Creating corporate entrepreneurship through strategic leadership
Date
2008-06
Authors
Hough, Johan
Scheepers, Retha
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Journal of Global Strategic Management
Abstract
Strategy is not what it used to be. To compete effectively,
large businesses must respond quickly, creatively and
innovatively to develop an entrepreneurial environment
to assist this response. Strategic leadership is crucial to
develop the organizational environment needed to
increase the entrepreneurial orientation in established
businesses. The purpose of this article is to determine
if the salient organizational factors that aid in the
development of the corporate entrepreneurship (CE)
capability are applicable in the South African context.
A cross sectional telephone SUIVey of 315 South African
companies indicated that strategic leadership of an
enteiprise is crucial to develop and support CE. Strategic
leadership which encourages autonomy and provides
rewards for entrepreneurial behaviour creates a
supportive organizational structure to strengthen
corporate entrepreneurship.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.isma.info/index.php?k=6&s_id=9
Keywords
Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategic planning
Citation
Hough, J. & Scheepers, R. 2008. Creating corporate entrepreneurship through strategic leadership. Journal of Global Strategic Management, 2(1):17-25.