Describes how Joline Godfrey, intrapreneur to Polaroid Corp, development and implementation of projects that could help Polaroid move to a more service, as opposed to product-oriented focus. Also depicted mentor protégé relationship between Godfrey and Gerald Sudbey, senior executive in the company. Address two issues: intrapreneurship and mentor-protege relationship. Allows students to explore the process of intrapreneurship, what it takes to be an effective agent of change in the organization. Also provides them with a textured understanding of mentor protégé relationship -. The different stages they go through, and the challenges and benefits that they are the "Hide
by Linda A. Hill, Melinda B. Conrad, Nancy Kamprath Source: Harvard Business School 15 pages. Publication Date: March 18, 1992. Prod. #: 492037-PDF-ENG
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