Corporate venturing and intrapreneurial behaviour: case studies in new technology based firms (NTBF)

Treball Final de Grau en Administració d'Empreses. Codi: AE1049. Curs acadèmic: 2016/2017Purpose: The main objective of this work is to study how some organizational variables that determine intra-entrepreneur orientation influence employees’ intra-entrepreneur behavior. For this purpose, we will consider background organizational and individual information of intra-entrepreneurship. More precisely, organizational analyzed variables are management support, use of rewards, and freedom, uncertainty and available time within tasks. At the individual level, we will also assess innovative nature, proactivity and risk assumption by employers in order to establish the level of intra-entrepreneur behavior within the staff. Design/Methodology: For the purpose of achieving proposed aims, we pose a research model that is based in a theoretical revision and in models formulated over time. With a view to resolve raised questions, we have collected data through several questionnaires which are completed by CEOs/CTOs and employers from two companies that operate in a technologic and innovative environment in the province of Castellon, such as “Nayar Systems” and “Pinchaaquí”. Findings: Results reveal the fact that both companies present high levels of innovative behavior and proactivity by employees according to the point of view of management. Furthermore, we also observed the low risks assumed by the personal from both companies. Apart from that, our results show that as management support increases, so does the use of rewards and freedom within tasks, in other words, higher levels of intraentrepreneur behavior emerge in the business