The Role of Supportive Leader in Influencing Intrapreneurship and Innovation: A Study on the Printing Houses in Topkapi, Istanbul

Selva Staub (), Senem Nart and Hüsnü Dayan
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Selva Staub: Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, No. 77, 10200 Bandırma, Balıkesir, Turkey
Senem Nart: Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, No. 77, 10200 Bandırma, Balıkesir, Turkey
Hüsnü Dayan: Turkish Naval Army, Ankara, Turkey

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2019, vol. 16, issue 04, 1-11

Abstract: Business continuity and competitiveness change according to effective management, innovative behaviors and supportive management style for creating more intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurship, innovation and management are important and interlocking concepts. This study is conducted with the workers of the micro and small-scale printing houses in Topkapi, Istanbul. Data were collected in person via survey of 16 micro- and small-scale businesses with a specific area of screen printers and digital printers. With participation from 136 members of the sector’s workforce, the aim of this study is to identify the factors influencing the innovativeness of intrapreneurs and explore the role of supportive leadership in this process. This study supports that there is a strong relationship between intrapreneurship and innovation and supportive leadership that increases the innovativeness in the printing firms of Topkapi region.

Keywords: Innovation; intrapreneurship; supportive leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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