This chapter discusses factors that influence entrepreneurial intentions and corporate entrepreneurship. It identifies several motivational factors and orientations that affect an individual's decision to pursue entrepreneurship, including entrepreneurial self-efficacy, perceived desirability, work history, and support networks. For corporate entrepreneurship, it examines an organization's strategic orientation, culture, top management commitment, and entrepreneurial philosophies regarding opportunities, resources, structure, rewards, and growth.

1. Chapter 2: Entrepreneurial Intentions and Corporate Entrepreneurship
1. Entrepreneurial Intentions – the motivational factors that influence individuals to pursue
entrepreneurial outcomes.
2. Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy – the conviction that one can successfully execute the
entrepreneurial process.
3. Perceived desirability – the degree to which an individual has a favorable or unfavorable
evaluation of the potential entrepreneurial outcomes.
4. Work History – the past work experience of an individual
5. Moral Support Network – individual who give psychological support to an entrepreneur.
6. Professional Support Network - individual who help the entrepreneur in business activities.
7. Strategic Orientation – a focus on those factors that are inputs into the formulation of the firm’s
strategy
8. Entrepreneurial Orientation toward Opportunity – a commitment to taking action on potential
opportunities
9. Entrepreneurial Orientation toward commitment of resources – a focus on how the resources
that would be required in the pursuit of a particular opportunity.
10. Entrepreneurial Orientation toward control of resources - a focus on how to access others
resources
11. Entrepreneurial Orientation toward management structure – more organic focus –has few
layers of bureaucracy between top management and the customer and typically has multiple
informal networks.
12. Entrepreneurial Philosophy toward Rewards – one that compensate employees based on their
contribution toward the discovery/generation and exploitation of opportunity
13. Entrepreneurial Orientation toward Growth – a focus on rapid growth
14. Culture – the environment of a particular organization
15. Entrepreneurial Orientation toward Culture – a focus on encouraging employees to generate
ideas, and engage in other tasks that might produce opportunities
16. Corporate Entrepreneurship – entrepreneurial action within an established organization
17. Top Management Commitment – managers in an organization strongly supporting corporate
entrepreneurship