ABSTRACT
It is commonly accepted that entrepreneurship is crucial for a country’s global competitiveness. The European Union (EU) countries have consistently high competitiveness rankings, but lag behind other developed countries in entrepreneurship indicators. Studies indicate that there is a strong positive correlation between the country’s competitiveness and entrepreneurial employee activity (intrapreneurship) in the EU. On the other hand, the levels of intrapreneurial activity are still low in the EU countries. Intrapreneurship is a concept indicating that entrepreneurial competencies are beneficial in any work context. Developing the needed competencies of future employees has traditionally been the role of (higher) education institutions. Unfortunately, most entrepreneurship programmes train students to become entrepreneurs, and not intrapreneurs. This is a major shortcoming of entrepreneurship education offered in Europe. This chapter analyses an experience of critical leadership thinking in action, demonstrated by the government and higher education institutions in Estonia in promoting intrapreneurship education for students of all specialities. The series of findings derived from this experience provides new insights for global intrapreneurship developments.
