A Self-Assessment for Measuring Organizational Readiness for Digital Intrapreneurship – An Action Design-Research Approach
Type
working paper
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Abstract
Digital technologies allow organizations to democratize innovation and involve ordinary employees in corporate innovation. Thus, digital intrapreneurship platforms (DIPs) have become important in guiding and hosting the innovation process. Despite organizations’ rising interest in intrapreneurial endeavors, many initiatives fail to deliver the desired outcomes due to a lack of organizational readiness to leverage the potential of DIPs. Therefore, we developed a digital intrapreneurship readiness assessment (DIRA) for organizations. Through an action design research process (ADR), we identified 26 factors across six dimensions: Intrapreneurial Culture, Leadership Support, Organizational Structure, Innovation Maturity, Intrapreneurship Program Management, and IT Infrastructure. Our work contributes to the literature by bridging the gap between intrapreneurship and digital technologies, providing insights into measuring organizational readiness for DIPs. The DIRA offers a self-assessment instrurment to guide organizations in their readiness for digital intrapreneurship and advances theoretical understanding and measurement of intrapreneurship in the digital era.
Language
English (United States)
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Contact Email Address
lenamarie.paetzmann@gmail.com