New Insights on Innovative Individuals: Uncovering the Characteristics of Corporate Entrepreneurs
Author: Kristian Brøndum
Issue: 2019, Vol. 5
Abstract
Corporate entrepreneurs are one of the main drivers of innovation in organisations. Despite their importance, the research of these entrepreneurial-thinking employees – also often referred to as intrapreneurs – has been quite disparate and fragmented with no elaborate holistic concept defining their characteristics. This study rigorously examines the historical research done within this area on an individual level through a structured review approach. Eighty-seven articles were analysed, and 976 items were extracted from these. The results revealed 19 general characteristics: creative innovator, high achiever, proactive initiator, risk taker, organisational networker, self-confident, flexible open-minded, enthusiastically perseverant, opportunity recogniser, experimental problem solver, persuasive influencer, autonomous, team organiser, change agent, idea generator, business planner, visionary, customer-focused, and decision maker. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed, and future research is suggested.
Keywords: intrapreneurship, intrapreneurial characteristics, corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial employees, innovation management, systematic literature review.
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Author: Kristian Brøndum
Issue: 2019, Vol. 5
Abstract
Corporate entrepreneurs are one of the main drivers of innovation in organisations. Despite their importance, the research of these entrepreneurial-thinking employees – also often referred to as intrapreneurs – has been quite disparate and fragmented with no elaborate holistic concept defining their characteristics. This study rigorously examines the historical research done within this area on an individual level through a structured review approach. Eighty-seven articles were analysed, and 976 items were extracted from these. The results revealed 19 general characteristics: creative innovator, high achiever, proactive initiator, risk taker, organisational networker, self-confident, flexible open-minded, enthusiastically perseverant, opportunity recogniser, experimental problem solver, persuasive influencer, autonomous, team organiser, change agent, idea generator, business planner, visionary, customer-focused, and decision maker. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed, and future research is suggested.
Keywords: intrapreneurship, intrapreneurial characteristics, corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial employees, innovation management, systematic literature review.
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