Social entrepreneurial action in established organizations: Developing the concept of social intrapreneurship

Thijs H.J. Geradts and Elisa Alt

Journal of Business Research, 2022, vol. 151, issue C, 197-206

Abstract: Social entrepreneurs are heralded for tackling entrenched social problems by approaching innovation, resource allocation, and the management of uncertainty in ways that escape the ability of established organizations. Although social entrepreneurship is manifested through the founding of new organizations or as entrepreneurial action inside established organizations, the latter has received far less scholarly attention to date. In this paper, we argue that the context of established organizations poses unique opportunities and challenges to individuals engaging in entrepreneurial action to address social problems, which remain hitherto unexplored. To advance our knowledge on social intrapreneurship, we integrate and synthesize the de novo social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship literatures with a focus on how entrepreneurs in both contexts address the three core elements of entrepreneurial action: innovation, resource allocation, and uncertainty. In doing that, we offer a set of premises that conceptually develop entrepreneurial action by social intrapreneurs, and open avenues for future research.

Keywords: Intrapreneurship; Innovation; Resource allocation; Social entrepreneurship; Social intrapreneurship; Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.06.047

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