Winning combinations : [electronic resource] the coming wave of entrepreneurial partnerships between large and small companies / James W. Botkin, Jana B. Matthews.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Business at the brink -- Completing the value chain : trap or trajectory? -- Home-grow, bankroll, buy or partner? Choices for large corporations -- Beaver, bear, monkey, or kangaroo? Choices for entrepreneurs -- Making partnerships work : principles and practices for success -- Potential pitfalls : what can go wrong -- Japanese entrepreneurship : the power of Kaizen and Keiretsu -- Entrepreneurial non-partners in the United Kingdom : the case of the missing middle -- Entrepreneurial partnerships in Sweden : an opportunity waiting to happen -- Central European entrepreneurship : spotlight on Hungary.