INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH BORN GLOBAL SPIN-ALONG VENTURES — A CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS OF TELEKOM INNOVATION LABORATORIES' VENTURE PORTFOLIO

Sarah Mahdjour () and Sebastian Fischer ()
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Sarah Mahdjour: Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, Germany;
Sebastian Fischer: Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, Germany;

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2014, vol. 18, issue 03, 1-18

Abstract: This study investigates a special kind of corporate ventures, so called spin-along ventures, and their motivations to internationalise early. Insights are built from a multiple case study approach, investigating the spin-along program of Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs). Our results show that early internationalisation can avoid or reduce challenges that spin-alongs face when entering the domestic market. Four major motivations for early internationalisation could be identified: (1) avoid termination based on the parent's perceived threat of cannibalisation of existing products, (2) enable a venture's collaboration with competitors, (3) overcome restrictions of parental assets in the domestic market, and (4) address markets that offer greater chances for success than the domestic market does. Based on our findings we derive concrete implications for practitioners and academics in the field of innovation management.

Keywords: Born globals; corporate venturing; spin-along; case study; spin-out; international entrepreneurship; Telekom Innovation Laboratories (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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