State-of-the-Art Analysis of Intrapreneurship: A Review of the Theoretical Construct and Its Bibliometrics

Abstract

Business complexity demands that companies look for alternative ways to ensure their survival. Thus, one means to generate a competitive position, growth and development is intrapreneurship, which refers to entrepreneurship that arises within established organizations. However, current studies of the phenomenon are sometimes limited to contributions that lack substantive theory. Given this problem, the objective of this study was to determine the current state of the art of intrapreneurship based on a documentary analysis. Similarly, a bibliometric analysis was carried out that evaluated the existing publications. A total of 133 documents related to the term were found. After analyzing these documents, we concluded that new studies on the matter need to be developed. Therefore, a future agenda is proposed and the implications of this phenomenon on the performance of current companies are discussed.

Entrepreneurship as a multidisciplinary phenomenon: culture and individual perceptions in business creation

“…The third point to emphasize is the importance of intrapreneurship (previous experience linked to entrepreneurship), as this factor has the greatest positive effect on the INDSUP Index (0.686). Intrapreneurship recognizes the development of entrepreneurial skills through work for others (Galván-Vela et al. , 2021) and highlights the importance of promoting the participation of workers in activities that foster the development of innovative ideas aimed at creating value in the organization in which they work (Antoncic and Hisrich, 2003), opening up a range of possibilities for intervention in both the public and private sectors.…”

“…The first is intrapreneurship, which refers to entrepreneurship carried out internally within an organization through the development of new products, services, technologies or strategies. It shares many characteristics with the entrepreneurial creation process, particularly in relation to innovation, competitiveness and growth (Antoncic and Hisrich, 2003; Galván-Vela et al. , 2021).…”

“…financing of business projects, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurial education and fear of failure) are considered (Arranz et al. , 2019; Galván-Vela et al. , 2021; Huang and Knight, 2017; Martínez-Martínez et al.…”

A Focus on Ethical Value under the Vision of Leadership, Teamwork, Effective Communication and Productivity

“…Hence, especially these days, when humanity is confronting itself with the unavoidable challenges and the imminent changes derived from the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented and foreseeable implications of the COVID-19 crisis, the decision-making processes of each and every organization at a global level should target key values in terms of ethics, leadership, team-work, effective communication and productivity, in the spirit of supporting performance and sustainable forms of behavior in organizations (Boynton 2006;Popescu 2020aPopescu , 2020bPopescu , 2020cPopescu , 2020dGalván-Vela et al 2021). In the light of recent discoveries, these key values might refer to but may not be limited to the following dominant suggested attributes: "effective governance"; great concern towards clients, communities, biodiversity, ecosystems, environment, people; respect for nature, individuals and all forms of life; persuasiveness, constructive, and systematical actions conducting to sustainable development and growth; trustworthiness (Davenport and Prusak 1998;Boynton 2006;Cots 2011;Popescu 2020aPopescu , 2020bPopescu , 2020cPopescu , 2020dGalván-Vela et al 2021).…”

Intuition and rationality in intrapreneurship and innovation outputs: The case of health professionals in primary health care

“…No such research on intrapreneurship has explored in the context of primary health sector. The bibliometric analysis carried out by Galván et al ( 2021 ) showed the existence of few studies on intrapreneurship, suggesting the contribution of new models in specific sectors and territories is required. They also raise the need to link the term with other areas of knowledge, such as psychology, specifically with regard to the measurement of intrapreneurship at the individual level by addressing the following question: what are the conditions that lead employees of a given organization or sector to develop intrapreneurial behavior and to propose and carry out new business ideas from the organization for which they work?…”