Fostering organizational performance
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the connections between individual learning, intrapreneurship, and organizational learning to create an alternative model of how learning facilitates performance in organizations. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper selecting targeted scholarly works that provide support for the proposed model. Findings The paper presents a model of intrapreneurial learning and performance in which the constructs of environment, individual learning, intrapreneurship, and organizational learning influence organizational performance. Intrapreneurship is a relatively recent area of exploration in which scholarly efforts have primarily focused on identifying the construct and distinguishing it from entrepreneurship. The proposed model of intrapreneurial learning and performance joins a growing number of works that explore how intrapreneurship contributes to organizational performance. It is suggested that the framework may help scholars identify potential strategies of learning that could help organizations position intrapreneurship as a vehicle for improving organizational performance. Originality/value The paper postulates an original relationship among individual learning, intrapreneurship, organizational learning, environment, and organizational performance. In this framework, individual and organizational learning combine to offer a unique perspective on the link between intrapreneurship and organizational performance.
Authors: Carlos Molina, Jamie L. Callahan
Institutions: Universidad Católica del Norte, Texas A&M University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1507224430