Leveraging Parent Company Resources in the Construction Industry: A Comparative Study of Internal Corporate Ventures and Independent Ventures
(2025) FEKH99 20242Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Title: Leveraging Parent Company Resources in the Construction Industry: A Comparative Study of Internal Corporate Ventures and Independent Ventures
Seminar date: 14 january, 2025
Course: FEKH99, Bachelor Degree Project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Business administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credit Points
Authors: Noah Malmgren and Oscar Larsson
Advisor/s: Joakim Winborg
Key words: Resources, company structure, construction industry, company development, and autonomy.
Research question: What kind of resources can internal corporate ventures leverage from their parent companies, and what are the effects on venture development due to these resources compared to independent ventures?
Purpose: This... (More) - Title: Leveraging Parent Company Resources in the Construction Industry: A Comparative Study of Internal Corporate Ventures and Independent Ventures
Seminar date: 14 january, 2025
Course: FEKH99, Bachelor Degree Project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Business administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credit Points
Authors: Noah Malmgren and Oscar Larsson
Advisor/s: Joakim Winborg
Key words: Resources, company structure, construction industry, company development, and autonomy.
Research question: What kind of resources can internal corporate ventures leverage from their parent companies, and what are the effects on venture development due to these resources compared to independent ventures?
Purpose: This thesis aims to (1) examine how parent company resources affect internal corporate ventures in startups, and (2) compare internal corporate ventures with independent ventures that lack access to the same key resources.
Methodology: A qualitative case study with semi-structured interviews analyzed using a multiple-case study approach.
Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical framework consists of Parenting Theory, Resource Dependence Theory, and Resource Capabilities.
Result: The study has identified many essential types of resources, as well as that internal corporate ventures within the construction industry have an advantage compared to independent ventures, primarily in terms of time and knowledge.
Conclusions: The study contributes to the development of the theories, primarily parenting theory and resource dependence theory. The study also shows that resources play a significant role for different types of ventures within the construction industry, with particular focus on financial resources and the need for guarantees from, for example, a parent company. It becomes clear that internal corporate ventures have an advantage in the early stages compared to an independent venture. The conclusion can also be drawn that the parent company must have the right types of resources and must understand the internal corporate venture in order to contribute; otherwise, the disadvantages may outweigh the advantages, and an independent venture could be better for an entrepreneur. (Less)
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- FEKH99 20242
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- M2 - Bachelor Degree
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- Resources, company structure, construction industry, company development, and autonomy.
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Seminar date: 14 january, 2025
Course: FEKH99, Bachelor Degree Project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Business administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credit Points
Authors: Noah Malmgren and Oscar Larsson
Advisor/s: Joakim Winborg
Key words: Resources, company structure, construction industry, company development, and autonomy.
Research question: What kind of resources can internal corporate ventures leverage from their parent companies, and what are the effects on venture development due to these resources compared to independent ventures?
Purpose: This thesis aims to (1) examine how parent company resources affect internal corporate ventures in startups, and (2) compare internal corporate ventures with independent ventures that lack access to the same key resources.
Methodology: A qualitative case study with semi-structured interviews analyzed using a multiple-case study approach.
Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical framework consists of Parenting Theory, Resource Dependence Theory, and Resource Capabilities.
Result: The study has identified many essential types of resources, as well as that internal corporate ventures within the construction industry have an advantage compared to independent ventures, primarily in terms of time and knowledge.
Conclusions: The study contributes to the development of the theories, primarily parenting theory and resource dependence theory. The study also shows that resources play a significant role for different types of ventures within the construction industry, with particular focus on financial resources and the need for guarantees from, for example, a parent company. It becomes clear that internal corporate ventures have an advantage in the early stages compared to an independent venture. The conclusion can also be drawn that the parent company must have the right types of resources and must understand the internal corporate venture in order to contribute; otherwise, the disadvantages may outweigh the advantages, and an independent venture could be better for an entrepreneur.}},
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