Managers' corporate entrepreneurial actions: Examining perception and position |
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Authors: | Jeffrey S Hornsby Donald F Kuratko Dean A Shepherd Jennifer P Bott |
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Institution: | 1. College of Business Administration, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States;2. The Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1701, United States;3. Miller College of Business, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, United States |
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Abstract: | Are organizational factors that support entrepreneurial action supportive for all? We use the literatures on corporate entrepreneurship and managerial levels to propose that managers differ in structural ability to make the most of their organizational environment. Using a sample 458 managers and moderated Poisson regression analysis we found that the relationship between managers' perceptions of the organizational environment and the number of entrepreneurial ideas implemented varied across managers of different structural levels. Specifically, (1) the positive relationship between managerial support and entrepreneurial action is more positive for senior and middle level managers than it is for lower- (first) level managers, and (2) the positive relationship between work discretion and entrepreneurial action is more positive for senior and middle level managers than it is for first-level managers. These findings suggest that managerial level provides a structural ability to “make more of” organizational factors that support entrepreneurial action. |
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Keywords: | Corporate entrepreneurship Managerial levels Action |
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