Agents of Innovation: Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs
What does it mean to innovate? What skills are needed? What thought processes are involved? Answers to these questions can be found in the real-life storiesof Agents of Innovation
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| Summary: | What does it mean to innovate? What skills are needed? What thought processes are involved? Answers to these questions can be found in the real-life storiesof Agents of Innovation |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Front Cover -- Agents of Innovation -- Agents of Innovation: Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 - Life Stories of Entrepreneurs -- Coco Chanel -- Alain Bouchard -- Point of View, Interpretation and Understanding -- Discussions -- References -- 1. Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts -- Abstract -- Case Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts1Act One: The Strange Little Hat-Maker2 (1883-1918) -- The Daughter of Albert Chanel, a Travelling Salesman -- Surviving Life in the Orphanage -- A Citizen of the World -- Étienne Balsan, the Initiator -- Choosing Audacity! -- A Good Idea Triggered by Boredom -- Arthur Capel: An Experienced and Creative Entrepreneur and Businessman -- The True Launch: Deauville, Summer 1913 -- Her First Fashion House: Biarritz, 1915 -- Fashion, a Rapidly Changing Field: A Revolution on the Horizon -- 'Fashion Should Be the Expression of Place and Time'25 -- Inheritance and Betrayal -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Two: Mademoiselle's Flair (1918-1939) -- A Chance Meeting -- Misia the Friend -- Misia and Coco, Patrons -- Rivals -- Chanel's Flair -- Incorporating New Trends -- Identifying and Recruiting Talent -- Dimitri Pavlovitch Romanov and the Perfume That Became the Most Famous in the World -- Pierre Wertheimer: A Stormy Relationship -- Bendor, Duke of Westminster: The Political World and Incalculable Wealth -- The 'Little Black Dress' and the Great American Dream -- Tweed and Diamonds -- Coco Chanel at Home -- Prelude to War -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Three: Revival and Survival (1953-1971) -- Creative Boredom -- The Return of Chanel -- Looking to Eternity -- Survival .... | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Last Will and Testament -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsEpilogue: The Chanel Mystery (1939-1945) -- Selected Bibliography and Notes About Coco Chanel -- Coco Chanel - Audiovisual Documents -- About Coco Chanel -- Sandrel, Micheline -- Note 1 -- Title of the programme: Aujourd'hui, l'histoire -- The Chanel Revolution: Perfume, Suits and Little Black Dresses -- Creating Modern Fashion -- Maxims and Sayings by Gabrielle Chanel100 -- Case Discussion -- Coco Chanel -- References -- 2. Alain Bouchard, Couche-Tard/Circle K: Conquering the World of Convenience Stores -- Abstract -- A Strong Entrepreneurial Family Culture -- Entrepreneurship - A Family Tradition -- Alfred Bouchard, Man of the Forest and of the North -- Jean-Paul Bouchard and the Ups and Downs of an Entrepreneur's Life -- Goodbye Chicoutimi, Goodbye Beautiful House, Goodbye Cadillac and Luxury Life -- Life on the Manic Sites and the Emergence of a Budding Entrepreneur -- Rivière-du-Loup: The End of His Academic Career -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- From Bush Country and Small Towns to Montreal -- The Emergence of a New Concept: The Convenience Store -- Thanks to His Older Brother, Alain Bouchard Discovers a New World -- A Major Change in His Life: Freedom to Be Creative -- Mr Hébert Recognizes a Potential Star Who Could Improve Perrette's Operations -- Intrapreneur and Developer With Provi-Soir, Provigo's New Convenience Store Division -- Big Dreams -- From Intrapreneur to extrapreneur12 -- 1980s, a Key Decade: Developing His Own Entrepreneurial Activities -- Team Building: Choosing and Integrating Partners -- From Imaginative Strategist to Visionary Builder: Fast Growth Through Acquisitions -- Entering Asia, the European and Other International Markets: Discovering, Understanding, Acquiring and Sharing -- What Did He Learn From the Process? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Building an Entrepreneurial System -- A Tenacious Leader Focused on Growth Supported by a Resilient and Complementary Team -- A Corporate Culture of 'Small Is Beautiful' -- Building a Decentralized Multinational Corporation - But Not at Any Cost -- A New Generation in the Wings -- The Next Generation: President and CEO Brian Hannasch -- Standardizing the Organization's Name: A Necessity? -- Reconciling Family and Work -- The Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation -- Circle K/Couche-Tard: Looking to the Future -- Case Discussion -- Alain Bouchard -- Reference -- Tenacity -- Inspiration From Entrepreneurs and Continuous Learning -- A Constant Concern for Growth and Acquisitions -- Estimating Fair Value and Setting Ego Aside in Negotiations -- A Look at Unionization -- The Constant Development of a Lively Entrepreneurial Culture -- Facilitators: A Crucial Role in Couche-Tard's Growth -- From Top to Bottom, Always Keep the Succession Process Alive -- Permanent Renewal and Reinvestment -- ... Acting as an Intrapreneur and Testing Boundaries -- ... Finding Business Opportunities -- ... Achieving His Dream Through Hard Work and Savings -- ... At Provi-Soir: Birth of a Market Analysis Model -- Acknowledging the Importance of People: Responsibility, Power and Culture... -- ... On Power: The Importance of Accountability and Decentralization -- ... Creating a System and Getting Organized for Growth -- ... Innovation -- Becoming an Entrepreneur: Intention, Sector Expertise, Being Naïve, Risk, Analysis... -- Becoming Involved and Sharing Values With Young People... -- Selection of Awards and Recognitions -- Québec -- Canada -- USA -- International -- Acknowledgements -- 2 - Life Stories of Facilitators -- Réal Plourde -- Pierre Nelis -- 3. Réal Plourde, Couche-Tard/Circle K and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Origin, Education and Early Work Experience | |
| 505 | 8 | |a From Anse-au-Persil to Laval University (Quebec City) -- Adventurer, Explorer and Man of Action -- Fulfilling a Dream: Exploring and Contributing to the African World -- An MBA, a New Set of Learning and Credibility Improvement -- Réal Plourde's Entrepreneurial Aspirations -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- Facilitating an Entrepreneur's Activities and Becoming a Partner in a Small Convenience Store Business -- A Corporate System, a Necessity as the Firm Grew: Courses and Training for Store Managers -- A Major Crisis -- Accountability Starting at Store Level: Belonging, Accountability and Flexibility -- Acquisitions: A Driving Force for the Firm's Growth and a Source of Motivation for Réal Plourde -- Innovation, Comparative Analysis, Creativity and Good Practice -- The Next Generation -- Where next? -- The Last Words ... -- Case Discussion -- Réal Plourde -- Acknowledgements -- Reference -- Awards Received -- Social Contributions -- Volunteer Work -- Other Activities -- 4. From Softimage to Microsoft and Then to Inno-Centre: Pierre Nelis and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Early Days: Across Continents -- A Peaceful Life in Canada -- The Canadian Armed Forces: Discipline and a Few Life Lessons -- Apprenticeships in the World of Organizations -- First Work Experiences: Applied Learning in a Variety of Fields -- Keeping Growing -- A Headhunter Changed His Career Path -- Moving Upwards With Noranda -- Looking for Challenges: The Softimage Adventure -- Discovering the World of Technological Creators -- Several 'Firsts' at Softimage, Including Market and Organizational Efficiency -- Learning to Be an Entrepreneurial Facilitator -- Individual Responsibility and Accountability Were at the Core of the Enterprise Culture -- Family Life vs Business Life -- Adaptation to Microsoft: Rigour, Discipline and Business Warfare Education | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Discovering the Culture of a Major International Corporation -- A Five-Year Transition: 1998-2003 -- From Operations to a Support Resource for Entrepreneurs and CEOs -- Joining Inno-centre11 -- A Home Port That Allowed Him to Do What He Loved ‒ Using External Facilitation as a Mean to Help Firms Grow -- Inno-centre: Channelling Entrepreneurial Energy and Expertise -- From Internal Facilitator to External Facilitation Matchmaker -- Effective External Facilitation: Matching Coaches to Clients -- Firms Undergoing Growth or Restructuring -- The Challenges of Project Management -- The Future -- Living in the Age of Technology -- A Major Concern for the Future -- His Succession -- Some Thoughts and Lessons Learned and Shared by Pierre Nelis -- Transparency, Rigour and Generosity -- Projective Thinking, Learning and the Importance of Clear Psychological Contracts -- Pierre Nelis, the Man and His Values: An Evangelist of Facilitation -- Building High-Growth SMEs: Learning to Live With Strong Cycles -- Sharing and Volunteering -- Case Discussion -- Pierre Nelis -- Acknowledgements -- 3 - Life Stories of Intrapreneurs -- Elmar Mock -- Emerson de Almeida -- 5. Elmar Mock, From the Swatch to Creaholic: Inventor, Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur -- Abstract -- An Unusual Family Background and Childhood -- An Atypical Child and a Stranger in His Own Milieu -- A Troublemaker at Home and at School -- University, Marriage and the Work Market: Taking His Place in Society -- A Standard Job in the Swiss Watch-Making Industry -- Industrial Watches and Polymer Engineering at ETA: A Technological Creator Moves away From the Norm -- The Swatch -- A Conservative Industry Is Shaken Up: The Birth of the Swatch -- Breaking all the Rules and Expecting to Be Fired -- Developing a Revolutionary Product in a Hostile Environment | |
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| contents | Front Cover -- Agents of Innovation -- Agents of Innovation: Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 - Life Stories of Entrepreneurs -- Coco Chanel -- Alain Bouchard -- Point of View, Interpretation and Understanding -- Discussions -- References -- 1. Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts -- Abstract -- Case Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts1Act One: The Strange Little Hat-Maker2 (1883-1918) -- The Daughter of Albert Chanel, a Travelling Salesman -- Surviving Life in the Orphanage -- A Citizen of the World -- Étienne Balsan, the Initiator -- Choosing Audacity! -- A Good Idea Triggered by Boredom -- Arthur Capel: An Experienced and Creative Entrepreneur and Businessman -- The True Launch: Deauville, Summer 1913 -- Her First Fashion House: Biarritz, 1915 -- Fashion, a Rapidly Changing Field: A Revolution on the Horizon -- 'Fashion Should Be the Expression of Place and Time'25 -- Inheritance and Betrayal -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Two: Mademoiselle's Flair (1918-1939) -- A Chance Meeting -- Misia the Friend -- Misia and Coco, Patrons -- Rivals -- Chanel's Flair -- Incorporating New Trends -- Identifying and Recruiting Talent -- Dimitri Pavlovitch Romanov and the Perfume That Became the Most Famous in the World -- Pierre Wertheimer: A Stormy Relationship -- Bendor, Duke of Westminster: The Political World and Incalculable Wealth -- The 'Little Black Dress' and the Great American Dream -- Tweed and Diamonds -- Coco Chanel at Home -- Prelude to War -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Three: Revival and Survival (1953-1971) -- Creative Boredom -- The Return of Chanel -- Looking to Eternity -- Survival .... Last Will and Testament -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsEpilogue: The Chanel Mystery (1939-1945) -- Selected Bibliography and Notes About Coco Chanel -- Coco Chanel - Audiovisual Documents -- About Coco Chanel -- Sandrel, Micheline -- Note 1 -- Title of the programme: Aujourd'hui, l'histoire -- The Chanel Revolution: Perfume, Suits and Little Black Dresses -- Creating Modern Fashion -- Maxims and Sayings by Gabrielle Chanel100 -- Case Discussion -- Coco Chanel -- References -- 2. Alain Bouchard, Couche-Tard/Circle K: Conquering the World of Convenience Stores -- Abstract -- A Strong Entrepreneurial Family Culture -- Entrepreneurship - A Family Tradition -- Alfred Bouchard, Man of the Forest and of the North -- Jean-Paul Bouchard and the Ups and Downs of an Entrepreneur's Life -- Goodbye Chicoutimi, Goodbye Beautiful House, Goodbye Cadillac and Luxury Life -- Life on the Manic Sites and the Emergence of a Budding Entrepreneur -- Rivière-du-Loup: The End of His Academic Career -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- From Bush Country and Small Towns to Montreal -- The Emergence of a New Concept: The Convenience Store -- Thanks to His Older Brother, Alain Bouchard Discovers a New World -- A Major Change in His Life: Freedom to Be Creative -- Mr Hébert Recognizes a Potential Star Who Could Improve Perrette's Operations -- Intrapreneur and Developer With Provi-Soir, Provigo's New Convenience Store Division -- Big Dreams -- From Intrapreneur to extrapreneur12 -- 1980s, a Key Decade: Developing His Own Entrepreneurial Activities -- Team Building: Choosing and Integrating Partners -- From Imaginative Strategist to Visionary Builder: Fast Growth Through Acquisitions -- Entering Asia, the European and Other International Markets: Discovering, Understanding, Acquiring and Sharing -- What Did He Learn From the Process? Building an Entrepreneurial System -- A Tenacious Leader Focused on Growth Supported by a Resilient and Complementary Team -- A Corporate Culture of 'Small Is Beautiful' -- Building a Decentralized Multinational Corporation - But Not at Any Cost -- A New Generation in the Wings -- The Next Generation: President and CEO Brian Hannasch -- Standardizing the Organization's Name: A Necessity? -- Reconciling Family and Work -- The Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation -- Circle K/Couche-Tard: Looking to the Future -- Case Discussion -- Alain Bouchard -- Reference -- Tenacity -- Inspiration From Entrepreneurs and Continuous Learning -- A Constant Concern for Growth and Acquisitions -- Estimating Fair Value and Setting Ego Aside in Negotiations -- A Look at Unionization -- The Constant Development of a Lively Entrepreneurial Culture -- Facilitators: A Crucial Role in Couche-Tard's Growth -- From Top to Bottom, Always Keep the Succession Process Alive -- Permanent Renewal and Reinvestment -- ... Acting as an Intrapreneur and Testing Boundaries -- ... Finding Business Opportunities -- ... Achieving His Dream Through Hard Work and Savings -- ... At Provi-Soir: Birth of a Market Analysis Model -- Acknowledging the Importance of People: Responsibility, Power and Culture... -- ... On Power: The Importance of Accountability and Decentralization -- ... Creating a System and Getting Organized for Growth -- ... Innovation -- Becoming an Entrepreneur: Intention, Sector Expertise, Being Naïve, Risk, Analysis... -- Becoming Involved and Sharing Values With Young People... -- Selection of Awards and Recognitions -- Québec -- Canada -- USA -- International -- Acknowledgements -- 2 - Life Stories of Facilitators -- Réal Plourde -- Pierre Nelis -- 3. Réal Plourde, Couche-Tard/Circle K and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Origin, Education and Early Work Experience From Anse-au-Persil to Laval University (Quebec City) -- Adventurer, Explorer and Man of Action -- Fulfilling a Dream: Exploring and Contributing to the African World -- An MBA, a New Set of Learning and Credibility Improvement -- Réal Plourde's Entrepreneurial Aspirations -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- Facilitating an Entrepreneur's Activities and Becoming a Partner in a Small Convenience Store Business -- A Corporate System, a Necessity as the Firm Grew: Courses and Training for Store Managers -- A Major Crisis -- Accountability Starting at Store Level: Belonging, Accountability and Flexibility -- Acquisitions: A Driving Force for the Firm's Growth and a Source of Motivation for Réal Plourde -- Innovation, Comparative Analysis, Creativity and Good Practice -- The Next Generation -- Where next? -- The Last Words ... -- Case Discussion -- Réal Plourde -- Acknowledgements -- Reference -- Awards Received -- Social Contributions -- Volunteer Work -- Other Activities -- 4. From Softimage to Microsoft and Then to Inno-Centre: Pierre Nelis and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Early Days: Across Continents -- A Peaceful Life in Canada -- The Canadian Armed Forces: Discipline and a Few Life Lessons -- Apprenticeships in the World of Organizations -- First Work Experiences: Applied Learning in a Variety of Fields -- Keeping Growing -- A Headhunter Changed His Career Path -- Moving Upwards With Noranda -- Looking for Challenges: The Softimage Adventure -- Discovering the World of Technological Creators -- Several 'Firsts' at Softimage, Including Market and Organizational Efficiency -- Learning to Be an Entrepreneurial Facilitator -- Individual Responsibility and Accountability Were at the Core of the Enterprise Culture -- Family Life vs Business Life -- Adaptation to Microsoft: Rigour, Discipline and Business Warfare Education Discovering the Culture of a Major International Corporation -- A Five-Year Transition: 1998-2003 -- From Operations to a Support Resource for Entrepreneurs and CEOs -- Joining Inno-centre11 -- A Home Port That Allowed Him to Do What He Loved ‒ Using External Facilitation as a Mean to Help Firms Grow -- Inno-centre: Channelling Entrepreneurial Energy and Expertise -- From Internal Facilitator to External Facilitation Matchmaker -- Effective External Facilitation: Matching Coaches to Clients -- Firms Undergoing Growth or Restructuring -- The Challenges of Project Management -- The Future -- Living in the Age of Technology -- A Major Concern for the Future -- His Succession -- Some Thoughts and Lessons Learned and Shared by Pierre Nelis -- Transparency, Rigour and Generosity -- Projective Thinking, Learning and the Importance of Clear Psychological Contracts -- Pierre Nelis, the Man and His Values: An Evangelist of Facilitation -- Building High-Growth SMEs: Learning to Live With Strong Cycles -- Sharing and Volunteering -- Case Discussion -- Pierre Nelis -- Acknowledgements -- 3 - Life Stories of Intrapreneurs -- Elmar Mock -- Emerson de Almeida -- 5. Elmar Mock, From the Swatch to Creaholic: Inventor, Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur -- Abstract -- An Unusual Family Background and Childhood -- An Atypical Child and a Stranger in His Own Milieu -- A Troublemaker at Home and at School -- University, Marriage and the Work Market: Taking His Place in Society -- A Standard Job in the Swiss Watch-Making Industry -- Industrial Watches and Polymer Engineering at ETA: A Technological Creator Moves away From the Norm -- The Swatch -- A Conservative Industry Is Shaken Up: The Birth of the Swatch -- Breaking all the Rules and Expecting to Be Fired -- Developing a Revolutionary Product in a Hostile Environment An Innovation in Product Concept and Design: The Swatch Conquers the Planet |
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Acting as an Intrapreneur and Testing Boundaries -- ... Finding Business Opportunities -- ... Achieving His Dream Through Hard Work and Savings -- ... At Provi-Soir: Birth of a Market Analysis Model -- Acknowledging the Importance of People: Responsibility, Power and Culture... -- ... On Power: The Importance of Accountability and Decentralization -- ... Creating a System and Getting Organized for Growth -- ... Innovation -- Becoming an Entrepreneur: Intention, Sector Expertise, Being Naïve, Risk, Analysis... -- Becoming Involved and Sharing Values With Young People... -- Selection of Awards and Recognitions -- Québec -- Canada -- USA -- International -- Acknowledgements -- 2 - Life Stories of Facilitators -- Réal Plourde -- Pierre Nelis -- 3. 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| spelling | Filion, Louis Jacques Verfasser aut Agents of Innovation Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs 1st ed Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 ©2024 1 Online-Ressource (241 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Front Cover -- Agents of Innovation -- Agents of Innovation: Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 - Life Stories of Entrepreneurs -- Coco Chanel -- Alain Bouchard -- Point of View, Interpretation and Understanding -- Discussions -- References -- 1. Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts -- Abstract -- Case Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts1Act One: The Strange Little Hat-Maker2 (1883-1918) -- The Daughter of Albert Chanel, a Travelling Salesman -- Surviving Life in the Orphanage -- A Citizen of the World -- Étienne Balsan, the Initiator -- Choosing Audacity! -- A Good Idea Triggered by Boredom -- Arthur Capel: An Experienced and Creative Entrepreneur and Businessman -- The True Launch: Deauville, Summer 1913 -- Her First Fashion House: Biarritz, 1915 -- Fashion, a Rapidly Changing Field: A Revolution on the Horizon -- 'Fashion Should Be the Expression of Place and Time'25 -- Inheritance and Betrayal -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Two: Mademoiselle's Flair (1918-1939) -- A Chance Meeting -- Misia the Friend -- Misia and Coco, Patrons -- Rivals -- Chanel's Flair -- Incorporating New Trends -- Identifying and Recruiting Talent -- Dimitri Pavlovitch Romanov and the Perfume That Became the Most Famous in the World -- Pierre Wertheimer: A Stormy Relationship -- Bendor, Duke of Westminster: The Political World and Incalculable Wealth -- The 'Little Black Dress' and the Great American Dream -- Tweed and Diamonds -- Coco Chanel at Home -- Prelude to War -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Three: Revival and Survival (1953-1971) -- Creative Boredom -- The Return of Chanel -- Looking to Eternity -- Survival .... Last Will and Testament -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsEpilogue: The Chanel Mystery (1939-1945) -- Selected Bibliography and Notes About Coco Chanel -- Coco Chanel - Audiovisual Documents -- About Coco Chanel -- Sandrel, Micheline -- Note 1 -- Title of the programme: Aujourd'hui, l'histoire -- The Chanel Revolution: Perfume, Suits and Little Black Dresses -- Creating Modern Fashion -- Maxims and Sayings by Gabrielle Chanel100 -- Case Discussion -- Coco Chanel -- References -- 2. Alain Bouchard, Couche-Tard/Circle K: Conquering the World of Convenience Stores -- Abstract -- A Strong Entrepreneurial Family Culture -- Entrepreneurship - A Family Tradition -- Alfred Bouchard, Man of the Forest and of the North -- Jean-Paul Bouchard and the Ups and Downs of an Entrepreneur's Life -- Goodbye Chicoutimi, Goodbye Beautiful House, Goodbye Cadillac and Luxury Life -- Life on the Manic Sites and the Emergence of a Budding Entrepreneur -- Rivière-du-Loup: The End of His Academic Career -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- From Bush Country and Small Towns to Montreal -- The Emergence of a New Concept: The Convenience Store -- Thanks to His Older Brother, Alain Bouchard Discovers a New World -- A Major Change in His Life: Freedom to Be Creative -- Mr Hébert Recognizes a Potential Star Who Could Improve Perrette's Operations -- Intrapreneur and Developer With Provi-Soir, Provigo's New Convenience Store Division -- Big Dreams -- From Intrapreneur to extrapreneur12 -- 1980s, a Key Decade: Developing His Own Entrepreneurial Activities -- Team Building: Choosing and Integrating Partners -- From Imaginative Strategist to Visionary Builder: Fast Growth Through Acquisitions -- Entering Asia, the European and Other International Markets: Discovering, Understanding, Acquiring and Sharing -- What Did He Learn From the Process? Building an Entrepreneurial System -- A Tenacious Leader Focused on Growth Supported by a Resilient and Complementary Team -- A Corporate Culture of 'Small Is Beautiful' -- Building a Decentralized Multinational Corporation - But Not at Any Cost -- A New Generation in the Wings -- The Next Generation: President and CEO Brian Hannasch -- Standardizing the Organization's Name: A Necessity? -- Reconciling Family and Work -- The Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation -- Circle K/Couche-Tard: Looking to the Future -- Case Discussion -- Alain Bouchard -- Reference -- Tenacity -- Inspiration From Entrepreneurs and Continuous Learning -- A Constant Concern for Growth and Acquisitions -- Estimating Fair Value and Setting Ego Aside in Negotiations -- A Look at Unionization -- The Constant Development of a Lively Entrepreneurial Culture -- Facilitators: A Crucial Role in Couche-Tard's Growth -- From Top to Bottom, Always Keep the Succession Process Alive -- Permanent Renewal and Reinvestment -- ... Acting as an Intrapreneur and Testing Boundaries -- ... Finding Business Opportunities -- ... Achieving His Dream Through Hard Work and Savings -- ... At Provi-Soir: Birth of a Market Analysis Model -- Acknowledging the Importance of People: Responsibility, Power and Culture... -- ... On Power: The Importance of Accountability and Decentralization -- ... Creating a System and Getting Organized for Growth -- ... Innovation -- Becoming an Entrepreneur: Intention, Sector Expertise, Being Naïve, Risk, Analysis... -- Becoming Involved and Sharing Values With Young People... -- Selection of Awards and Recognitions -- Québec -- Canada -- USA -- International -- Acknowledgements -- 2 - Life Stories of Facilitators -- Réal Plourde -- Pierre Nelis -- 3. Réal Plourde, Couche-Tard/Circle K and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Origin, Education and Early Work Experience From Anse-au-Persil to Laval University (Quebec City) -- Adventurer, Explorer and Man of Action -- Fulfilling a Dream: Exploring and Contributing to the African World -- An MBA, a New Set of Learning and Credibility Improvement -- Réal Plourde's Entrepreneurial Aspirations -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- Facilitating an Entrepreneur's Activities and Becoming a Partner in a Small Convenience Store Business -- A Corporate System, a Necessity as the Firm Grew: Courses and Training for Store Managers -- A Major Crisis -- Accountability Starting at Store Level: Belonging, Accountability and Flexibility -- Acquisitions: A Driving Force for the Firm's Growth and a Source of Motivation for Réal Plourde -- Innovation, Comparative Analysis, Creativity and Good Practice -- The Next Generation -- Where next? -- The Last Words ... -- Case Discussion -- Réal Plourde -- Acknowledgements -- Reference -- Awards Received -- Social Contributions -- Volunteer Work -- Other Activities -- 4. From Softimage to Microsoft and Then to Inno-Centre: Pierre Nelis and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Early Days: Across Continents -- A Peaceful Life in Canada -- The Canadian Armed Forces: Discipline and a Few Life Lessons -- Apprenticeships in the World of Organizations -- First Work Experiences: Applied Learning in a Variety of Fields -- Keeping Growing -- A Headhunter Changed His Career Path -- Moving Upwards With Noranda -- Looking for Challenges: The Softimage Adventure -- Discovering the World of Technological Creators -- Several 'Firsts' at Softimage, Including Market and Organizational Efficiency -- Learning to Be an Entrepreneurial Facilitator -- Individual Responsibility and Accountability Were at the Core of the Enterprise Culture -- Family Life vs Business Life -- Adaptation to Microsoft: Rigour, Discipline and Business Warfare Education Discovering the Culture of a Major International Corporation -- A Five-Year Transition: 1998-2003 -- From Operations to a Support Resource for Entrepreneurs and CEOs -- Joining Inno-centre11 -- A Home Port That Allowed Him to Do What He Loved ‒ Using External Facilitation as a Mean to Help Firms Grow -- Inno-centre: Channelling Entrepreneurial Energy and Expertise -- From Internal Facilitator to External Facilitation Matchmaker -- Effective External Facilitation: Matching Coaches to Clients -- Firms Undergoing Growth or Restructuring -- The Challenges of Project Management -- The Future -- Living in the Age of Technology -- A Major Concern for the Future -- His Succession -- Some Thoughts and Lessons Learned and Shared by Pierre Nelis -- Transparency, Rigour and Generosity -- Projective Thinking, Learning and the Importance of Clear Psychological Contracts -- Pierre Nelis, the Man and His Values: An Evangelist of Facilitation -- Building High-Growth SMEs: Learning to Live With Strong Cycles -- Sharing and Volunteering -- Case Discussion -- Pierre Nelis -- Acknowledgements -- 3 - Life Stories of Intrapreneurs -- Elmar Mock -- Emerson de Almeida -- 5. Elmar Mock, From the Swatch to Creaholic: Inventor, Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur -- Abstract -- An Unusual Family Background and Childhood -- An Atypical Child and a Stranger in His Own Milieu -- A Troublemaker at Home and at School -- University, Marriage and the Work Market: Taking His Place in Society -- A Standard Job in the Swiss Watch-Making Industry -- Industrial Watches and Polymer Engineering at ETA: A Technological Creator Moves away From the Norm -- The Swatch -- A Conservative Industry Is Shaken Up: The Birth of the Swatch -- Breaking all the Rules and Expecting to Be Fired -- Developing a Revolutionary Product in a Hostile Environment An Innovation in Product Concept and Design: The Swatch Conquers the Planet What does it mean to innovate? What skills are needed? What thought processes are involved? Answers to these questions can be found in the real-life storiesof Agents of Innovation Social interaction-Economic aspects Economic development-Technological innovations Knowledge management-Social aspects Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Filion, Louis Jacques Agents of Innovation Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited,c2023 9781837970131 |
| spellingShingle | Filion, Louis Jacques Agents of Innovation Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs Front Cover -- Agents of Innovation -- Agents of Innovation: Entrepreneurs, Facilitators and Intrapreneurs -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 - Life Stories of Entrepreneurs -- Coco Chanel -- Alain Bouchard -- Point of View, Interpretation and Understanding -- Discussions -- References -- 1. Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts -- Abstract -- Case Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three Acts1Act One: The Strange Little Hat-Maker2 (1883-1918) -- The Daughter of Albert Chanel, a Travelling Salesman -- Surviving Life in the Orphanage -- A Citizen of the World -- Étienne Balsan, the Initiator -- Choosing Audacity! -- A Good Idea Triggered by Boredom -- Arthur Capel: An Experienced and Creative Entrepreneur and Businessman -- The True Launch: Deauville, Summer 1913 -- Her First Fashion House: Biarritz, 1915 -- Fashion, a Rapidly Changing Field: A Revolution on the Horizon -- 'Fashion Should Be the Expression of Place and Time'25 -- Inheritance and Betrayal -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Two: Mademoiselle's Flair (1918-1939) -- A Chance Meeting -- Misia the Friend -- Misia and Coco, Patrons -- Rivals -- Chanel's Flair -- Incorporating New Trends -- Identifying and Recruiting Talent -- Dimitri Pavlovitch Romanov and the Perfume That Became the Most Famous in the World -- Pierre Wertheimer: A Stormy Relationship -- Bendor, Duke of Westminster: The Political World and Incalculable Wealth -- The 'Little Black Dress' and the Great American Dream -- Tweed and Diamonds -- Coco Chanel at Home -- Prelude to War -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsAct Three: Revival and Survival (1953-1971) -- Creative Boredom -- The Return of Chanel -- Looking to Eternity -- Survival .... Last Will and Testament -- Coco Chanel: Building an Empire - Chanel in Three ActsEpilogue: The Chanel Mystery (1939-1945) -- Selected Bibliography and Notes About Coco Chanel -- Coco Chanel - Audiovisual Documents -- About Coco Chanel -- Sandrel, Micheline -- Note 1 -- Title of the programme: Aujourd'hui, l'histoire -- The Chanel Revolution: Perfume, Suits and Little Black Dresses -- Creating Modern Fashion -- Maxims and Sayings by Gabrielle Chanel100 -- Case Discussion -- Coco Chanel -- References -- 2. Alain Bouchard, Couche-Tard/Circle K: Conquering the World of Convenience Stores -- Abstract -- A Strong Entrepreneurial Family Culture -- Entrepreneurship - A Family Tradition -- Alfred Bouchard, Man of the Forest and of the North -- Jean-Paul Bouchard and the Ups and Downs of an Entrepreneur's Life -- Goodbye Chicoutimi, Goodbye Beautiful House, Goodbye Cadillac and Luxury Life -- Life on the Manic Sites and the Emergence of a Budding Entrepreneur -- Rivière-du-Loup: The End of His Academic Career -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- From Bush Country and Small Towns to Montreal -- The Emergence of a New Concept: The Convenience Store -- Thanks to His Older Brother, Alain Bouchard Discovers a New World -- A Major Change in His Life: Freedom to Be Creative -- Mr Hébert Recognizes a Potential Star Who Could Improve Perrette's Operations -- Intrapreneur and Developer With Provi-Soir, Provigo's New Convenience Store Division -- Big Dreams -- From Intrapreneur to extrapreneur12 -- 1980s, a Key Decade: Developing His Own Entrepreneurial Activities -- Team Building: Choosing and Integrating Partners -- From Imaginative Strategist to Visionary Builder: Fast Growth Through Acquisitions -- Entering Asia, the European and Other International Markets: Discovering, Understanding, Acquiring and Sharing -- What Did He Learn From the Process? Building an Entrepreneurial System -- A Tenacious Leader Focused on Growth Supported by a Resilient and Complementary Team -- A Corporate Culture of 'Small Is Beautiful' -- Building a Decentralized Multinational Corporation - But Not at Any Cost -- A New Generation in the Wings -- The Next Generation: President and CEO Brian Hannasch -- Standardizing the Organization's Name: A Necessity? -- Reconciling Family and Work -- The Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation -- Circle K/Couche-Tard: Looking to the Future -- Case Discussion -- Alain Bouchard -- Reference -- Tenacity -- Inspiration From Entrepreneurs and Continuous Learning -- A Constant Concern for Growth and Acquisitions -- Estimating Fair Value and Setting Ego Aside in Negotiations -- A Look at Unionization -- The Constant Development of a Lively Entrepreneurial Culture -- Facilitators: A Crucial Role in Couche-Tard's Growth -- From Top to Bottom, Always Keep the Succession Process Alive -- Permanent Renewal and Reinvestment -- ... Acting as an Intrapreneur and Testing Boundaries -- ... Finding Business Opportunities -- ... Achieving His Dream Through Hard Work and Savings -- ... At Provi-Soir: Birth of a Market Analysis Model -- Acknowledging the Importance of People: Responsibility, Power and Culture... -- ... On Power: The Importance of Accountability and Decentralization -- ... Creating a System and Getting Organized for Growth -- ... Innovation -- Becoming an Entrepreneur: Intention, Sector Expertise, Being Naïve, Risk, Analysis... -- Becoming Involved and Sharing Values With Young People... -- Selection of Awards and Recognitions -- Québec -- Canada -- USA -- International -- Acknowledgements -- 2 - Life Stories of Facilitators -- Réal Plourde -- Pierre Nelis -- 3. Réal Plourde, Couche-Tard/Circle K and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Origin, Education and Early Work Experience From Anse-au-Persil to Laval University (Quebec City) -- Adventurer, Explorer and Man of Action -- Fulfilling a Dream: Exploring and Contributing to the African World -- An MBA, a New Set of Learning and Credibility Improvement -- Réal Plourde's Entrepreneurial Aspirations -- Discovering the World of Convenience Stores -- Facilitating an Entrepreneur's Activities and Becoming a Partner in a Small Convenience Store Business -- A Corporate System, a Necessity as the Firm Grew: Courses and Training for Store Managers -- A Major Crisis -- Accountability Starting at Store Level: Belonging, Accountability and Flexibility -- Acquisitions: A Driving Force for the Firm's Growth and a Source of Motivation for Réal Plourde -- Innovation, Comparative Analysis, Creativity and Good Practice -- The Next Generation -- Where next? -- The Last Words ... -- Case Discussion -- Réal Plourde -- Acknowledgements -- Reference -- Awards Received -- Social Contributions -- Volunteer Work -- Other Activities -- 4. From Softimage to Microsoft and Then to Inno-Centre: Pierre Nelis and Entrepreneurial Facilitation -- Abstract -- Early Days: Across Continents -- A Peaceful Life in Canada -- The Canadian Armed Forces: Discipline and a Few Life Lessons -- Apprenticeships in the World of Organizations -- First Work Experiences: Applied Learning in a Variety of Fields -- Keeping Growing -- A Headhunter Changed His Career Path -- Moving Upwards With Noranda -- Looking for Challenges: The Softimage Adventure -- Discovering the World of Technological Creators -- Several 'Firsts' at Softimage, Including Market and Organizational Efficiency -- Learning to Be an Entrepreneurial Facilitator -- Individual Responsibility and Accountability Were at the Core of the Enterprise Culture -- Family Life vs Business Life -- Adaptation to Microsoft: Rigour, Discipline and Business Warfare Education Discovering the Culture of a Major International Corporation -- A Five-Year Transition: 1998-2003 -- From Operations to a Support Resource for Entrepreneurs and CEOs -- Joining Inno-centre11 -- A Home Port That Allowed Him to Do What He Loved ‒ Using External Facilitation as a Mean to Help Firms Grow -- Inno-centre: Channelling Entrepreneurial Energy and Expertise -- From Internal Facilitator to External Facilitation Matchmaker -- Effective External Facilitation: Matching Coaches to Clients -- Firms Undergoing Growth or Restructuring -- The Challenges of Project Management -- The Future -- Living in the Age of Technology -- A Major Concern for the Future -- His Succession -- Some Thoughts and Lessons Learned and Shared by Pierre Nelis -- Transparency, Rigour and Generosity -- Projective Thinking, Learning and the Importance of Clear Psychological Contracts -- Pierre Nelis, the Man and His Values: An Evangelist of Facilitation -- Building High-Growth SMEs: Learning to Live With Strong Cycles -- Sharing and Volunteering -- Case Discussion -- Pierre Nelis -- Acknowledgements -- 3 - Life Stories of Intrapreneurs -- Elmar Mock -- Emerson de Almeida -- 5. Elmar Mock, From the Swatch to Creaholic: Inventor, Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur -- Abstract -- An Unusual Family Background and Childhood -- An Atypical Child and a Stranger in His Own Milieu -- A Troublemaker at Home and at School -- University, Marriage and the Work Market: Taking His Place in Society -- A Standard Job in the Swiss Watch-Making Industry -- Industrial Watches and Polymer Engineering at ETA: A Technological Creator Moves away From the Norm -- The Swatch -- A Conservative Industry Is Shaken Up: The Birth of the Swatch -- Breaking all the Rules and Expecting to Be Fired -- Developing a Revolutionary Product in a Hostile Environment An Innovation in Product Concept and Design: The Swatch Conquers the Planet Social interaction-Economic aspects Economic development-Technological innovations Knowledge management-Social aspects |
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