There is a dearth of literature on stakeholder relationships and organizational posture as they affect entrepreneurial intensity inside established organizations. Corporate entrepreneurs are depicted as those managers or employees who do not follow the status quo and increase the entrepreneurial intensity of a firm. A stakeholder theory framework is presented as a guideline for exploring the relationship between stakeholder salience, organizational posture, and entrepreneurial intensity. This paper presents the view that if a company is to be more entrepreneurial, it must first consider its stakeholders as a source of opportunity and acceptance of new ideas.
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