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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Describe the evolution of the terms entrepreneur and entrepreneurship.

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Derived from French entreprendre (to undertake)

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Name and explain the ten major myths of entrepreneurs.

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1: Entrepreneurs are doers, not thinkers.
2: Entrepreneurs are born, not made.
3: Entrepreneurs are always inventors.
4: Entrepreneurs are academic and social misfits.
5: Entrepreneurs must fit the profile.
6: All entrepreneurs need is money.
7: All entrepreneurs need is luck.
8: Entrepreneurship is unstructured and chaotic.
9: Most entrepreneurial initiatives fail.
10: Entrepreneurs are extreme risk takers.

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3
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Gazelle

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A business establishment with at least 20% sales growth in each year for five years, starting with a base of at least $100,000 in annual sales; produce twice as many innovations per employee

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Trends in entrepreneurship research

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Venture financing, corporate entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial cognition, women and minority entrepreneurs, the global entrepreneurial movement, family businesses, and entrepreneurial education

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Characteristics of the entrepreneurial mindset (5)

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Determination and perseverance, drive to achieve, opportunity orientation, initiative and responsibility, persistent problem solving, seeking feedback, passion, vision

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Describe four specific areas of risk faced by entrepreneurs.

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Financial risk, career risk, family and social risk, and psychic risk

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Code of conduct

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A statement of ethical practices or guidelines to which an enterprise adheres

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Corporate entrepreneurship

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A process whereby an individual or a group of individuals, in association with an existing organization, creates a new organization or instigates renewal or innovation within the organization

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Describe the specific elements of a corporate entrepreneurship strategy.

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An entrepreneurial strategic vision, a pro-entrepreneurship organizational structure, entrepreneurial processes and behavior as exhibited throughout the organization

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Types of innovation

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Radical innovation and incremental innovation

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Radical innovation

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The launching of inaugural breakthroughs

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Incremental innovation

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The systematic evolution of a product or service into newer or larger markets

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13
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Social entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship applied to social problem solving in addition to the traditional focus of innovation, risk-taking, and large scale transformation

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Ecovision

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A leadership style that encourages open and flexible structures that encompass the employees, the organization, and the environment, with attention to evolving social demands

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15
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What are the major sources of innovative ideas?

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Unexpected occurrences, incongruities, process needs, industry and market changes, demographic changes, perceptual changes, and knowledge-based concepts

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16
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Example of an unexpected occurrence

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Apple Computer

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17
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Example of an incongruity

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Overnight package delivery

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Example of process needs

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Sugar-free products, caffeine-free coffee

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Example of industry and market changes

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Health care industry

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Example of demographic changes

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Rest communities for older people

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Example of perceptual changes

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Exercise and growing concern for fitness

22
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Example of knowledge-based concepts

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Mobile technology

23
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Creativity

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The generation of ideas that result in the improved efficiency or effectiveness of a system

24
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Two aspects of creativity

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Process (goal-oriented) and people (the resources)

25
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List and briefly explain the components of the creative process.

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Background or knowledge accumulation, the incubation process, the idea experience, and evaluation and implementation

26
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How can creativity be developed?

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Recognize relationships; develop a functional perspective; use your brains

27
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Innovation

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The process by which entrepreneurs convert opportunities into marketable solutions

28
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Invention

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Totally new product, service, or process

29
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Example of invention

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Airplane

30
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Extension

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New use or different application of an already existing product, service, or process

31
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Example of extension

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McDonald’s

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Duplication

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Creative replication of an existing concept

33
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Example of duplication

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Walmart from department stores

34
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Synthesis

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Combination of existing concepts and factors into a new formulation or use

35
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Example of synthesis

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Starbucks

36
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What are the advantages of buying an on-going business?

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Less fear about successful future operation, reduced time and effort, purchasing at a good price

37
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Franchise

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Any arrangement in which the owner of a trademark, trade name, or copyright has licensed others to use it in selling goods or services

38
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What are the advantages of buying a franchise?

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Training and guidance, brand-name appeal, a proven track record, financial assistance

39
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What are the process approaches to entrepreneurship that examine the activities involved in entrepreneurship?

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The integrative approach and the dynamic states approach

40
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Integrative approach

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Built around inputs and outcomes of entrepreneurial process; focuses on five key elements to the process

41
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Dynamic states approach

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Stresses the dependency of the venture on the environment and interaction of various elements

42
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How dominant have new and small ventures been in the economy?

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Small firms supply 49.6% of private sector jobs, make up 99.7% of employing firms; 600,000 to 800,000 new businesses created annually; integral part of process that defines market economies

43
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What are some of the recent trends that are changing the nature of entrepreneurs?

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Venture financing, corporate entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial cognition, women and minority entrepreneurs, the global entrepreneurial movement, family businesses, and entrepreneurial education

44
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Three major sources of information that supply data related to the entrepreneurial mindset

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Research and popular publications; direct observation; speeches, seminars, and presentations

45
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Four distinct roles that managers may take in rationalizing morally questionable acts “against the firm” or “on behalf of the firm”

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Nonrole, role failure, role distortion, role assertion

46
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Nonrole

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Against the firm; ex. embezzlement

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Role failure

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Against the firm; ex. not confronting expense account cheating

48
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Role distortion

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For the firm; ex. bribery

49
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Role assertion

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For the firm; ex. investing in unethically governed countries

50
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Ethics

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Provides the basic rules or parameters for conducting any activity in an “acceptable” manner; represents a set of principles prescribing a behavioral code of what is good and right or bad and wrong

51
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Conflicts over the ethical nature of decisions

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Pressure from inside and outside interests; changes in societal norms

52
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What steps can entrepreneurs take to establish a position of ethical leadership in business?

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Code of ethics that encompass ethical consciousness, ethical process and structure, and institutionalization

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