IntrapreneurshipMission Impossible

Intrapreneurship Conference Amsterdam 2016

Erik Stam

Arthur Fry

Ken Kutaragi

Jef Raskin (#31)Paul Buchheit (#23)

The intrapreneurship puzzle

Selection

Performance

Organization

Innovation

Paul Buchheit (#23)

All pieces of the intrapreneurship puzzle need to be in place, in order to lead to improved performance

Continuous growth Google

Resources / time &

leadership

Product & service

innovations

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Highly educatedachievers

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All pieces of the intrapreneurship puzzle need to be in place, in order to lead to improved performance

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Bonus for increasing

output

Financial

innovations

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Proactive employees_

Selection

Performance

Organization

Innovation

Organizing for Innovation

Organizing for Innovation – Job characteristics

• Job autonomy– Positive effect on job satisfaction!

• Job variety – Making new combinations at work!– Internal flexibility – external flexibility: both

positive for innovation • External contacts– New knowledge, bridge cognitive distance– Alumni

Organizing for Innovation – HR system

• Reward structure– What are the appropriate rewards?• What’s measured, gets done (#transactions, #patents, …)• Rewarding ‘failure’ / success: innovation downside/upside

• Resources / time– Slack resources for experimentation (moderate

workload, work on long-term problem-solving)

=> Innovation contests

Organizing for Innovation – Leadership & Group

• Leadership– Participative leadership– Transformational leadership– Direct managerial support

• Group climate– Intrapreneurship as ‘norm’– Shared vision– Participative safety

• speak up and raise concerns, without fear of negative consequences

Selection

Performance

Organization

Innovation

Organizing for Innovation

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IntrapreneurshipMission Impossible

Intrapreneurship Conference Amsterdam 2016

Erik Stam