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Exploring Intrapreneurial Competencies in the Public Sector: The Role of Innovation Training, Context, and Culture

Berhe, Beza Tsegaye LU and Majumdar, Kheyali LU (2025) ENTN19 20251
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
This study explores how short-term innovation training, particularly in design thinking (DT), influences intrapreneurial competencies among public sector employees. Focusing on a case study within Stockholm Stad’s Department of Elderly Care, the research compares employees who participated in a structured DT workshop with those who did not. Using a qualitative, comparative case study design and thematic analysis, the findings reveal that DT training enhances competencies such as user-centric thinking, proactivity, risk-taking, autonomy, and innovativeness. The study also emphasizes the importance of enabling conditions like leadership support, psychological safety, and collaborative culture in translating training into sustained... (More)
This study explores how short-term innovation training, particularly in design thinking (DT), influences intrapreneurial competencies among public sector employees. Focusing on a case study within Stockholm Stad’s Department of Elderly Care, the research compares employees who participated in a structured DT workshop with those who did not. Using a qualitative, comparative case study design and thematic analysis, the findings reveal that DT training enhances competencies such as user-centric thinking, proactivity, risk-taking, autonomy, and innovativeness. The study also emphasizes the importance of enabling conditions like leadership support, psychological safety, and collaborative culture in translating training into sustained intrapreneurial behavior. Theoretically, it integrates Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to understand how individual-level mindset shifts occur within rigid public institutions. The research contributes new insights into how public organizations can foster grassroots innovation and highlights the transformative potential of cognitive and identity-level changes catalyzed by micro-interventions like DT training. (Less)
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author
Berhe, Beza Tsegaye LU and Majumdar, Kheyali LU
supervisor
organization
course
ENTN19 20251
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
intrapreneurship, public sector innovation, design thinking, entrepreneurial orientation, innovation training, intrapreneurial competencies, organizational culture, qualitative study, public administration, cognitive learning
language
English
id
9199973
date added to LUP
2025-06-23 09:59:31
date last changed
2025-06-23 09:59:31
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  abstract     = {{This study explores how short-term innovation training, particularly in design thinking (DT), influences intrapreneurial competencies among public sector employees. Focusing on a case study within Stockholm Stad’s Department of Elderly Care, the research compares employees who participated in a structured DT workshop with those who did not. Using a qualitative, comparative case study design and thematic analysis, the findings reveal that DT training enhances competencies such as user-centric thinking, proactivity, risk-taking, autonomy, and innovativeness. The study also emphasizes the importance of enabling conditions like leadership support, psychological safety, and collaborative culture in translating training into sustained intrapreneurial behavior. Theoretically, it integrates Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to understand how individual-level mindset shifts occur within rigid public institutions. The research contributes new insights into how public organizations can foster grassroots innovation and highlights the transformative potential of cognitive and identity-level changes catalyzed by micro-interventions like DT training.}},
  author       = {{Berhe, Beza Tsegaye and Majumdar, Kheyali}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Exploring Intrapreneurial Competencies in the Public Sector: The Role of Innovation Training, Context, and Culture}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}