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Social capital refers to being part of a social network and having a good reputation.

A) True
B) False

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________ is a benefit of business incubators.


A) An information silo
B) High security
C) Provision of venture capital
D) A shared cost
E) Guaranteed profitability

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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What are some of the reasons people become entrepreneurs?

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Entrepreneurs start their own firms beca...

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________ use networks of contacts more than formal authority.


A) Managers
B) Entrepreneurs
C) Small businesses
D) Franchisees
E) Franchisors

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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________ are new venture creators working inside big companies; they are corporate entrepreneurs, using their company's resources to build a profitable line of business based on a fresh new idea.


A) Intrapreneurs
B) Entrepreneurs
C) Sole proprietors
D) Management novices
E) Licensees

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Jacob has been developing contacts and heightening his profile in his community; that is, he has been creating his ________. He knows that nonfinancial resources will be crucial to the success of his entrepreneurial venture.


A) social capital
B) side street effect
C) small business
D) start-up capital
E) demographic change

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Josh uses his father's yard equipment to start up a lawn mowing business during summer break from school, to earn enough money to buy books in the fall. According to the entrepreneurial strategy matrix, Josh's business can be described as


A) low innovation/high risk.
B) low innovation/low risk.
C) high innovation/low risk.
D) high innovation/high risk.
E) high innovation/no risk.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Discuss how an entrepreneur decides on an economic opportunity.

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Entrepreneurs spot, create, and exploit ...

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The most dangerous risk in intrapreneurship is that of


A) spreading intrapreneurial efforts over too many projects.
B) overrelying on a single large project.
C) working on too many underfunded projects.
D) maintaining the status quo.
E) engaging in prospects that are too risky.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Tonda spotted, created, and exploited a(n) ________ for ride-sharing services for elderly customers that big companies had ________ and, in so doing, she captured the market with her simpler, cheaper, more accessible, and more convenient services.


A) business incubator; monopolized
B) opportunity; avoided
C) intrapreneurship; avoided
D) opportunity; rejected
E) intrapreneurship; failed at

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Blanche works as a respected senior engineer for a large manufacturer of pharmaceutical process equipment. Several researchers within the company have discovered an innovative way to repackage pharmaceutical drugs. The company has given Blanche the opportunity and responsibility to lead a fully funded project team for 12 months to develop this idea. She is excited to lead this ________ team.


A) spin-off
B) skunkworks
C) bootlegging
D) social capital
E) venture capital

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Entrepreneurs are NOT


A) tolerant of stress.
B) risk takers.
C) able to resolve problems.
D) making only safe decisions.
E) risk managers.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Organizations that encourage intrapreneurship face the obvious risk that this effort can fail.

A) True
B) False

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A description of the good or service, an assessment of the opportunity, an assessment of the entrepreneur, and specification of activities and resources needed to translate your idea into a viable business, and your source(s) of capital together make up a(n)


A) value chain.
B) control system.
C) opportunity analysis.
D) business audit.
E) organization chart.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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If a company is striking fast to beat competitors to the punch, tackle them head-to-head, and analyze and target competitors' weaknesses, then they are practicing


A) opportunity analysis.
B) competitive aggressiveness.
C) proactiveness.
D) innovativeness.
E) ethical patterns.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Bill, let me give you some advice," said his mentor, Ted. "Before seeking formal approval for your project from higher levels of management, spend some time getting support from your peers, or as it is often called


A) making cheerleaders.
B) bootlegging.
C) horse trading.
D) clearing the investment.
E) getting the blessing.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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In the context of key planning elements, which of the following is true of what venture capital firms consider important for an entrepreneurial venture?


A) They believe that a strong marketing campaign is the best for an entrepreneurial venture.
B) They believe that a good quality product is the best bet for an entrepreneurial venture.
C) They believe that the venture with the highest projected profit is the best.
D) They believe that the greater the strength of a venture, the better it is.
E) They believe that what counts is a person's ability to execute an idea.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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In the context of successful business models for e-commerce, sites that pay commissions to other sites to drive business to their own sites involve the ________ model.


A) transaction fee
B) advertising support
C) intermediary
D) affiliate
E) subscription

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Most small business ventures are located in the ________ quadrant of the entrepreneurial strategy matrix.


A) upper left
B) low risk
C) upper right
D) lower right
E) high innovation

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Elena, a manager, has a new project idea. Before she begins building support for her idea, she begins by ________, which is explaining the idea to her boss to get his approval to seek wider support.


A) making cheerleaders
B) bootlegging
C) horse trading
D) clearing the investment
E) gettting the blessing

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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