Determinantes individuais e organizacionais do intraempreendedorismo: estudo em instituição federal de ensino superior de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to identify and assess organizational and individual determinants of intra-entrepreneurship in the Rectory of Human Resources (PRORH) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), according to its administrators and personnel. The theoretical references were based upon the entrepreneur behavior and the organizational features of entrepreneurship, in general. There was a highlight on the contributions of McClelland (1987) and Hornsby, Kuratko & Zahra (2002), whose conceptual models were adopted for the research. It used the method of descriptive case study, with quantitative and qualitative approach. Data were dealt with and analyzed according to their nature (uni/bivaried analysis and content analysis, respectfully). From the data collected during the first phase, one could verify that the staff profile presents a medium level in the development of entrepreneurial behavior features. There were positive similarities that could be identified between data from both phases, in relation to the main entrepreneur features more and less developed. As for organizational determinants, the general average was 2.87, according to, which indicates closeness to the entrepreneurship medium level. However, it cannot be qualified as such. Also, the positive similarities between the two phases were searched in terms of the institution‟s organizational factor more and less developed. Comparative analysis of qualitative and quantitative data shows a consonance between the individuals who were interviewed and the ones who answered the tests. Furthermore, tendencies for correlations between individual and organizational determinants were detected. As for the challenges of the intra-entrepreneurial action in UFJF, interviewees showed that at implanting a system for compensations/efforts, managing through competence and dealing with the staff‟s motivational factor should be the main mechanisms towards encouraging staff to become more creative, innovative and pro-active. Interviewees indicated political issues, bureaucracy and hierarchy, lack of an intra- entrepreneurial and structural and legal rigidity, as imposed barriers for the development of intra- entrepreneurial action at UFJF. The research assessed the level of individual and organizational determinants, enabling more effective actions in order to stimulate intra-entrepreneurship. Given the results and the study limitations, a schedule was created for future research, aiming to going deeper into the issue of intra- entrepreneurship in the public institution.