Purpose – To examine the literature on corporate entrepreneurship and innovation and to develop a combined definition of these two terms. Moreover, the literature is used to construct a holistic model that seeks to explain the links between corporate entrepreneurial activity and the innovation...

Purpose – To extend the discussion held in part 1, and develop a two‐tier fifth‐generation model of corporate entrepreneurship and innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The components that have been synthesized from a review of the literature in Part 1 are extended using evidence...

Purpose – To examine the literature on corporateentrepreneurship and innovation and to develop a combined definition of thesetwo terms. Moreover, the literature is used to construct a holistic model thatseeks to explain the links between corporate entrepreneurial activity and theinnovation...