Corporate entrepreneurship in a Brazilian public institution: A multiple Case Study
International Journal of Development Research
Corporate entrepreneurship in a Brazilian public institution: A multiple Case Study
Received 16th November, 2021; Received in revised form 11th December, 2021; Accepted 13th January, 2022; Published online 20th February, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Guilherme Beaurepaire Pereira da Silva. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study addressed the factors that contribute to corporate entrepreneurship (CE) initiatives in a public institution in Brazil. The article is based on an in-depth qualitative study, with the unit of analysis being two managers of Fiocruz, a public institution of research and higher education. Analysis of the two cases was guided by variables that involve the profile of the corporate entrepreneurs: external and internal aspects that stimulate the emergence of the phenomenon as well as its challenges. In this way, it was possible to identify that in addition to the intrapreneurs’ characteristics, levels of education and hierarchical positions were also relevant to the development of CE. It can be inferred that autonomy, the time available for developing new ideas, social needs, and the legal structure that guides their actions were the most important factors for developing CE at Fiocruz.
