Drivers of Corporate Learning through an Involvement in Business Accelerators
Insights from an Explorative Study in the Aerospace Sector
Jan B. Elsner deduces critical factors that impact corporate involvement in business accelerators as a strategy to adapt internal innovation processes. Based on insights from the aerospace industry he develops a new model for corporate learning that enables accelerator programs to better promote the development of innovations at corporate level. Driven by the need to rejuvenate corporate culture, there is an increasing interest of established corporations in collaboration models with startups. This book extends previous research on business accelerators and corporate entrepreneurship and offers valuable results for the strategic assessment of accelerators to keep up with future business challenges.
Jan Benedikt Elsner is a research associate and Ph.D candidate at the Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship at University Bremen. His research is focused on new business support models, innovation culture and entrepreneurial learning.
Jan Benedikt Elsner is a research associate and Ph.D candidate at the Chair in Small Business & Entrepreneurship at University Bremen. His research is focused on new business support models, innovation culture and entrepreneurial learning.
1;Acknowledgements;6 2;Table of Contents;7 3;List of Figures;9 4;List of Tables;9 5;List of Abbreviations;9 6;1 Introduction;10 7;2 Conceptual Background;13 7.1;2.1 Business Accelerators;13 7.1.1;2.1.1 Emergence of Business Accelerators;13 7.1.2;2.1.2 Characteristics and Definition of Accelerator Programs;14 7.1.3;2.1.3 Impact of Business Accelerators;16 7.1.4;2.1.4 Typologies of Accelerator Programs;18 7.2;2.2 Corporate Engagement in the Startup Context;21 7.2.1;2.2.1 The Role of Entrepreneurship;21 7.2.2;2.2.2 Incumbent Firms Challenged by Startups;22 7.2.3;2.2.3 Startup Characteristics;24 7.2.4;2.2.4 Modes of Corporate Startup Engagement;25 7.3;2.3 Corporate Perspective on Accelerator Programs;27 7.3.1;2.3.1 Corporate Strategies;27 7.3.2;2.3.2 Relationships between Corporates and Accelerators;28 7.4;2.4 Organizational Learning;32 7.4.1;2.4.1 Knowledge-based Theory;33 7.4.2;2.4.2 Learning-based Theory;33 7.4.3;2.4.3 Organizational Learning Theory in the Context of Accelerators;37 8;3 Methodology;38 8.1;3.1 Research Design;38 8.2;3.2 Data Collection & Selection;40 8.3;3.3 Data Analysis;44 9;4 Research Setting;46 9.1;4.1 Introduction to the Aerospace Industry;46 9.2;4.2 Airbus Company;48 9.3;4.3 Startupbootcamp Accelerator;48 9.4;4.4 Airbus BizLab Accelerator;49 10;5 Findings;51 10.1;5.1 Startup Input;52 10.1.1;5.1.1 Startup Traits;52 10.1.2;5.1.2 The Accelerator´s Attraction of Startups;56 10.1.3;5.1.3 Selection of Participants;59 10.2;5.2 Exchange Processes in the Accelerator;60 10.2.1;5.2.1 Quality & Quantity of Exchange between Ventures;61 10.2.2;5.2.2 Perceived Risk of Opportunistic Behavior;63 10.2.3;5.2.3 Scientific Analogies to the Exchange within Accelerators;64 10.3;5.3 Transfer to the Corporate Organization;65 10.3.1;5.3.1 Relationship between Corporate and Accelerator;66 10.3.2;5.3.2 Transformation Processes in the Context of Previous Literature;67 10.4;5.4 Internal Corporate Processing;68 10.4.1;5.4.1 Internal Attitude towards Innovation;69 10.4.2;5.4.2 Top Management Involvement;70 10.4.3;5.4.3 Resulting Actions;72 10.4.4;5.4.4 Scientific Analogies to the Corporate Processing;74 11;6 Conclusion & Discussion;76 11.1;6.1 Key Results;76 11.2;6.2 Implications;77 11.2.1;6.2.1 Theoretical Implications;77 11.2.2;6.2.2 Practical Implications;78 11.3;6.3 Limitations;78 11.4;6.4 Future Outlook;80 12;Bibliography;81
Elsner, Jan Benedikt
| ISBN | 9783658283575 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783658283575 |
| Medientyp | E-Book - PDF |
| Copyrightjahr | 2019 |
| Verlag | Springer Gabler |
| Umfang | 99 Seiten |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Kopierschutz | Digitales Wasserzeichen |
