Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Authors

Burton V. Dean

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-1-1984

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is having a major impact on this country's economy in terms of both job creation and capital appreciation. Published studies have demonstrated that there are several features common to the start-up of technology-based entrepreneurially oriented organizations. However, there is no evidence in the published literature on the subject of a network planning method being developed and applied to manage such ventures. This is in significant contrast to the widespread use of such planning methods in other areas of management to schedule and control complex projects. Based on the use of a systems approach, a project management method is developed and applied to the management of an entrepreneurially oriented innovative start-up company.

Keywords

Operations research, New business enterprises--Management, High technology industries--Management, Project management, Entrepreneurship, Business planning, Industrial management--Technological innovations

Publication Title

Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

Issue

Technical memorandum no. 548

Rights

This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use

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