A conceptual study on the relationship between intrapreneurship andınnovation in the enterprises

Abstract

Innovation for enterprises has become a signifcant and frequently used tool in recent years.In the globalization process, long-term competitiveness of enterprises depends on theirability to renovate their techniques about new products, processes, markets, technologies,strategies and administration. In this context, intrapreneurship, which discovers and followsnew opportunities through innovations and risk taking, is one of the effective strategiesfor acquiring a competitive advantage. Intrapreneurship is to provide innovation bytransferring information-sharing and organizational-learning into work processes. Therefore,intrapreneurship is accepted as a main source of both social and economical growth andinternal growth and development. As a whole, in this study, the relationship between theconcepts of intrapreneurship and innovation is examined conceptually and the signifcance ofthe issue is presented.