Chapter 3- Nursing Entrep Flashcards
Since idea generation and screening are relatively less costly stages in the new product development process (in terms of investment in funds, time, personnel, and escalation of commitment), it makes sense to manage the process in the most efficient and effective manner for the organization
Linda Rochford
The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.
Peter Drucker
I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
Arthur Conan Doyle
___ has existed as long as individuals
have specialized in the production of a good or service to exchange with other individuals for products, they needed but did not produce themselves.
Entrepreneurship
According to Dana, Etemad, and Wright
(2008) - Types of Economies
- Bazaar
- Frim
- New Ecomonies
- It is a social, cultural and economic system in which the physical clustering of vendors facilitates the consumer’s comparative information search, by eliminating displacement time.
- It is strongly affected by relationships and networks
- Consumers are not treated equally.
- Products and services are personalized
Bazaar- Type Economy
- It is an economic institution in which location is a competitive advantage
- Business takes place primarily within a set of
impersonally defined institutions - The flow of commerce is a function of strategy based on optimization models
- The purpose of transactions is to maximize wealth efficiently, and the means to this is rational and unbiased decision-making that treats buyers as equals
Firm- Type Economy
The price paid and the level of service provided is established by the seller. Products and services are standardized
Competitive pricing
Firms engage in transactions while attempting to maximize profits through
rational decision-making
- is a cultural and economic system in which the virtual clustering of vendors facilitates the
consumer’s comparative information search, by eliminating displacement time - The flow of commerce is strongly affected by
relationships and networks; relationships and
preferential treatment are integral to business - Consumers are not treated equally
- Different people pay unlike prices
- The price paid and the level of service provided is a function of status and relationships
- Products and services are customized
New Eonomy
involves individuals and businesses seeking new ways to share underutilized resources and develop new business models that focus on selling the use of something rather than selling the item itself
Sharing Economy- Collaborative Consumption
The new trend
“Instead of buying and owning products, consumers are increasingly interested in leasing and sharing them. Companies can benefit from the trend toward ‘collaborative consumption’ through creative new approaches to defining and distributing their
offerings”
(Matzler, Veider, & Kathan, 2015)
Examples of Sharing Economy
- Uber
- Airbnb
- Grab and Foodpanda
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Medical equipment rentals
- Elderly shared ride
- Residential Care Facilitie
Sharing Economy in Healthcare Setting
- Sell the use of a product rather than ownership of it.
- Opportunity to resell products they purchased
- By exploiting unused resources and capacities
- By providing repair and maintenance services
- By using collaborative consumption to target new customers
- By developing new business models enabled by collaborative consumption
Six ways that companies could benefit by engaging in
the sharing economy:
It is an effective process in evaluating
entrepreneurial opportunities. It involves assessing the various venture ideas being considered by applying different levels and types of analyses
Idea Screening
should be high-level, designed to assist in making key decisions (i.e. determining if there is a viable market opportunity for the
venture)
initial scan
should be continuously conducted to support each part of the business plan (i.e. operations, marketing, finance)
secondary scan
Levels of Analyses
- Societal
- Industry
- Market
- Firm
PESTEL model stands for
- Political factors
- Economic factors
- Social factors
- Technological factors
- Environmental factors
- Legal factors
- Political Stability
- Corruption
- Foreign Trade Policy
- Funding Grants
(government policy, political decisions, etc. and likely changes)
Political factors
- Economic Growth
- Interest Rates
- Inflation
- Disposable Income of Consumers
- Labour Costs
(interest rates, inflation, exchange, taxes, etc. and likely changes)
Economic factors
- Population Growth
- Age
- Distribution
- Cultural Barriers
- Consumer Views
- Workforce Trends
(population characteristics, changes in demand, etc. and likely changes)
Social factors
- Emerging Technologies
- Maturing Technologies
- Copyright and Patents
- Production and Distribution
- Research and Investment
(new processes, products, etc. and likely changes)
Technological factors
- Climate
- Environmental Policies
- Availability of Inputs
- Corporate Social Responsibility
(climate, weather, etc. and likely changes)
Environmental factors
- Regulation
- Employment Laws
- Consumer Protection Laws
- Tax Policies
- Anti-trust Laws
(labour, laws, etc. and likely changes)
Legal factors
an appropriate tool to analyze the industry by considering competitive rivalry between firms in the indusry; threat of new entrants to the industry; threat of substitiutes, supplier power; and buyer power
Porter’s Five Forces model
an appropriate tool to analyze the proposed position within the industry. Answer questions like: How attractive is the market? What is the current size of the market? What size it will become? What is its expected growth rate? At what stage of the development cycle is the market? What level of profits can be expected in this market? What proportion of the market can we capture, and at what cost?
a market profile analysis
an appropriate tool to develop strategies to leverage strenghts overcome/minimize weaknesses take advantage of oppportunities; overcome/minimize threats
* financial projections and analysis
* founder fit analysis
* care competency analysis
* advice from trusted advisors
SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / VRIO Framework