Exam 2: Entrepreneurial Intentions and Corporate Entrepreneurship

When would an entrepreneur be pronounced to have recovered from the grief of a lost business?

In an encouraging climate for corporate entrepreneurship,rewards should be based on the attainment of established performance goals.

Discuss three major ways in which managerial and entrepreneurial decision making differs. Eight areas of difference students can choose from: 1.strategic orientation 2.commitment to opportunity 3.commitment of resources 4.control of resources 5.management structure 6.reward philosophy 7.growth orientation 8.entrepreneurial culture Basic differences in each dimension: Source:This table is taken from T.Brown,P.Davidsson,and J.Wiklund,"An Operationalization of Stevenson's Conceptualization of Entrepreneurship as Opportunity-Based Firm Behavior," Strategic Management Journal 22 (2001).

Corporate ventures are totally independent units,hence the equity portion of the compensation is particularly difficult to handle.

Which of the following would NOT occur in the second stage of establishing corporate entrepreneurship in an organization?

The typical corporate culture has a climate and a reward system that favor activist decision making.

Entrepreneurs focus on how to minimize resources needed whereas traditional firms focus on accumulating resources.

A sufficient time for top management to be committed to corporate entrepreneurship is:

Why is loss-orientation physically and mentally exhausting?

Robert Mondavi Winery was the first Californian to produce and market premium wines that were expected to compete with European wines.

Most managers in a corporation are capable of being successful corporate entrepreneurs with the correct training.

In encouraging a culture for corporate entrepreneurship,using older,proven,technology is recommended in order to increase stability in the organization.

New product development falls under which of the four major components of corporate entrepreneurship?

Which company,discussed in our text as an example of corporate entrepreneurship,created the independent business unit concept?

Corporate entrepreneurship is best described as:

In the loss-orientation process of grief recovery,when are painful memories likely to dominate most?

Why does restoration-orientation have adverse effects on an individual's health?

Robert Mondavi came up with all of the following process innovations except:

Which of the following is true about corporate entrepreneurship?

The corporate entrepreneur to have the ability to encourage teamwork and use a multidisciplined approach,which violates organizational practices and structures taught in most business schools.