 6. Embrace the unexpected opportunity -- Hindsight.

"Entrepreneurship is changing. Technology and social networks create a smaller world, but widen the opportunity horizon. Today's entrepreneurs build organisations and create value in entirely new ways and with entirely new tools. Rather than just exploit new ideas, innovative entrepreneurs design organisations to make sense of unlikely opportunities. The time has come to overhaul what we know about entrepreneurship and business models. Models of Opportunity links scholarly research on business models and organisational design to the reality of building entrepreneurial firms. It provides actionable advice based on a deeper understanding of how business models function and change. The six insights extend corporate strategy and entrepreneurship in a completely new direction. Case studies of innovative companies across industries demonstrate how visionary entrepreneurs achieve unexpected results. The insights, tools and cases, provide a fresh perspective on emerging trends in entrepreneurship, organisational change and high-growth firms"-- Provided by publisher.

English.

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