Nurturing “Intrapreneurship” to Enhance Job Performance in Universities: Lessons from The University of Arkansas (Case Study)

The term “intrapreneurship” refers to entrepreneurial behavior within a corporation or organization. Creation of intrapreneurial behavior among employees of any university may not only result into increased job performance of the employee but also increase transparency, reduce corruption, improve staff empowerment, necessitate accountability situations and hence create a good working environment for production of quality research, teaching and consultancies. Many efforts have been made by African Universities to increase job performance of their employees but to date no single African University is listed as one of the top universities in the world. For higher education to embrace changes such administrators must provide the right organizational vision and environment to foster an intrapreneurial climate.

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Edwin Mashayo, of the University of Dar-es-Salaam, hosted by University of Arkansas, was a 2013 University Administration Support Program fellow.