Corporate entrepreneurship: An empirical look at the innovativeness dimension and its antecedents

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to submit and test a model of corporate entrepreneurship (CE).

Design/methodology/approach

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.

Findings

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.

Originality/value

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.

Citation

Rutherford, M.W. and Holt, D.T. (2007), "Corporate entrepreneurship: An empirical look at the innovativeness dimension and its antecedents", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 20 No. 3, pp. 429-446. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810710740227