Deck 11: Global Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship

Question 1

A common characteristic of born-global firms is that their offerings complement the products or capabilities of other global players.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A born-global firm is a business organization that seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sale of outputs in multiple countries.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Adam Smith, social philosopher and economist, argued that the free-enterprise economic system encourages entrepreneurship because it permits individuals freedom to create and produce.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Opportunity identification does not form a part of the entrepreneurial process.

Question 5

A company that develops a revolutionary new way to do a particular activity and seeks to expand that new method nationally and internationally would be considered entrepreneurial.

Question 6

Small-business owners rely on innovation and speed to a much greater extent than entrepreneurs.

Question 7

Born-global firms follow the traditional pattern of businesses that operate in the home country for many years and gradually evolve into international trade.

Question 8

A local dry cleaner provides dry cleaning facilities to his customers in a particular locality.He would be considered an entrepreneur.

Question 9

Early adopters are those consumers who generally wait for others to buy a new technology before they make use of it.

Question 10

Social entrepreneurs apply the same tools and skill sets as other entrepreneurs.

Question 11

Entrepreneurs are the same as small-business owners in terms of the methodology, new product development, and the choice of markets.

Question 12

Jeffry Timmons-one of the early leaders in entrepreneurship education-considered the opinion that entrepreneurs are born and not made, a myth.

Question 13

Culture plays an insignificant role in deciding whether the condition in a particular country is conducive to entrepreneurship.

Question 14

The biggest difference in moving from corporate life to entrepreneurship is that entrepreneurs do not have a buffer between a mistake and total failure.

Question 15

The distinguishing feature of born-global firms is that their origins are international, as demonstrated by management's global focus and the commitment of certain types of resources to international activities.

Question 16

There are two phases of a global start-up assessment, which consists of deciding whether a firm should become a global start-up and what the firm needs to do to make that happen.

Question 17

In order to operate effectively, businesses need to know that contracts are binding, that their property and intellectual property rights are protected, and that there is a fair system for handling disputes.

Question 18

The executive summary highlights how the business operates on a day-to-day basis.

Question 19

Entrepreneurs only launch commercial ventures, which sell products or services for a profit.

Question 20

A disruptive technology is a technology that can make prior technologies obsolete.

Question 21

The entrepreneur:

A)is typically the intraorganizational revolutionary.
B)has the backing of an organization.
C)challenges the status quo and fights to change the system from within.
D)recognizes opportunities and uses resources to implement innovative ideas for new, thoughtfully planned ventures.
E)operates as the profit centre of an organization.

Question 22

An intrapreneur acts within the confines of an existing organization.

Question 23

A _____ refers to a formal statement of a set of business goals.

A)strategic plan
B)service-level plan
C)pro-forma invoice
D)horizontal scope statement
E)business plan

Question 24

_____ is defined as "the recognition of opportunities and the use or creation of resources to implement innovative ideas for new, thoughtfully planned ventures."

A)Entrepreneurship
B)SWOT
C)Globalization
D)International business
E)Intrapreneurship

Question 25

Opportunity analysis, planning and preparing the enterprise, and resourcing the enterprise are the three essential parts of the:

A)management process.
B)organizational process.
C)institutional plan.
D)entrepreneurial process.
E)hybrid strategy.

Question 26

New-market disruption refers to:

A)targeting noncustomers to create a new market that was previously ignored by the dominant players of the existing market.
B)disruptive technology that appears at the low end of an industry offering.
C)the propensity to act or decide without customary analysis or sufficient information.
D)a formal statement of a set of business goals.
E)establishing organizations, either for-profit or nonprofit, whose focus is to implement innovative solutions to societal problems.

Question 27

The organization defines and supports a system of contractual agreements between internal enterprises.

Question 28

An entrepreneur challenges the status quo and fights to change the system from within.

Question 29

_____ refers to establishing organizations, either for-profit or nonprofit, whose focus is to implement innovative solutions to societal problems.

A)Entrepreneurial process
B)Social entrepreneurship
C)Bootstrapping
D)Angel investor
E)Venture capitalist

Question 30

Dell's direct-sales model using catalogs and then the Internet is an example of:

A)new-market disruption.
B)low-end disruption.
C)bias for action.
D)venture capitalism.
E)angel investment.

Question 31

_____ had been perceived as risk takers and nonconformists who were usually unable to work in a corporate environment.

A)Angel investors
B)Small-business owners
C)Entrepreneurs
D)Venture capitalists
E)Intrapreneurs

Question 32

_____ typically enter established markets, providing a more traditional product or service to a local market.

A)Small-business owners
B)Entrepreneurs
C)Intrapreneurs
D)Angel investors
E)Venture capitalists

Question 33

A(n) _____ is defined as one who organizes, owns, manages, and assumes the risks of an economic venture.

A)stakeholder
B)strategist
C)intrapreneur
D)entrepreneur
E)importer

Question 34

Which of the following statements is true about intrapreneurs?

A)They are synonymous with entrepreneurs.
B)They have lesser resources than most new ventures.
C)They face the immediate risk of losing a paycheck.
D)They are protected from feeling the immediate impact of failures and mistakes.
E)They undertake projects that never lead to any kind of innovation in product or service.

Question 35

_____ is a technology that appears at the low end of an industry offering and usually does not lure customers away until it improves and becomes better than the incumbent offering.

A)Social entrepreneurship
B)New-market disruption
C)Low-end disruption
D)Bootstrapping
E)Countertrade

Question 36

_____ consists of identifying opportunities, planning and devising the venture, and resourcing the venture and taking action.

A)Business plan
B)Bias for action
C)New-market disruption
D)Bootstrapping
E)Entrepreneurial process

Question 37

JetBlue has focused on low-cost strategy and has been able to achieve the lowest cost position in the industry by eliminating many services.However, it has also targeted overpriced but underserved markets.This is an example of:

A)a new-market disruption strategy.
B)venture capitalism.
C)an angel investment.
D)social entrepreneurship.
E)a hybrid-disruption strategy.

Question 38

Disruptive technology refers to:

A)the process of exploiting a new business opportunity with limited funds.
B)a technology that only changes existing technologies with better value.
C)a technology that can make prior technologies obsolete.
D)the propensity to act or decide without customary analysis or sufficient information.
E)an investment firm that makes venture investments.

Question 39

The firm treats intrapreneurial teams as a cost center rather than as a profit center.

Question 40

Organizations allow intrapreneurial employees to participate in the rewards of what they create in order to promote intrapreneurship.

Question 41

Innovation-driven economies are economies that are typical in countries that compete on the basis of:

A)unskilled labor and natural resources.
B)cutting-edge technological know-how.
C)business sophistication and innovation.
D)production processes and increased product quality.
E)advanced corporate infrastructure and business practices.

Question 42

Factor-driven economies are economies that are typical in countries that compete on the basis of:

A)cutting-edge technological know-how.
B)business sophistication and innovation.
C)production processes and increased product quality.
D)unskilled labor and natural resources.
E)advanced corporate infrastructure and business practices.

Question 43

The traditional firm:

A)develops strategies needed to expand abroad at the time of the firm's founding.
B)begins with a "borderless" view of the world.
C)operates in the home country for many years and gradually evolves into international trade.
D)focuses on achieving superior performance in international business from the inception of the firm.
E)is defined as a business organization that, from inception, seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sale of outputs in multiple countries.

Question 44

The most common form of bootstrapping is:

A)to delay payment.
B)to minimize inventory.
C)to use a personal credit card.
D)subsidy finance.
E)joint utilization.

Question 45

Owner financing, sweat equity, and minimization of the accounts receivable are the different types of:

A)bootstrapping.
B)venture capital financing.
C)angel funding.
D)hedge funding.
E)crowd funding.

Question 46

Efficiency-driven economies are:

A)highly sensitive to world economic cycles, commodity price trends, and exchange rate fluctuations.
B)found in countries that have well-established higher education, well-organized goods and labor markets, and the capacity to harness existing technologies.
C)found in countries that have mature financial markets, business laws, large domestic size, and flourishing innovation.
D)associated with pillars such as institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, and health and primary education.
E)not sensitive to world economic cycles and exchange rate fluctuations.

Question 47

Bias for action refers to:

A)targeting noncustomers to create a new market that was previously ignored by the dominant players of the existing market.
B)a formal statement of a set of business goals.
C)establishing organizations, either for-profit or nonprofit, whose focus is to implement innovative solutions to societal problems.
D)the propensity to act or decide without customary analysis or sufficient information.
E)exploiting a new business opportunity with limited funds.

Question 48

_____ refer(s) to the annual assessment of the national level of entrepreneurial activity across countries, started as a partnership between London Business School and Babson College.

A)Doing Business Index
B)Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
C)Global Competitiveness Index
D)Index of Economic Freedom
E)The World Bank Doing Business Reports

Question 49

Efficiency-driven economies are economies that are typical in countries that compete on the basis of:

A)production processes and increased product quality.
B)advanced corporate infrastructure and business practices.
C)cutting-edge technological know-how.
D)unskilled labor and natural resources.
E)business sophistication and innovation.

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of a factor-driven economy?

A)Turkey
B)Belgium
C)Denmark
D)Uruguay
E)Egypt

Question 51

The pillars associated with _____ economies are institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, and health and primary education.

A)productivity-driven
B)skill-driven
C)innovation-driven
D)efficiency-driven
E)factor-driven

Question 52

Chad's economy is dependent on oil reserves and is very sensitive to world economic cycles, commodity prices, and fluctuations in exchange rates.Hence, one could term this economy as an example of:

A)an innovation-driven economy.
B)a factor-driven economy.
C)bootstrapping.
D)venture capitalism.
E)an efficiency-driven economy.

Question 53

The probability of the success of a business venture depends:

A)solely on strong execution of the strategies.
B)solely on the necessary resources and capabilities.
C)solely on the right entrepreneurial team.
D)solely on a good opportunity.
E)on a good opportunity, the right entrepreneurial team, and the necessary resources and capabilities.

Question 54

Time and motion indicators:

A)are one of the pillars associated with factor-driven economies.
B)measure how long it takes to complete a regulatory goal.
C)measure the relative political and economic stability of a nation.
D)ensure measures to trace early adopters.
E)assess the social culture of a nation.

Question 55

A(n) _____ is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up.

A)angel investor
B)social entrepreneur
C)venture capitalist
D)intrapreneur
E)small-time business owner

Question 56

_____ refer(s) to a system that ranks nations quantitatively according to a weighted index of 12 assessed pillars.

A)Index of Economic Freedom
B)Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
C)Doing Business Index
D)The World Bank Doing Business Reports
E)Global Competitiveness Index

Question 57

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, authors of "In Search of Excellence," identified _____ as a distinguishing feature of agile, entrepreneurial firms.

A)new-market disruption
B)bias for action
C)angel investment
D)venture capitalism
E)low-end disruption

Question 58

Which of the following is an example of an innovation-driven economy?

A)Argentina
B)Brazil
C)India
D)Iran
E)The United States

Question 59

The Brazilian economy competes on production and product quality.Therefore, one could term the Brazilian economy as an example of:

A)a factor-driven economy.
B)an efficiency-driven economy.
C)venture capitalism.
D)an innovation-driven economy.
E)bootstrapping.

Question 60

A(n) _____ refers to a business organization that seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sale of outputs in multiple countries.

A)born-global firm
B)spin-out firm
C)early internationalizing firm
D)young resource-poor firm
E)restructured existing firm

Question 61

What are the levers that lead to the identification of opportunities?

Question 62

In the structural-separation approach of organizational intrapreneurship:

A)the firm sets up an internal new-venture division.
B)new-venture activities are conducted within an existing business or business unit.
C)an investment firm makes venture investments and brings managerial and technical expertise as well as capital to the investments.
D)firms exploit a new business opportunity with limited funds.
E)firms create a new market that was previously ignored by the dominant players of the existing market.

Question 63

The coexistence approach is one form of:

A)organizational intrapreneurship.
B)bootstrapping.
C)social entrepreneurship.
D)venture capitalism.
E)a born-global firm.

Question 64

What distinguishing feature separates a born-global firm from a traditional business organization?

Question 65

What is the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI)?

Question 66

A(n) _____ refers to a person within an established business who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable finished product through assertive risk taking and innovation.

A)angel investor
B)venture capitalist
C)small-business owner
D)entrepreneur
E)intrapreneur

Question 67

The development of the Macintosh computer within Apple is an example of:

A)intrapreneurship.
B)angel investment.
C)venture capitalism.
D)bootstrapping.
E)a new-market disruption strategy.

Question 68

IBM used _____ to enable broad collaboration, gain new perspectives on problems and challenges, and find important patterns and themes, all with the goal of accelerating decision making and action.
A)organizational intrapreneurship

A)venture capitalism
B)bootstrapping
B)crowdsourcing
C)social entrepreneurship

Question 69

Define a "born-global" firm.

Question 70

How does a stint in corporate life help an entrepreneur?

Question 71

What factors should you consider before deciding to be an entrepreneur?

Question 72

A(n) _____ is one that seeks to systematically promote the spirit of intrapreneurship in targeted parts of the organization.

A)intrapreneurial organization
B)angel investor
C)venture capitalist
D)social entrepreneur
E)small-business owner

Question 73

In the coexistence approach:

A)the firm sets up an internal new-venture division.
B)new venture activities are conducted within an existing business or business unit.
C)investment firms make venture investments and bring managerial and technical expertise as well as capital to the investments.
D)firms exploit a new business opportunity with limited funds.
E)firms create a new market that was previously ignored by the existing market's dominant players.

Question 74

What are the major obstacles faced by organizations in setting up new venture activities as a part of the coexistence approach of organizational intrapreneurship?

Question 75

What methods are used by organizations to foster intrapreneurship?

Question 76

In their book "Re-Inventing the Corporation," John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene cited _____ as a way for established businesses to find new markets and new products.

A)venture capitalism
B)angel investment
C)intrapreneurship
D)small-business ownership
E)bias for action

Question 77

What are the factors that affect the ease with which business could be done in a country?

Question 78

Intrapreneurship refers to a form of entrepreneurship that:

A)allows the hostile takeover of one organization by another.
B)leads to the establishment of a new business.
C)helps in the merger of two existing businesses.
D)takes place in a business that is already in existence.
E)helps in the demerger of an existing business.

Question 79

Skype Limited developed the free Internet phone technology called voice-over Internet protocol and serves as an example of:

A)a born-global firm.
B)intrapreneurship.
C)bootstrapping.
D)angel investment.
E)social entrepreneurship.

Question 80

What are the three categories into which new venture opportunities tend to fall?