INTRAPRENEURSHIP OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS IN YANGON, MYANM

INTRAPRENEURSHIP OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS IN YANGON, MYANM

Purpose- The purpose of this study is to explore the intrapreneurial behavior and innovative performance of software developers in Yangon. The specific objectives of this paper are first o examine the effect of individual factors on intrapreneur behavior of software developers in Yangon, and second to investigate the effect of internal organizational factors on intrapreneur behavior of software developers in Yangon, and third to analyze the effect of intrapreneur behavior on innovative performance of software developers in Yangon. Methodology- This study is conducted based on the survey with 120 software developers from 30 software houses in Yangon. A structured questionnaire is used to collect the primary data for this study. Simple random sampling method was used in this study. Findings- The findings of this study are individual motive, organization culture, resource availability and rewards & recognition are key determinants for software developer’s intrapreneurial behavior. In addition, pro-activeness behavior among of intrapreneurial behavior have positively significant relationship with innovative performance of software developers. And also, intrapreneur behavior were positively significant effect on innovative performance of software developers in Yangon. Conclusion- This study concluded that institutionalizing intrapreneurial behavior is a response strategy of adding value to ICT innovation, empowering individual employees and leading the organizations to become more competitive in market.

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