This article examines the entrepreneurial dimension in local authorities. We use intervention research conducted at the Lorraine Regional Council in France (Conseil Régional de Lorraine), which decided to develop its health care and biotechnologies network, to show that the notion of entrepreneurial orientation is highly relevant in the local authority context. We also conclude that while this particular local authority demonstrates a tendency for innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking, the social dimension is a key feature of its entrepreneurial orientation, and consequently argue that particular attention be paid to this feature.
Cet article s’intéresse à la dimension entrepreneuriale des collectivités territoriales. En nous appuyant sur une étude de cas consacrée au Conseil Régional de Lorraine qui a décidé de structurer la filière Santé Biotechnologies, nous montrons que le concept d’orientation entrepreneuriale trouve toute sa pertinence dans le contexte des collectivités territoriales. Nous aboutissons en outre au constat que si cette collectivité s’illustre par son inclinaison à l’innovation, à la proactivité et à la prise de risque, la dimension sociale constitue un élément saillant de son orientation entrepreneuriale et plaidons pour qu’une attention particulière lui soit accordée.
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