Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Exploring the Relationship Between Organizational Factors and Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Desirability in a Corporate Setting

Authors

Deborah V. Brazeal, California State Polytechnic UniversityFollow
Mark T. Schenkel, Belmont University, USAFollow
Jay A. Azriel, York College of PennsylvaniaFollow

Issue Season

Spring

Document Type

Article

Abstract

While efforts at understanding how the entrepreneurial spirit is awakened (e.g., unwrapping the cognitive “black box”) have been productive in the new venture context, it remains largely unexplored in a corporate setting.This study extends previous research by investigating the relationship between organizational antecedents and perceptions of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and desirability of entrepreneurial activity. In a field study of organizations consistent with a corporate entrepreneurial archetype typology, we found that (1) individual work discretion and time availability impacted entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and (2) individual interest in work innovation influenced perceived desirability of innovative behaviors.

Recommended Citation

Brazeal, Deborah V.; Schenkel, Mark T.; and Azriel, Jay A. (2008) "Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Exploring the Relationship Between Organizational Factors and Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Desirability in a Corporate Setting," New England Journal of Entrepreneurship: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/neje/vol11/iss1/3