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L’entrepreneuriat organisationnel au service de l’innovation

L’entrepreneuriat organisationnel au service de l’innovation

De nombreuses entreprises font le pari de l’entrepreneuriat organisationnel (corporate entrepreneurship) pour pallier les insuffisances des processus d’innovation existants. Mais l’entrepreneuriat organisationnel a des limites et ne constitue pas toujours l’approche la plus indiquée. Ce billet tente de préciser les spécificités de l’entrepreneuriat organisationnel et les situations pour lesquelles il constitue une modalité d’innovation particulièrement appropriée.

Exploring the links between entrepreneurial orientation and intrapreneurship in SMEs

Exploring the links between entrepreneurial orientation and intrapreneurship in SMEs

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the links between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and intrapreneurship within the context of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper builds on a historical review of the two main currents of the corporate entrepreneurship literature and the distinction established by French scholars between “traditional SMEs” and “miniature large firms”. Findings – The paper summarizes various findings regarding the antecedents of EO and intrapreneurship in SMEs and elaborates a series of testable propositions linking EO to intrapreneurship. Practical implications – The paper posits the existence of different types of SMEs and suggests that the organizational and managerial antecedents of EO differ by type. Originality/value – The paper explores the relation between intrapreneurship and EO, thus connecting two unrelated streams of literature within the field of corporate entrepreneurship.