Intrapreneurial Culture through Think Tanks in Higher Education Institutions

Document Type : Int. Conf. on Communication Management and Information Technology- ICCMIT'20

Authors

1 Professor, Institute of Science, Technology, and Development, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Isra University, Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

To bridge the gap between invention and innovation, prenovation has to be focused. One of the elements of prenovation is emphasizing and creating policies for institutions. This research paper highlights the importance of having an intrapreneurial culture in higher education institutions. The purpose of this paper is to review literature related to intrapreneurial culture and find out the positive aspects of having intrapreneurial culture through think tanks in higher education institutes.

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