Corporate Entrepreneurial Team Roles

One important factor is that the corporate entrepreneurial venture team can make decisions quickly. Corporate entrepreneurship takes many roles:

 

Venture CEO. The corporate entrepreneur who is responsible for the overall development and advancement of the project.

Technical innovator. The individual who is responsible for the major technical innovation, such as Art Fry, who developed 3M’s Post-it Note.

Product or service champion. All individuals who contribute to the project by promoting its development and advancement through all the key stages up to its implementation.

Resource allocator. The individual who helps the venture obtain the necessary human and nonhuman resources.

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