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Corporate venture capital, disembodied experimentation and capability development

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2009
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Keil, T., Autio, E., & George, G. (2009). Corporate venture capital, disembodied experimentation and capability development. Journal of Management Studies, 45, 1475–1505. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00806.x

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Studies invoking a capabilities lens often ascribe deliberateness in organizational decisions to develop new capabilities. Drawing on five longitudinal case studies of large, global firms in the information and communication technology sector, we examine how firms engender cognizance of their future capability needs in situations characterized by high decision-making uncertainty. We develop a theoretical account of how firms use investments in start-ups to actively engage in experimentation outside organizational boundaries, a learnin

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45

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8

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1475

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1505

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English

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2009

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2013-06-20

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0022-2380

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merlin-id:8136

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Keil, T., Autio, E., & George, G. (2009). Corporate venture capital, disembodied experimentation and capability development. Journal of Management Studies, 45, 1475–1505. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00806.x

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