Intrapreneurship - A International Study
Niels Bosma, Erik Stam and Sander Wennekers have authored a paper presenting the results of a novel international study of intrapreneurship ( i.e., employees developing new business activities for their employer), carried out in eleven countries as part of GEM 2008:
At the individual level, it is found that intrapreneurs are much more likely to have intentions to start a new independent business than other employees. However, at the macro level the study finds a negative correlation between intrapreneurship and independent entrepreneurship. One explanation for these contrasting outcomes is a diverging effect of per capita income on intrapreneurship (positive effect) and early-stage entrepreneurial activity (negative effect).