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Economy
Economy

Abigirl Phiri is a Ph.D
student in commerce,
free-lance writer, poet, Internation-
al Ambassador of Peace, GBV
activist, social entrepreneur, talent
manager and an international mar-
keter. More of her work can be
found on her Facebook Page:
Words are forever.

The SIGNIFICANCE OF

INTRAPRENEURSHIP

IN THIS FAST CHANGING WORLD

ntrapreneurship is a concept it is big or small. According to other America. With regards to the people
that many people do not clear- relevant authorities, intrapreneurship in developing countries, they have a
ly understand how it works. is the total opposite of corporate tendency of wanting it all for them-
IWorth noting is that it is a dif- entrepreneurship which is the top- selves without looking at the bigger
ferent concept from entrepreneur- down approach since the dictates picture. To make matters worse, a
ship in general. Speaking of which, come from the senior management lot of companies are closing shop
the “intra” is derived from internal on how the innovations mandates due to Covid-19 which has exacer-
and the last part from entrepreneur- will be conducted by the company bated an already bad situation. In
ship itself to end up with intrapre- personnel. In developing countries my own opinion, given that develop-
neurship. In particular, intrapreneur- such as Zimbabwe and her African ing nations give intrapreneurship a
ship is the bottom-up approach that sisters, intrapreneurship is not that serious thought then we are definite-
can transpire in any kind of organi- rife as compared to developed coun- ly destined for a robust economic
zation regardless of its size whether tries such as the United States of development.

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