Corporate entrepreneurship: An empirical look at the innovativeness dimension and its antecedents
Authors: Rutherford, Matthew W.; Holt, Daniel T.
Source: Journal of Organizational Change Management, Volume 20, Number 3, 2007 , pp. 429-446(18)
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Key:
- Free Content
- New Content
- Subscribed Content
- Free Trial Content
Abstract:
<B>Purpose</B> - The purpose of this paper is to submit and test a model of corporate entrepreneurship (CE). <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - Using a sample of 264 employees of a mid-sized organization, the authors conceptualize three antecedent categories of CE: process, context, and individual characteristics. The authors also test the mediating affect of CE on desirable individual outcomes: job satisfaction, turnover intent, and affective commitment. <B>Findings</B> - The results indicate that the model does an adequate job of explaining CE, and that CE mediates the relationship between our antecedents and individual outcomes. <B>Originality/value</B> - For researchers, the primary value of this research is the opportunity to consider a predictive model of CE on the knowledge base currently in the field. For practitioners, the process seems to offer an important precursor to CE.Keywords: Entrepreneurialism; Innovation; Modelling
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1108/09534810710740227
Key:
- Free Content
- New Content
- Subscribed Content
- Free Trial Content

Click here for Page Help