Marina Biniari
Assistant Professor, High-growth Entrepreneurship at Aalto University School of Business
Schools
- Aalto University School of Business
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Biography
Aalto University School of Business
My research and teaching focus on the social-psychological and organizational antecedents of entrepreneurial behavior (the exploration and exploitation of opportunities) within existing companies. Academics call this phenomenon "corporate entrepreneurship", while practitioners prefer the term "intrapreneurship". Regardless of the term used, entrepreneurial behavior within companies is a complex process where two forces meet. From the top-down, companies design initiatives and systems to nudge, while monitoring, employees toward entrepreneurial behavior. From the bottom-up, employees do not homogeneously engage in the pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities on the behalf of their employers as their motivation and risk-taking propensity varies significantly. Understanding how an appropriate balance is achieved to lead to the pursuit of opportunities in a sustainable way keeps me intrigued!
BACKGROUND
Education
Ph.D. (2008) Corporate Entrepreneurship and Strategy Process; Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde, UK PhD Thesis: “The corporate venturing process of large corporations: A critical realist perspective” M.Sc. (2000) International Marketing and Business; Department of Marketing, University of Strathclyde, UK
B.Sc. (1999) (Honours) Economics; Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Research and Teaching Experience
2008-2013: Assistant Professor, Strathclyde Business School, UK
2007- 2008: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Cass Business School, City University, UK
2001: Research Assistant, Centre of Social Marketing, University of Strathclyde, UK
2000-2006: Lecturer, Strathclyde Business School, UK
## Peer-reviewed scientific articles
Journal article-refereed, Original research
The configuration of corporate venturing logics: An integrated resource dependence and institutional perspective Biniari, Marina G.; Simmons, Sharon A.; Monsen, Erik W.; Pizarro Moreno, M.I. 2015 in Small Business Economics (Springer Netherlands) ISSN: 0921-898X
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