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Entrepreneurship Theory Process And Practice 10th Edition Donald F. Kuratko - Solutions
What advantages and disadvantages do small fi rms have over large fi rms in innovation?
Why and how does scale infl uence innovation?
Why and how does sector infl uence innovation?
What does innovation mean for a social enterprise?
How important was the link with the University of Cambridge for Astex when it started?
In the age of the internet, how important is geographic proximity to sources of knowledge in encouraging innovation? Explain.
How diffi cult is it to change the way you think about a product or market?
What role might design play in this?
How dependent on other forms of innovation was the development of the TotalCare programme?
What problems does a company face when it moves from selling a product to a service? Does this mean it has to change its business model?
How diffi cult is it to break away from the dominant logic within an organization?
How diffi cult is it to ‘predict’ the future in business?
Who were the partners in this innovation and what were their roles?
What are the implications of having autonomous ferries in the near future? Is this a disruptive innovation?
Critically analyze the meaning of culture, giving examples of the dimensions along which it can be measured;
Critically analyze what is meant by the entrepreneurial culture of an organization, recognizing its most important elements, and how it can help create an entrepreneurial architecture;
Construct the cultural web of an organization;
Critically evaluate the culture of an organization and describe the managerial tools available to help construct or reconstruct it.
With the rest of your class, take the culture test developed by Erin Meyer (page 93). Discuss the results, trying to understand the reasons for similarities and diff erences.
Find an organization that is willing to learn about its culture (this could be your university department).Find a selected group of senior managers to complete the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) (page 102–103). Write a report outlining your fi ndings.
Select two organizations, one that you would describe as entrepreneurial, the other that you would describe as administrative or bureaucratic. Based upon the evidence available, describe their cultures in a report using a cultural web. Using the evidence you have collected, evaluate these cultures
How do you describe culture? Can it be measured? What is the diff erence between description and measurement?
How does language aff ect culture? How does culture aff ect language? Are the two linked?
Is a strong culture good or bad? Give examples.
What are your core values? What are the core values of your national culture? What are the core values of entrepreneurship? What are the diff erences and can they be reconciled?
How do cognitive processes infl uence the culture of an organization? Give examples.
What organizational processes would reinforce the message that an organization is entrepreneurial?
What cognitive processes would reinforce the message that an organization is entrepreneurial?
What managerial behaviours would reinforce the message that an organization is entrepreneurial?
Do you notice any patterns in the national results of Hofstede’s research?
What are the inherent biases in Hofstede’s research?
Th e USA is normally seen as an entrepreneurial national culture. If this is the case, how would you describe an entrepreneurial culture? How would you describe the culture in your country?
What methodological problems might emerge when using a study that sets out to discriminate national cultures as a basis for discriminating organizational cultures?
What methodological problems might emerge when organizing a study which tries to discriminate an entrepreneurial culture from that of other organizations?
Why is the balance between individualism and collectivism signifi cant? Why might it vary?
Is the culture of an entrepreneur the same as the culture of an entrepreneurial organization? Explain.
How would you describe an entrepreneurial organizational culture?
What actions of a leader might reinforce an entrepreneurial culture?
In what circumstances might an organization wish to see no mistakes or failures?
What particular problems face your country in developing an entrepreneurial organizational culture?
Why might it be better to separate or spin out new initiatives so that they can create their own culture, leaving that of the core business unchanged?
Do you agree that changing culture is ‘centered around emotion, rather than reason’?
What does this tell you about the leadership qualities needed to manage change?
What insights into Dyson’s corporate culture do you get from Kelly’s article? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this sort of culture?
In commenting on AirAsia’s success, what does Tony mean by ‘culture, focus and discipline’? How has each of these contributed?
Explain and give examples of how size, structure and different organizational forms interact and how they are related to the tasks being undertaken and the environment in which an organization operates;
Critically analyze new forms of corporate organizations such as networks and strategic alliances;
Understand the balance managers need to have between controlling staff and giving them more autonomy and how that applies to different contexts;
Creatively address how organizational structures can be used to help create an entrepreneurial architecture;
Critically evaluate the structure of an organization.
Give some specifi c examples of an industry where a hierarchical, bureaucratic structure should be the‘best’ way to organize. Select a company in this industry and investigate their organizational structure.Explain why their structure conforms or does not conform to your expectations, taking
List the type of organizations and market sectors that face high degrees of competition and turbulence.Select a particularly turbulent sector and research how the fi rms within it are structured and their relative success.
Describe the diff erent ways large organizations break themselves down into smaller sub-organizations and explain their reasons for doing this.
Select a large company that has been broken up into at least two parts and explain the reasons for this.
Select a strategic alliance or joint venture and analyze and explain the reasons behind it.
Why does size matter for an organization?
Should large fi rms concentrate on projects with high cost and low uncertainty and leave those with low cost and high uncertainty to small fi rms? Will this happen?
Will small fi rms become more important as time goes on?
Why do large fi rms deconstruct and downsize?
What factors determine the ‘best’ size of an organization and the ‘best’ way an organization is structured?
What is an organic structure? Can it be defi ned? Is it a useful construct?
Why does tight control stifl e creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship?
Why, and in what circumstances, is autonomy important?
How do you achieve ‘balance’ between autonomy and control? Who makes the judgement? How easy is this to manage?
How can you have loose control but tight accountability? Give examples.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the network structure – both real and virtual?
Why has globalization encouraged the growth of networks?
How has technology encouraged the growth of networks?
Why has the increasing importance of knowledge encouraged the growth of networks?
How can networking encourage innovation?
How can strategic partnerships encourage development of the innovation?
What are the prerequisites for an eff ective strategic partnership?
Why is organizational structure important?
Is there such a thing as an ideal organization structure for an entrepreneurial fi rm? If so, what is it?
What are the principles behind how you structure an organization with multi-product and markets?
Why has Alphabet adopted this organization structure? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Why is ATAP a subsidiary of Google when other research-based activities are subsidiaries of Alphabet?
What different attributes do the two partners bring to a joint venture?
Why are they moving so quickly after the ruling by the US Supreme Court?
Why do these structures make Tesla able to innovate quicker and better than other companies?
Are there any drawbacks of structures for Tesla now and in the future?
Do you agree with Birkinshaw’s analysis of Enron?
Understand and explain the difference between management and leadership;
Understand and explain what the job of leader involves;
Understand and explain how leadership style can be tailored to different circumstances and evaluate your preferred leadership style;
Understand and explain how confl ict can be handled and evaluate how you handle it;
Critically analyze the theories of leadership and how they contribute to an understanding of situational leadership in an entrepreneurial organization;
Refl ect on your own preferred leadership style.
=+3 Does Mrs Villaviray have anything to fear from local competition? What could she do to avoid inviting competition from the local farmers?
=+2 What options would Mrs Villaviray have to exploit the 4Cs in developing her marketing plan? How would you advise her to move forward with developing her plan? Be specific about the steps she will need to take.
=+approaches and how you might verify each product positioning.
=+1 What positioning strategy would suit the different cashew products of Mrs Villaviray? Explain why you would adopt these
=+4 How could adopting Internet strategies potentially change his marketing mix? Be complete in your answer.
=+3 In his marketing research efforts, what type of information would you suggest Phil collect?
=+2 Why is Phil’s store doing so well? Include in your answer his philosophy of marketing.
=+1 From the customer’s viewpoint, what types of Internet services and options would be beneficial for the customer? Justify your answer in terms of the market opportunity.
=+3 How expensive will it be for Yung-Chien to follow your recommendations for her marketing research plan? Describe any other marketing research efforts she could undertake in the near future that would be of minimal cost.
=+2 How would you recommend Yung-Chien put together her marketing research plan? What should be involved? Be as complete as possible in your answer.
=+1 Will the information Yung-Chien is seeking be of value to her in competing in this market? Why or why not?
=+3 Identify where you personally fit on the spectrum.
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