Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1&2

Role of organizational flexibility for corporate entrepreneurship: Case study of FedEx corporation

  • Author:
  • B.R. Bhardwaj, K. Momaya
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 37 to 44

Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Viswakarma Bhawan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi – 110016

Abstract

In order to remain competitive in global markets, an organization needs to focus on corporate entrepreneurship. This requires an organizational structure that allows organizational flexibility. A study on logistics and transportation organization, FedEx Corporation has been conducted to analyze the practice of strategy formulation and implementation based on corporate entrepreneurship. The case has been developed to find out the organizational flexibility issues in much greater depth. The study is based on Flexible Systems Methodology and was conducted through interviews. The synthesis of the learning reveals that there is a need for proper understanding of corporate entrepreneurship and flexible approach of organization to make the concept more effective.

Keywords

corporate entrepreneurship, flexibility, learning issues