Building Responsible Innovation in International Organizations through Intrapreneurship

Tina C. Ambos, Katherine Tatarinov · 2021 · Journal of Management Studies

Summary. International organizations like the UN struggle to innovate despite their mandate for responsible innovation. This study examines eight intrapreneurial initiatives in socially oriented organizations, finding that initiatives originating in country offices scale through two pathways: organic country-by-country expansion or strategic headquarters-driven scaling. Both approaches manage tensions differently to build competence, align structures, and extend organizational mission. Intrapreneurship enables digital transformation and develops organizational capacity for responsible innovation.

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  title   = {Building Responsible Innovation in International Organizations through Intrapreneurship},
  author  = {Tina C. Ambos and Katherine Tatarinov},
  journal = {Journal of Management Studies},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.1111/joms.12738},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12738}
}

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DOI

10.1111/joms.12738

Countries

Switzerland

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28