Fostering organizational performance: The role of learning and intrapreneurship

Molina, C.; Callahan, J.L.

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the connections between individual learning, intrapreneurship, and organizational learning to create an alternative model of how learning facilitates performance in organizations.

Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual paper selecting targeted scholarly works that provide support for the proposed model.

Findings
The paper presents a model of intrapreneurial learning and performance in which the constructs of environment, individual learning, intrapreneurship, and organizational learning influence organizational performance. Intrapreneurship is a relatively recent area of exploration in which scholarly efforts have primarily focused on identifying the construct and distinguishing it from entrepreneurship. The proposed model of intrapreneurial learning and performance joins a growing number of works that explore how intrapreneurship contributes to organizational performance. It is suggested that the framework may help scholars identify potential strategies of learning that could help organizations position intrapreneurship as a vehicle for improving organizational performance.

Originality/value
The paper postulates an original relationship among individual learning, intrapreneurship, organizational learning, environment, and organizational performance. In this framework, individual and organizational learning combine to offer a unique perspective on the link between intrapreneurship and organizational performance.

Citation

Molina, C., & Callahan, J. (2009). Fostering organizational performance: The role of learning and intrapreneurship. Journal of European industrial training, 33(5), 388-400. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590910966553

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jun 5, 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Deposit Date: Oct 19, 2021
• Journal: Journal of European Industrial Training
• Print ISSN: 0309-0590
• Publisher: MCB University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 388-400
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590910966553
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1234471