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Chronos meets Kairos: The strategic enactment of time in corporate entrepreneurship

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study extends current knowledge on time and temporal work in entrepreneurship by exploring how corporate entrepreneurs navigate the temporal complexity underlying their situated entrepreneurial endeavors. By drawing on a sample of corporate entrepreneurs operating in large and established Finnish organizations, I develop a model of temporal work which unpacks the practices that corporate entrepreneurs skillfully deploy to leverage and influence the temporal structures that condition their entrepreneurial work. Moreover, the study elucidates the nature of time—represented by the two opposing temporal ‘forces’ of chronos and kairos underlying corporate entrepreneurship—as a pivotal element at play in corporate entrepreneurial processes, further illuminating the consequences of such temporal work for corporate entrepreneurs and their employing firms.

Source: Journal of Business Venturing

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2026.106627

Author: Aracely Soto-Simeone

Institution: Aalto University

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,130