Abstract
Intrapreneurship, or entrepreneurial behaviors such as proactivity, innovativeness and risk taking in existing organizations is more relevant than ever before. For social organizations encompassing both corporate entrepreneurship (i.e., top down practices) and intrapreneurial behavior (bottom up behavior from employees) is crucial. Yet, corporate entrepreneurship has received substantially more research attention than intrapreneurial behavior, and often both are used interchangeably by authors. This paper aims to shed a light on the literature on corporate entrepreneurship, intrapreneurial behavior, and intrapreneurship. Additionally, we will give a literature overview on how team and top leaders affect intrapreneurial behavior. Finally, we will reflect further on the idea of social entrepreneurship as active resistance, how this related to intrapreneurship and its relevance for intrapreneurship as a job requirement, teamwork, and organizational policies as well as share some interesting avenues for further research on intrapreneurial behavior.