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Achieve exceptional results with your organization's next partnership for corporate innovation

In Gorillas Can Dance, distinguished international business strategy professor and expert Dr. Shameen Prashantham delivers a proven roadmap for large corporations collaborating with startups. Drawing on over a decade of international research, Dr. Prashantham explains the "why," "how," and "where" of corporate-startup partnering.

In this book, you'll learn:

How to focus on the three pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar to achieve outstanding results in your partnership
Why the very thing that attracts large corporations to startups--their significant differences--also makes it difficult to work together
Where in the world to find your ideal startup partnerships and how to use them as a force for good

Perfect for C-suite executives, managers, business unit heads, and corporate innovation managers, Gorillas Can Dance is a must-have resource for business leaders seeking strategic guidance on partnering and collaborating with startups.

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In Gorillas Can Dance, renowned international strategy researcher and expert Dr. Shameen Prashantham offers large corporations a proven guide to partnering and collaborating with startups to improve innovation. The author delivers the "where," "why," and "how" of corporation-startup partnerships, walking readers through a strategic framework that you can apply to your own company to achieve exceptional results.

You'll learn about the three strategic pillars of synergy, interface, and exemplar that will drive the strength of your next partnership. You'll also discover that the very things that attract large corporations to startups--their nimble and innovative nature--are the very same things that differentiate them from large companies and make it so difficult for them to work together. Finally, you'll find out where in the world to find your ideal startup partner and how to use them as a force for good in your own organization and the world around you.

Perfect for executives, managers, and other business leaders, Gorillas Can Dance is also an indispensable resource for business unit heads and corporate innovation managers seeking evidence- and research-based strategic guidance with the potential to transform their next collaboration into a gamechanger.

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Title Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups
Author Shameen Prashantham
Binding Hardback
Pages 368
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley
Publication date 2021-09-28
Features Index
ISBN 9781119823582 / 1119823587
Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
Dimensions 8.98 x 6.06 x 1.42 in (22.81 x 15.39 x 3.61 cm)
Category Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Library of Congress subjects Success in business, New business enterprises
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2021021545
Dewey Decimal Code 658.114

About the author

Dr. Shameen Prashantham is Professor of International Business & Strategy and Associate Dean (MBA) at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. His research focuses on what he calls "dancing with gorillas"--how startups and large multinational corporations partner with each other as a means to improve their prospects of innovation and growth. Spanning a decade-and-a-half, this work has involved conducting fieldwork, teaching executives or giving talks around the world, including in Accra, Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Mexico City, Munich, Nairobi, New Delhi, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Zurich. At present, his focus is on partnerships that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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