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- Title
Individualism and the Modern Corporation: Implications for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- Authors
Morris, Michael H.; Avila, Ramon A.; Allen, Jeffrey
- Abstract
The extent to which entrepreneurship in established firms is the result of a more individualistic versus collectivistic culture is explored. Hypotheses are tested in which it is proposed that a curvilinear relationship exists between individualism-collectivism and corporate entrepreneurship. Findings are reported from a survey completed separately by three functional area managers in each of eighty-four industrial firms. The results support the hypotheses, such that entrepreneurship is highest under conditions of balanced individualism-collectivism, and declines in highly individualistic and more collectivitistic environments. In conclusion, managers and theorists interested in entrepreneurship must begin to come to terms with the roles of the individual and the group, respectively, within an organizational context. These roles are an integral component of the internal environment of the firm. The fact that some degree of collectivism serves to facilitate entrepreneurial behavior is a starting point for organizational design and development.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INDIVIDUALISM; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; BUSINESS enterprises; HYPOTHESIS; COLLECTIVISM (Social psychology); EXECUTIVES
- Publication
Journal of Management, 1993, Vol 19, Issue 3, p595
- ISSN
0149-2063
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/014920639301900305