intrapreneur
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intrapreneur
an employee of a corporation who has the freedom and financial support to create new products, services, or systems for the corporation without having to follow its protocols
Not to be confused with:
entrepreneur – one who organizes and manages an enterprise; one who owns and runs his own business; an independent contractor
in·tra·pre·neur
(ĭn′trə-prə-nûr′)n.
A person within a large corporation who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable finished product through assertive risk taking and innovation.
[Blend of intra- and entrepreneur.]
in′tra·pre·neur′i·al adj.
intrapreneur
(ˌɪntrəprəˈnɜː)n
(Commerce) a person who while remaining within a larger organization uses entrepreneurial skills to develop a new product or line of business as a subsidiary of the organization
[C20: from intra- + (entre)preneur]
in•tra•pre•neur
(ˌɪn trə prəˈnɜr, -ˈnʊər, -ˈnyʊər)n.
an employee of a corporation allowed to exercise some independent entrepreneurial initiative.
[1975–80; intra- + (entre)preneur]
in`tra•pre•neur′i•al, adj.