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Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in the International journal of operations and production management, published by and copyright Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

Purpose – To investigate the role played by corporate entrepreneurs in the strategic renewal of mature manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach is adopted as a means of identifying links between corporate entrepreneurship and social capital. Data are drawn...

Purpose – The paper seeks to draw on the work of Engeström to set out an activity theory framework for the analysis of entrepreneurs engaged in the creation of new business ventures (NBVs). Adopting an activity‐based approach involves analysing the actions of individual and groups that are...