THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INNOVATIVE CLIMATE ？N THE EFFECT OF INTRAPRENEURING ON NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

In this study, the effect of internal entrepreneurship on the innovative climate of the enterprise and new product development activities in the manufacturing firms were investigated. In addition, the impact of internal entrepreneurship on new product development has been tested for the mediator role of innovative climate. For this purpose, data obtained from employee participants’ questionnaires in a food company within in Turkey's top 500 industrial company. The data obtained from the survey with 157 employees were analyzed with structural equation model. As a result of the analysis, it was found that intrapreneuring had a positive effect on new product development. It has been determined that intrapreneuring positively affects the team's innovative climate. In addition, it has been found that team innovative climate has a positive effect on new product development. As a result of the Sobel test, it was found that the team innovative climate has a partial mediation role in the impact of intrapreneuring on new product development