Conditions that make ventures thrive: from individual entrepreneur to innovation impact

Innovation in Finance to Finance Innovation: Supporting pro-poor entrepreneur-based innovation

This thesis proposed a new way of conceptualising financing of pro-poor innovation in rural areas by focusing on pro-poor entrepreneur-based innovation (PEBI) and by considering the knowledge flows in different parts of the financial system. Empirically, the thesis found that the Indian banking system does not efficiently support rural PEBI. Instead an alternative financing sector has emerged r...

Communities that thrive in extreme conditions captured from a freshwater lake.

Organisms that can grow in extreme conditions would be expected to be confined to extreme environments. However, we were able to capture highly productive communities of algae and bacteria capable of growing in acidic (pH 2), basic (pH 12) and saline (40 ppt) conditions from an ordinary freshwater lake. Microbial communities may thus include taxa that are highly productive in conditions that ar...

System Dynamics Projects That Failed to Make an Impact

The purpose of the paper is to discuss the phenomenon why some system dynamics projects fail to generate substantial impact in organizations—despite the fact that they are based on an apparently valid system dynamics model and are conducted by experts in the field. The approach followed in the paper is a conceptual discussion, extended by two short case studies. Findings are that the quality of...

The contribution of corporate ventures to radical innovation

Established firms often face significant obstacles to innovation. As a solution, it has been suggested to form corporate ventures. Based on a sample of corporate and independent ventures in German manufacturing, we show that corporate ventures are more innovative than the control group, i.e. the independent ventures. In particular, corporate ventures are more successful at developing radical in...

Research Joint Ventures, Innovation, and Multiproduct Competition