Innovation of Middle Managers of the Company and Its Relationship with Corporate Entrepreneurship.

Abstract

This empirical research proposed to corroborate how middle managers ́ entrepreneurial behavior is related to corporate entrepreneurship. Corporate entrepreneurship was measured through the innovations introduced and implemented by these middle managers in their firms. For this study we used a sample of 397 professionals in Chile. The results show that creativity and integrative experience are positive and significant related to innovations and the external market is negative with respect to promoting corporate entrepreneurship. With this work we want to contribute to the limited knowledge on this topic in the region. We conclude with a discussion about practical implications that could be relevant to promote innovation and corporate entrepreneurship.