Entrepreneurship in Established Organizations: The Case of the Public Sector

Michael H. Morris and Foard F. Jones

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1999, vol. 24, issue 1, 71-91

Abstract: The potential role of entrepreneurship in public sector organizations is explored. Entrepreneurship is conceptualized as a manageable process with underlying dimensions of innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness. Unique characteristics of the public sector environment are examined, and a number of core principles and concepts from entrepreneurship are applied. Arguments against the application of these concepts are addressed. Results are reported of a survey of 152 public sector managers in South Africa. The findings suggest that these managers find entrepreneurship to be a salient concept for their organizations, and that the key obstacles to its implementation are very similar to those reported by corporate managers. Implications are drawn for theory and practice, and a number of suggestions are made for further research.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1177/104225879902400105

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