Exam 1: The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution for a Flatter World

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According to the U.S.Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy,small firms accounted for all of the net new jobs in 2010.

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What is the impact of small firms in driving innovation in the United States?

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The U.S.Department of Commerce found that since World War II,small entrepreneurial firms have been responsible for half of all innovation and 95 percent of all radical innovation in the United States.Other studies showed that research and development at smaller entrepreneurial firms were more productive and robust than at large firms;smaller firms generated twice as many innovations per R&D dollar spent as the giants,twice as many innovations per R&D scientist as the giants,and 24 times as many innovations per R&D dollar versus those large firms with more than 10,000 employees.

A 2010 report by The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute indicated that women-owned businesses have been steadily decreasing over the past few decades.

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Who among the following is most likely to be called a philanthropist?

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What is the characteristic of entrepreneurship educators whose views and attitudes toward learning differ radically from traditional academic approaches?

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Studies indicate that smaller firms generate twice as many innovations per research and development (R&D)dollar spent as the established multinationals.

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_____ entrepreneurship means new venture creation.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of private equity creation?

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Explain the four entrepreneurial transformations that are changing the world.

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What is the difference between entrepreneurial educators and traditional academicians?

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_____ showed the highest rate of increase of any minority group in owning businesses according to the U.S.Census Bureau in 2007.

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Rick,an entrepreneur,is in the process of selecting a manager for his new venture.To successfully run the venture,who is he most likely to select?

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Entrepreneurship will result in equal incomes among the masses.

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When successful entrepreneurs get involved in the nonprofit sector directly by offering strategic assistance,like long-term planning and leveraging relationships to identify additional resources and facilitate partnerships,it is referred to as _____ philanthropy.

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When the entrepreneurial process will take over,it will result in economic expansion and accompanying social mobility.

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At the heart of the entrepreneurial process is a(n):

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Research in the 1980s and 1990s found that since World War II,small entrepreneurial firms have been responsible for half of all innovation and a large percentage of all radical innovation in the United States.

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According to Thomas Friedman,his book titled "The World is Flat" refers to the convergence of technology and world events that are playing a role in bringing about significant changes in traditional value chains.

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How do entrepreneurial faculties drive the rapid explosion of entrepreneurship?

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Which of the following is an entrepreneurial transformation that is changing the world?

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