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6 Panel IV: Alternative Forms of Entrepreneurships in Sustainable Technologies: Intrapreneurship in Corporations and Government, Social Entrepreneurship, and Traditional Entrepreneurship
Pages 29-32

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... Department of Energy Judith Giordan, Senior Advisor, National Collegiate Innovators and Inventors Alliance Lucinda Sanders, CEO and Co-founder, National Center for Women & Information Technology Sharon Nunes, Vice President, IBM Green Innovations Sharon Nunes addressed the occurrence of entrepreneurship within a large company, that she termed intrapreneurship. Specifically, she commented on the factors that contribute to success in this arena and emphasized the need for understanding the markets to help identify future gaps, trends, needs, and technical developments.
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From page 30...
... To help identify the possibilities for creativity and innovation in the government, Savitz drew parallels between industry and the government, highlighting the following features: • Funding: Congress, like venture capitalists, expects justification of allocated funds. Thus, as in the corporate sector, government workers need to build sound business plans and carry out extensive expenditure analysis before committing their limited resources in a new venture.
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From page 31...
... Giordan noted that male managers overestimated the amount of home-related stress experienced by women relative to the amount of conflict reported by women themselves. She suggested that this leads to women being passed-over for career opportunities because of perceived time constraints induced by family responsibilities.
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From page 32...
... • None of the women mentioned gender issues on their own accord when discussing entrepreneurship, and the interviewers did not initiate discussion of this topic. Sanders concluded that these female IT innovators evolved over time both in their interest in entrepreneurship and in their confidence to succeed.
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