Exam 11: Anticipating Failure

Amy C Edmondson,professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School,describes a spectrum for failure that runs from blameworthy to praiseworthy.According to Edmondson,a praiseworthy reason for failure is ______.

According to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck,people with ______ tend to believe that intelligence and talent is something we're born with,and they avoid failure at all costs.

In the context of experimentation,what is another way to think about the word failure?

Two college friends started a company.While they were friends,they had never worked together.Why might their company fail?

Describe how a fear of failure affects entrepreneurs,including whether there are any positive aspects to a fear of failure.

According to the text,why do many see failure as the path by which individuals travel to develop into entrepreneurs?

According to psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth,grit is the quality that enables people to work hard and sustain interest in their long-term goals.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report showed that the type of economy in which an entrepreneur is operating is a significant factor in fear of failure rates.

When people feel comfortable enough to report failures,it is a sign that there is a successful blame-free environment.

Describe the steps you can take to create a blame-free environment.