INTRAPRENEURSHIP IN SMES: ABOUT THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT AND R&D
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 11
Abstract
Intrapreneurship is a research subject for over 30 years. Research focuses mainly on internal factors that stimulate intrapreneurship in large corporations. This paper reports a study on intrapreneurship in organizations of different sizes. Two indicators for intrapreneurship were developed. A first indicator to measure the perception of the organizational conditions, and the second indicator for intrapreneurial behaviour. A questionnaire was set out among 711 companies of different sizes of which 156 valid responses were received (response rate 22%). The results of this study shows that in organizations with an interest of management for intrapreneurship there are higher levels of intrapreneurship perceived as well as that the organizational conditions are more favourable. Higher budgets for R&D do have an effect on the organizational conditions but not on intrapreneurial behaviour; in other words, perceived better conditions does not lead to higher levels or more intrapreneurship.
Authors and Affiliations
Peter van der Sijde| (Corresponding Author) VU University Amsterdam, De Boelaan 1081 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands p.c.vander.sijde@vu.nl tel: 00-31-205986393, Simon Veenker| Yvora, Stationsweg 95-G, 2515 BK The Hague Netherlands s.veenker@yvora.com, Wim During| University of Twente, P.O. box 217 7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands w.a.during@tsm.utwente.nl
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