Corporate entrepreneurship: a measurement framework for generating and integrating innovations in corporations

The soaring success of start-ups forces corporations to rethink their innovation approach and become more entrepreneurial. While corporate venturing is a popular way of accessing innovations, large companies often fail at implementing them. This work project identifies, under which conditions companies successfully generate and integrate innovations. Using data from literature and expert interviews, 30 fundamental influencing factors are formulated in terms of leadership, structure or culture. A questionnaire based on this framework allows corporate managers to measure the extent to which the factors are perceived by employees inside the organization. Consequently, radar charts support managers in designing appropriate innovation strategies