Intrapreneuring: It's Harder Than It Looks

Posted April 30, 2001 | Leadership |

Intrapreneuring is a term that came into widespread use during the late, lamented dot-com boom. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, however, dates the term "intrapreneur" to 1982 and defines it thus: "a corporate executive who develops new enterprises within the corporation." But you could define it equally well by adapting the old joke about pioneers: How do you tell the intrapreneurs?

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Tom Bragg
Tom Bragg has over 30 years of experience working with high technology and information systems for clients in industry and government. He has defined software development processes for organizations ranging from small development firms of less than a dozen engineers, to multi-modal development processes for a Fortune 50 corporation. He teaches advanced software topics at George Washington University, and has written for Federal Computer Week and… Read More
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