Abstract

World over post recession organisations are continuing to explore and focus on newer methods and approaches to harness the potential of employees within the organisation and ultimately towards organisational growth per se by the dictum of intrapreneurship. Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has emerged as an important facet towards strategic management and of entrepreneurship literature for the past two decades. In the Indian context, the recession was well withered and progress and growth in organisations were imminent in various sectors. This paper explores the premise of Learning and Development (L&D) in Entrepreneurial Orientation for Employees (EOE) as a unique and novel approach in employee development. The results are drawn based on the pre-test scores in an Indian firm in the services sector and prior to administering EOE Training. The proposed study examines the significance of Learning and Development in EOE. The EOE approach will definitely foray ample scope for future researchers in this new and fast emerging field of entrepreneurship research. By experimenting and comparing through EOE training, the growth trajectory in employees by this novel approach of EOE will definitely augment growth perspectives in organisation. Ultimately, this in turn will facilitate growth in various other sectors.

Key words: Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial orientation (EO), intrapreneurship, entrepreneurial orientation for employees (EOE), learning and development (L&D), entrepreneurial orientation for employees (EOE) and training, organizational development.