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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 1 Eight dimensions of intrapreneurship, adapted from Antoncic and Hisrich (2003)

From: Integration intrapreneurship: implementing innovation in a public healthcare organization

Intrapreneurship dimension and definition

1. New ventures: Creation of new autonomous or semi-autonomous units or firms

2. New businesses: Pursuit of and entering into new business related to current products or markets

3. Product/service innovativeness: Creation of new products and services

4. Process innovativeness: Innovations in production procedures and techniques

5. Self-renewal: Strategy reformulation, reorganization, and organizational change

6. Risk taking: Possibility of loss related to quickness in taking bold actions and committing resources in the pursuit of new opportunities

7. Proactiveness: Top management orientation for pioneering and initiative taking

8. Competitive aggressiveness: Aggressive posturing towards competitors/sector/system manager(s)

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