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L?innovazione nel settore informatico in Italia: l?attività di Corporate venture capital del Gruppo Olivetti negli anni Ottanta

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  • Cinzia COLAPINTO

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The present paper focuses on the innovation process in the computer science industry in Italy during the eighties. We choose a representative case study, the Olivetti Group. During the eighties, Olivetti stepped up its growth with international acquisitions, agreements and alliances, as well as a number of venture capital operations. Olivetti was the only Italian company involved in corporate venture capital (CVC), which is an instrument used to foster research and development, especially in the Information and Technology sector. Olivetti's corporate venture program, initiated in 1980, was developed to provide Olivetti a window on emerging technologies and companies, as well as provide potential new sources of business in the US and Europe

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  • Cinzia COLAPINTO, 2006. "L?innovazione nel settore informatico in Italia: l?attività di Corporate venture capital del Gruppo Olivetti negli anni Ottanta," Departmental Working Papers 2006-036, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano.
    • Handle: RePEc:mil:wpdepa:2006-036
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    Keywords

    Innovation; Corporate venture capital; Information and Technology;
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    JEL classification:

    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • L63 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment

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