Applied and Practice

An Applied and Practice article provides actionable ideas about how to start, manage, grow or fund a new venture. It should be written to appeal to entrepreneurs, managers, students, policymakers and other players.  Its emphasis should be providing skills, insights and knowledge to help readers achieve success. 

Length: <3,000 words

# of Reviewers: 2


How Tigger Inspired Intrepreneurship at Best Buy...and the Geek Squad

In the late 1990’s and into the early part of this century, computers didn’t work well. They had software issues, hardware issues, customer knowledge problems and long hold lines if you could Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Sean Skelley

Should I Participate in a Business Accelerator?

Business accelerators are a relatively new source of potential support for startup companies. These organizations provide financing and services to entrepreneurs who are forming or are operating Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Jon Eckhardt

The Family Way: How Entrepreneurial Values Help Businesses Thrive Over Generations

Family firms enjoy a competitive advantage when they organize around a set of strong values. A study of large family businesses such as Cargill, IKEA, Tyson Foods, and Bechtel (Miller and Le Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Ritch Sorenson

Managing Conflict in New Ventures

Conflicts arise in any human undertaking, and new ventures are no exception. One of the most puzzling things about human conflict is that it can prompt people to act in ways that undermine their own Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Daniel Forbes

Think Big, Start Small and Learn Fast: 8 Rules for Corporate Innovation

The chief innovation officer of a Fortune 500 company recently relocated to a Silicon Valley outpost far from her corporate headquarters. She now spends most of her time holding court with venture Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Chunka Mui

The Elastic Edge: A Better Way to Work, Innovate, Create Wealth and Build Your Career

From business literature and our own experiences, we all know of exceptional individuals who thrived and made great contributions in a chaotic workplace. But today, chaos and change are a fact of Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nicholas Vitalari , Keri Pearlson and John P. Vasellina

How Much Are Your Trade Secrets Worth? Here's How to Figure It Out

Intellectual property -- a legal concept that refers to the product or fruits of human creativity for which exclusive rights are recognized -- is often critical to the success of both product- and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: James Hoffman , Bradley Ewing and Mark A. Thompson

After the Big Idea: Entrepreneurial Success Through High Performance Start-Up Teams

Only a small fraction of entrepreneurial start-ups go on to achieve long-lasting success. Most often, they fail not because of flawed “big ideas” but because of problems executing the big ideas. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Brian Janz

Entrepreneurship and Thought Leadership's Shotgun Marriage

As digital technologies continue to fuel the rise of new companies around the world, it's easy to presume that raising money is the startups’ biggest challenge. But a larger and often-overlooked Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Robert Buday