The Effects of Organizational Factors on Potential Outcomes of Corporate Entrepreneurship: an Empirical Study on Firms Operating in the ICT Industry

This study examines the relationship between organizational factors affecting corprate and potential outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship. These organizational factors include: management support, work discretion, rewarding provide enough chances for creativity, defeat organizational barriers and employee motivation. The potential outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship are Job satisfaction and perceived customer satisfaction. We collected data from 4 firms operating in communication and information technology sectors. 94 technical employees from these firms have participated in our face to face interviews. The results of the study revealed that work discretion, existence of enough chances for employees to improve their creativity and motivation, positively affect potential outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship. These results may be of practical use to firms that are trying to become more entrepreneurial.