| Abstract |
Purpose While extant literature has advanced our understanding of senior and middle managers in corporate entrepreneurship, studies have only recently attended to the role of non-managerial employees (NMEs). These organizational members bring ideas, resources and energy to the pursuit of innovative opportunities, yet the determinants of their entrepreneurial behavior are poorly understood. Design/methodology/approach The authors performed a systematical literature review on the subject of NMEs in corporate entrepreneurship to identify gaps and recommend an agenda for future research. Findings The review revealed gaps regarding (1) the distance of NMEs from decisions on corporate strategic intent, (2) agentic choices made by NMEs to use their subject matter expertise for their employers' benefit, and the influences of (3) job characteristics and (4) organizational infrastructural support of entrepreneurial behavior. Originality/value The authors present a theoretical framework and directions for future research. |
| Authors |
Mariusz Soltanifar  , Mathew Hughes , Gina Colarelli O’Connor , Jeffrey G. Covin  , Nadine Roijakkers
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| Journal Info |
Emerald Publishing Limited | International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research , vol: 29
, iss: 11
, pages: 206 - 240
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| Publication Date |
7/11/2023 |
| ISSN |
1355-2554 |
Type |
article |
| Open Access |
hybrid
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| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-04-2022-0333 |
| Keywords |
Employee Engagement (Score: 0.576625)
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