Intrapreneurship


The concept presents the history of intrapreneurship which dates from 1985 and reviews its two main approaches, along with implementation steps and success factors.

Technique Overview

Intrapreneurship Definition

Intrapreneurship is the process by which an individual or a group of employees within an existing organisation create a new venture or instigate change or innovation (Toftoy and Chatterjee, 2004).

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Further Reading

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  • Antoncic, B. and Hisrich, R.D. (2001) Intrapreneurship: Construct Refinement and Cross-cultural Validation. Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 16, pp. 495-527.
  • Bornstein, D. and Davis, S. (2010) Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs To Know. Oxford University Press, New York.
  • Carrier, C. (1996) Intrapreneurship in Small Businesses: An Exploratory Study. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 21, pp. 5-21, Fall.
  • Christensen, K.S. (2005) Enabling Intrapreneurship: The Case of a Knowledge-intensive Industrial Company. European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 8(3), pp. 305-22.

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