In Search of Inspiration: External Mobility and the Emergence of Technology Intrapreneurs
Published Online:23 Dec 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.1530
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Volume 33, Issue 6
November-December 2022
Pages 2085-2540, C2-C3
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- Received:May 08, 2020
- Accepted:September 01, 2021
- Published Online:December 23, 2021
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Weiyi Ng, Eliot L. Sherman (2021) In Search of Inspiration: External Mobility and the Emergence of Technology Intrapreneurs. Organization Science 33(6):2300-2321.
https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.1530
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The data collection was greatly facilitated by the assistance of Huang Ke-Wei at National University of Singapore and Rob Dennis at People.Co. The authors are indebted to Yoonjin Choi, Dana Kanze, Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, Pier Mannucci, Michael Parke, Kulwant Singh, participants at the Carlson School of Management’s Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship seminar, participants at the 2019 European Group for Organizational Studies Kyoto Workshop, Senior Editor Matthew Bidwell, and four anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. This research also benefited from work and conversations with Jochen Lorenz at Robert Bosch GmbH, Isabel Fernandez at Entrepreneur First, and two anonymous industry informants. The authors contributed equally. The usual disclaimer applies.
