Exploring the predictive relationship between corporate entrepreneurship and innovative work behavior in North American pharmaceutical firms

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this empirical study, based on the resource-based view (RBV) theory as the theoretical foundation, examined the perceived relationship between corporate entrepreneurship (CE) and a manager's innovative work behaviors (IWB). The predictive relationship between CE and IWB in the pharmaceutical industry was measured in this quantitative nonexperimental study, based on data from a sample population of 92 manager level and above respondents measured by the Corporate Entrepreneurship Assessment Instrument and Innovative Work Behavior Scale. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the data from a single model. Multiple linear regression statistical analysis determined if there was a significant relationship between the independent variables (management support, work discretion, rewards/reinforcement, time availability, and organizational boundaries) and the dependent variable, IWB. The study lends empirical evidence in support of the RBV theory. The practical implication of this study constructively furthers the work completed in the area of CE and IWB and the vast research area of innovation. Overall, the study found a significant relationship between CE and IWB, while management support was significant in the predictive relationship between these constructs. A recommendation for further research is to explore CE and IWB constructs in a post-COVID-19 pandemic environment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)