Exploring the Effects of EFQM Excellence Model on the Process of Intrapreneurship: A Research from Turkey

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  • Fatih Çetin Ph.D.,Turkish Military Academy, Defense Sciences Institute
  • Harun Şeşen Asst. Prof.,Turkish Military Academy, Project Management Center
  • H. Nejat Basım Assoc. Prof., Başkent University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences

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EFQM Excellence Model- Intrapreneurship- Innovation- Quality Management

Özet

The innovation process requires intrapreneurial behaviors of employees concerning stages of idea conception, development, implementation and integration. All organizations should apply and follow a suitable excellence model which leads them toward innovative behaviors. One of the methods for creating an innovative culture in the organizations is the EFQM Excellence Model. The purpose of this study is to explore how the applications of EFQM Excellence Model influence on the intrapreneurship behaviors of the employees. A comperative analysis (one-way analysis of variance) was conducted with 275 teachers from three schools one of which achieved Recognized for Excellence 5-Star to find the answer of the research question. The results showed that the innovativeness, proactiveness, risk taking, autonomy and networking dimensions of the intrapreneurship behaviors are higher in the school using EFQM Excellence Model. Thus this paper indicates that the eight basic rules of excellence applications of EFQM Excellence Model make a positive impact on the intrapreneurship behaviors of the employees.

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2014-04-18

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Çetin, F., Şeşen, H., & Basım, H. N. (2014). Exploring the Effects of EFQM Excellence Model on the Process of Intrapreneurship: A Research from Turkey. International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Sciences, 2(4), 173–191. Geliş tarihi gönderen http://ijceas.com/index.php/ijceas/article/view/55

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