Too tight or too loose? Toward effective governance for corporate startup autonomy
- Engaging with start-ups has become crucial for large, established firms to drive digital innovation and foster an entrepreneurial culture. Start-ups are valued for their autonomy and freedom of choice. However, giving corporate start-ups (CSs) the right level of autonomy is challenging for firms. Effective CS governance requires balancing integration and independence. While previous research has explored corporate venturing, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the governance mechanisms that foster successful CSs. We conducted 40 semi-structured interviews with CEOs and managers in the German-speaking DACH region to address this, providing unique insights and empirical evidence on CSs. We develop a framework consisting of three dimensions and fourteen underlying mechanisms for managing CS governance and autonomy that can be applied to different situations and objectives. This framework is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in corporate entrepreneurship and digital innovation.
| Author of HS Reutlingen | Rossmann, Alexander; Garidis, Konstantin |
|---|---|
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85849-9_33 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-031-85848-2 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-031-85849-9 |
| Published in: | Software business : 15th International Conference, ICSOB 2024, Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture notes in business information processing ; 539) |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of publication: | Cham |
| Editor: | Efi Papatheocharous, Siamak Farshidi, Slinger Jansen, Sonja Hyrynsalmi |
| Document Type: | Conference proceeding |
| Language: | English |
| Publication year: | 2025 |
| Tag: | autonomy; corporate entrepreneurship; corporate startups; governance |
| Page Number: | 16 |
| First Page: | 423 |
| Last Page: | 438 |
| DDC classes: | 004 Informatik |
| Open access?: | Nein |
| Licence (German): |  In Copyright - Urheberrechtlich geschützt |
