---
_id: '60947'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: ABSTRACTIntrapreneurs—employees participating
in internal corporate venturing (ICV) programs—are vital in nurturing entrepreneurship
within organizations. While existing literature has extensively studied ICV at
the organizational level, research on individual‐level processes remains limited,
particularly regarding intrapreneurs' identity‐related conflicts over time. However,
to design programs and interventions that unlock employees' creative potential
and promote innovation, it is crucial to understand these individual dynamics.
We conducted an 18‐month longitudinal study of 21 intrapreneurs within an ICV
program, developing a process model and theory of intrapreneurs' identity work.
We find that aspiring intrapreneurs construct an “idealized entrepreneur identity”
that fundamentally conflicts with their employee identity. To maintain a coherent
sense of self, they either safeguard their emerging entrepreneur identity by denying
corporate dependence and eventually opposing the organization or they realign
with their employee role, forsaking their intrapreneurial aspirations. These findings
challenge the implicit assumption of a distinct intrapreneur identity, demonstrating
how and why intrapreneurs struggle to construct a coherent and positively valued
identity as intrapreneurs. We term this phenomenon the intrapreneur
identity illusion and highlight its detrimental effects for both
individuals and organizations. Our research contributes to understanding the individual‐level
foundations of corporate entrepreneurship and offers broader implications for
innovation management.
article_number: jpim.12798
author:
- first_name: Frederic-Alexander
full_name: Starmann, Frederic-Alexander
id: '63338'
last_name: Starmann
- first_name: Slawa
full_name: Tomin, Slawa
id: '29570'
last_name: Tomin
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Hubner-Benz, Sylvia
id: '100407'
last_name: Hubner-Benz
- first_name: Rüdiger
full_name: Kabst, Rüdiger
id: '42362'
last_name: Kabst
citation:
ama: 'Starmann F-A, Tomin S, Hubner-Benz S, Kabst R. The Intrapreneur Identity Illusion:
Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs in Internal Corporate Venturing.
Journal of Product Innovation Management. Published online 2025. doi:10.1111/jpim.12798'
apa: 'Starmann, F.-A., Tomin, S., Hubner-Benz, S., & Kabst, R. (2025). The Intrapreneur
Identity Illusion: Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs in Internal Corporate
Venturing. Journal of Product Innovation Management, Article jpim. 12798.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12798'
bibtex: '@article{Starmann_Tomin_Hubner-Benz_Kabst_2025, title={The Intrapreneur
Identity Illusion: Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs in Internal Corporate
Venturing}, DOI={10.1111/jpim.12798},
number={jpim. 12798}, journal={Journal of Product Innovation Management}, publisher={Wiley},
author={Starmann, Frederic-Alexander and Tomin, Slawa and Hubner-Benz, Sylvia
and Kabst, Rüdiger}, year={2025} }'
chicago: 'Starmann, Frederic-Alexander, Slawa Tomin, Sylvia Hubner-Benz, and Rüdiger
Kabst. “The Intrapreneur Identity Illusion: Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs
in Internal Corporate Venturing.” Journal of Product Innovation Management,
2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12798.'
ieee: 'F.-A. Starmann, S. Tomin, S. Hubner-Benz, and R. Kabst, “The Intrapreneur
Identity Illusion: Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs in Internal Corporate
Venturing,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, Art. no. jpim. 12798,
2025, doi: 10.1111/jpim.12798.'
mla: 'Starmann, Frederic-Alexander, et al. “The Intrapreneur Identity Illusion:
Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs in Internal Corporate Venturing.”
Journal of Product Innovation Management, jpim. 12798, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1111/jpim.12798.'
short: F.-A. Starmann, S. Tomin, S. Hubner-Benz, R. Kabst, Journal of Product Innovation
Management (2025).
date_created: 2025-08-19T08:40:05Z
date_updated: 2025-08-19T08:40:18Z
department:
- _id: '371'
doi: 10.1111/jpim.12798
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Journal of Product Innovation Management
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0737-6782
- 1540-5885
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
status: public
title: 'The Intrapreneur Identity Illusion: Unraveling the Identity Work of Intrapreneurs
in Internal Corporate Venturing'
type: journal_article
user_id: '100439'
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '60946'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: ABSTRACTThis study addresses the role of
national culture in shaping hackathon teams' ideation outcomes. Drawing on the
innovation and creativity literature and Schwartz’ theory of cultural value orientations,
we propose that hierarchical values decrease the quality of ideas that teams develop
over the course of a hackathon and that intellectual autonomy and mastery improve
it. Using archival data, including pitch presentations from an international hackathon
and data on cultural value orientations, we compiled a sample of 308 teams to
investigate the influence of cultural value orientations and employed linear mixed‐effects
regression analysis to test our hypotheses. We found that hierarchical cultural
values are negatively associated with the quality of ideas, which suggests that
hackathon teams that operate in such cultures suffer from a “liability of hierarchy.”
We also found that teams from societies that emphasize mastery of the natural
and social environment are more likely than other teams are to develop high‐quality
ideas to tackle the (grand) challenges that hackathons address. We found no relationship
between intellectual autonomy and idea quality. The study findings support the
notion that culture manifests in hackathon teams' behavior and so shapes the quality
of ideas they develop, thus laying the foundation for success or failure.
author:
- first_name: Benjamin P.
full_name: Krebs, Benjamin P.
last_name: Krebs
- first_name: Marieke
full_name: Funck, Marieke
last_name: Funck
- first_name: Slawa
full_name: Tomin, Slawa
id: '29570'
last_name: Tomin
- first_name: Bernhard
full_name: Wach, Bernhard
last_name: Wach
- first_name: Rüdiger
full_name: Kabst, Rüdiger
id: '42362'
last_name: Kabst
citation:
ama: 'Krebs BP, Funck M, Tomin S, Wach B, Kabst R. Unveiling the Impact of Cultural
Value Orientations on Ideation Outcomes: Evidence From the International #<scp>EUvsVirus</scp>
Hackathon. R&D Management. 2025;55(4):1265-1281. doi:10.1111/radm.12752'
apa: 'Krebs, B. P., Funck, M., Tomin, S., Wach, B., & Kabst, R. (2025). Unveiling
the Impact of Cultural Value Orientations on Ideation Outcomes: Evidence From
the International #<scp>EUvsVirus</scp> Hackathon. R&D
Management, 55(4), 1265–1281. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12752'
bibtex: '@article{Krebs_Funck_Tomin_Wach_Kabst_2025, title={Unveiling the Impact
of Cultural Value Orientations on Ideation Outcomes: Evidence From the International
#<scp>EUvsVirus</scp> Hackathon}, volume={55}, DOI={10.1111/radm.12752},
number={4}, journal={R&D Management}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Krebs,
Benjamin P. and Funck, Marieke and Tomin, Slawa and Wach, Bernhard and Kabst,
Rüdiger}, year={2025}, pages={1265–1281} }'
chicago: 'Krebs, Benjamin P., Marieke Funck, Slawa Tomin, Bernhard Wach, and Rüdiger
Kabst. “Unveiling the Impact of Cultural Value Orientations on Ideation Outcomes:
Evidence From the International #<scp>EUvsVirus</Scp> Hackathon.”
R&D Management 55, no. 4 (2025): 1265–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12752.'
ieee: 'B. P. Krebs, M. Funck, S. Tomin, B. Wach, and R. Kabst, “Unveiling the Impact
of Cultural Value Orientations on Ideation Outcomes: Evidence From the International
#<scp>EUvsVirus</scp> Hackathon,” R&D Management,
vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1265–1281, 2025, doi: 10.1111/radm.12752.'
mla: 'Krebs, Benjamin P., et al. “Unveiling the Impact of Cultural Value Orientations
on Ideation Outcomes: Evidence From the International #<scp>EUvsVirus</Scp>
Hackathon.” R&D Management, vol. 55, no. 4, Wiley, 2025, pp. 1265–81,
doi:10.1111/radm.12752.'
short: B.P. Krebs, M. Funck, S. Tomin, B. Wach, R. Kabst, R&D Management
55 (2025) 1265–1281.
date_created: 2025-08-19T08:38:59Z
date_updated: 2025-08-19T08:39:34Z
department:
- _id: '371'
doi: 10.1111/radm.12752
intvolume: ' 55'
issue: '4'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1265-1281
publication: R&D Management
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0033-6807
- 1467-9310
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
status: public
title: 'Unveiling the Impact of Cultural Value Orientations on Ideation Outcomes:
Evidence From the International #EUvsVirus Hackathon'
type: journal_article
user_id: '100439'
volume: 55
year: '2025'
...
---
_id: '49104'
alternative_title:
- Ein Plädoyer zur vertieften Integration der „where to play“-Perspektive in Corporate
Entrepreneurship Sprints
author:
- first_name: Tobias
full_name: Rebert, Tobias
last_name: Rebert
- first_name: Slawa
full_name: Tomin, Slawa
id: '29570'
last_name: Tomin
- first_name: Bernhard
full_name: Wach, Bernhard
id: '54128'
last_name: Wach
- first_name: Rüdiger
full_name: Kabst, Rüdiger
id: '42362'
last_name: Kabst
citation:
ama: 'Rebert T, Tomin S, Wach B, Kabst R. Methodenverliebt am Markt vorbei? In:
Intrapreneurship. Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 2022. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-64102-6_19'
apa: Rebert, T., Tomin, S., Wach, B., & Kabst, R. (2022). Methodenverliebt am
Markt vorbei? In Intrapreneurship. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64102-6_19
bibtex: '@inbook{Rebert_Tomin_Wach_Kabst_2022, place={Berlin, Heidelberg}, title={Methodenverliebt
am Markt vorbei?}, DOI={10.1007/978-3-662-64102-6_19},
booktitle={Intrapreneurship}, publisher={Springer Berlin Heidelberg}, author={Rebert,
Tobias and Tomin, Slawa and Wach, Bernhard and Kabst, Rüdiger}, year={2022} }'
chicago: 'Rebert, Tobias, Slawa Tomin, Bernhard Wach, and Rüdiger Kabst. “Methodenverliebt
Am Markt Vorbei?” In Intrapreneurship. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin
Heidelberg, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64102-6_19.'
ieee: 'T. Rebert, S. Tomin, B. Wach, and R. Kabst, “Methodenverliebt am Markt vorbei?,”
in Intrapreneurship, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2022.'
mla: Rebert, Tobias, et al. “Methodenverliebt Am Markt Vorbei?” Intrapreneurship,
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2022, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-64102-6_19.
short: 'T. Rebert, S. Tomin, B. Wach, R. Kabst, in: Intrapreneurship, Springer Berlin
Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2022.'
date_created: 2023-11-21T14:06:33Z
date_updated: 2023-11-21T14:07:02Z
department:
- _id: '371'
doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-64102-6_19
language:
- iso: eng
place: Berlin, Heidelberg
publication: Intrapreneurship
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- '9783662641019'
- '9783662641026'
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
status: public
title: Methodenverliebt am Markt vorbei?
type: book_chapter
user_id: '100439'
year: '2022'
...
---
_id: '24083'
author:
- first_name: Slawa
full_name: Tomin, Slawa
id: '29570'
last_name: Tomin
- first_name: Benjamin
full_name: Krebs, Benjamin
id: '49220'
last_name: Krebs
citation:
ama: Tomin S, Krebs B. Should I stay or should I go? The dark side of corporate
entrepreneurship. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. 2021;41.
apa: Tomin, S., & Krebs, B. (2021). Should I stay or should I go? The dark side
of corporate entrepreneurship. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research,
41.
bibtex: '@article{Tomin_Krebs_2021, title={Should I stay or should I go? The dark
side of corporate entrepreneurship}, volume={41}, journal={Frontiers of Entrepreneurship
Research}, author={Tomin, Slawa and Krebs, Benjamin}, year={2021} }'
chicago: Tomin, Slawa, and Benjamin Krebs. “Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Dark
Side of Corporate Entrepreneurship.” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
41 (2021).
ieee: S. Tomin and B. Krebs, “Should I stay or should I go? The dark side of corporate
entrepreneurship,” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, vol. 41, 2021.
mla: Tomin, Slawa, and Benjamin Krebs. “Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Dark Side
of Corporate Entrepreneurship.” Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research,
vol. 41, 2021.
short: S. Tomin, B. Krebs, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 41 (2021).
date_created: 2021-09-09T14:21:50Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:56:06Z
intvolume: ' 41'
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
status: public
title: Should I stay or should I go? The dark side of corporate entrepreneurship
type: journal_article
user_id: '49220'
volume: 41
year: '2021'
...