The intrapreneur and innovation in creative firms

This article analyses how the intrapreneur’s demographic characteristics and personal values influence innovation performance in small creative firms. We demonstrate that the intrapreneur’s previous experience in developing and commercializing creative products and services, together with an entrepr...

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Published in:International small business journal 2012-08, Vol.30 (5), p.513-535
Main Authors: Camelo-Ordaz, Carmen, Fernández-Alles, Mariluz, Ruiz-Navarro, José, Sousa-Ginel, Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commercialization
Demographics
Entrepreneurs
Industrial research
Innovation
Innovations
Intrapreneurs
Organizational effectiveness
Small and medium sized enterprises
Small business
Studies
Value systems
Values
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Summary:This article analyses how the intrapreneur’s demographic characteristics and personal values influence innovation performance in small creative firms. We demonstrate that the intrapreneur’s previous experience in developing and commercializing creative products and services, together with an entrepreneurial value system (EVS), constitute characteristics that positively affect a firm’s innovation performance. This article makes two main contributions. First, research on factors that stimulate innovation in small creative firms is scarce. Second, the article applies a cognitive approach integrating demographic characteristics and personal values, aspects that are rarely jointly explored in entrepreneurship research.
ISSN:0266-2426
1741-2870
DOI:10.1177/0266242610385396