Development of Entrepreneurial Competencies of Employees within the Framework of internal Entrepreneurship Programs in the Region

Abstract

The global economic environment is becoming more active and complex. Technological and social changes affect the internal processes of companies associated with the diversification of production, the introduction of new lines of products and services, the modernization of business processes. In this article, the authors present the results of a study into the ways ten large industrial companies (fuel, chemical and petrochemical, food industry, defence industry and agricultural technology) in the Omsk region develop domestic internal entrepreneurship. As a result of narrative interviews with HR directors of the selected companies, the authors formulated two approaches to the development of internal entrepreneurship. The first method is based on the development of a creative environment that stimulates the generation of initiatives to improve business. The second method involves companies implementing business projects through employee development programs. The advantages and disadvantages of both methods are subsequently highlighted. The conclusions draw attention to the problems of the development of internal entrepreneurship within large industrial companies and the need to create a special environment and infrastructure to promote the business initiatives of employees.

Keywords

• entrepreneurial competencies
• internal entrepreneurship
• personnel
• bank of ideas
• innovation