How to read like an entrepreneur; Big and bulky? Some tips for slimming down.(Focus: Small Business)

Crain's Chicago Business, June, 2006 by HENRICKS, MARK

Byline: MARK HENRICKS The term "intrapreneurship'' has been around at least 20 years, but it's only recently become a buzzword in business circles. Here's a sampling of where to go to find out what all the talk's about. Come on, you can't read too many business books, can you? Don't answer that.

BOOKS "Innovation and Entrepreneurship'' By Peter F. Drucker Harper Business, $16.95 In a new edition of a 1985 classic, the godfather of management thinkers explains how a behemoth can be as entrepreneurial as a startup by setting up systems to encourage innovation. A potentially dry read is enlivened with examples of innovation at big companies like General Electric Co. and British retailer Marks & Spencer. "The Entrepreneurial Mindset'' By Rita...