Appendices

Appendix A

QUANTITATIVE SURVEY QUESTIONS

The following questions ask about the current state of your organization, and the state of your organization three years ago (2019).

Input questions:

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…Our organization treats its people more like intrapreneurs than employees
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…Delivering value to our end-user involves the collaboration of multiple partners in our ecosystem
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…We primarily work in decentralized teams or units
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…Teams or units in the organization are empowered to act with autonomy and make their own decisions
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…We are better than others in our industry at spotting customer/ market needs and opportunities
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…It is easy to get the resources (funding, time, and support) to act on a new opportunity
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…If a unit or team is not satisfied with the support it is getting from a function like IT, Finance, or Legal, it can choose from other options
[ROWS]

Currently

Three years ago (2019)
[COLUMNS]
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree

Output questions

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…Broadly speaking, people in my organization take innovative and/or entrepreneurial action more frequently than those in our competitors
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…The innovative and/or entrepreneurial action people take in our organization is generally of greater degree than that of our competition (i.e., it involves greater risk, is more innovative, and/or involves more proactive behavior, etc.)
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree

Result questions

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…Over the last three years (i.e., since 2019), we have outperformed our competitors in terms of financial metrics (i.e., revenue growth, profit margins, financial returns, etc.).
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement…Over the last three years (i.e., since 2019), my organization has been more effective at attracting, engaging, and retaining great talent than our competitors.
1. Strongly agree
2. Somewhat agree
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Somewhat disagree
5. Strongly disagree

Appendix B

QUANTITATIVE FINDINGS

	Output and Performance
Inputs	Intensity	Recr/ retain	Financial
Intrapreneurs: treat employees as intrapreneurs	2.77	1.63	1.43
Multiple partner collaboration: deliver value through ecosystem partners	1.93	1.51	1.38
Decentralized units: operate as smaller decentralized teams	1.49	1.22	1.28
Autonomy: provide autonomy to teams	2.17	1.48	1.25
Spotting trends: pursue: adopt organizational principles that help employees spot emerging trends	4.02	3.31	2.32
Access to resources: it is easy to get time and financial resources to pursue new opportunities	1.89	2.16	1.82
Alternative teams: if not happy with shared services, units have alternative options	2.10	1.64	1.28

*The average score of a firm that scores 4 or 5 on an input measure divided by the average score a firm that scores a 1-3. For example, for “Intrapreneurs”, a firm that scores a 4 or 5 on intrapreneurship has an average entrepreneurial intensity score 2.77 times higher than that of a firm that scores a 1, 2, or 3 on intrapreneurship.

Source: Outthinker analysis

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