Corporate Innovation Disruptive Thinking In Organizations 1st Edition Donald F Kuratko, Michael G Goldsby, Jeffrey S Hornsby - Solutions

What is the organizational metaphor? Describe some of the results.
How can innovative readiness in an organization be assessed?
Describe the “Organizational Assessment of Innovation and Creativity.”
How do you interpret the scores from that instrument (in question 5)?
What does CEAI represent?
Outline the factors that are identified in the CEAI.
How would you use the CEAI in your organization? Be specific.
What is the overall value of assessing the organization for innovative readiness?
What are the antecedents to corporate entrepreneurship and innovation?
Why is top management support so important to the implementation of corporate entrepreneurship?
How can you create a high-performance work system (HPWS)?
What are the important human resource elements of a high-performance work system?
What alternative models to employee recruitment, selection, and retention can be utilized to foster innovation behaviors?
What are the critical elements of an organizational entrepreneurial orientation?
Describe the role of senior, middle-level, and front-line managers in the corporate entrepreneurship process.
What role should managers play in the creation of high-performance work systems?
Why are teams so important to the corporate innovation process?
Describe the stages of team development. What issues are presented in each stage? How do they relate to innovation?
What types of teams would be effective for incremental innovation? Radical innovation?
What are the barriers to effective team implementation? How would you overcome these barriers?
What are the important steps in a team decision-making or problem-solving process?
When is conflict destructive? Constructive?
What is the most applicable personality trait for innovation? Why?
Why is it important to evaluate team effectiveness? How would you evaluate team effectiveness?
What does the research suggest as key issues relating team creativity to increased innovation?
What is the importance of market research?
Briefly describe the steps of market research.
What are the common question formats for surveys, and why are they used?
What is a business model? Why is it important to know your company’s business model?
How can a manager show credibility to senior management?
Why is meaning important in innovative pursuits?
What are some factors that must be taken into consideration when selecting a location to produce and sell your product or service?
How does a customer perceive value? What can a company do to persuade a customer that an innovation holds value for them?
Briefly describe how a customer map is created.
How do you prepare your innovation pitch for acceptance by key stakeholders?
What important steps must be followed to prepare a successful presentation to key decision-makers?
What makes for a good innovation presentation?
How long, in miles, is your daily commute roundtrip?
Do you regularly access the internet on your phone?
Do you ever get stuck in heavy traffic?
Is being stuck in heavy traffic, during rush hour or at other times, a problem for you?
How do you check the status of traffic before beginning your commute?
Would you subscribe to a traffic alert service that saved you time and frustration on your commute to and from work?
Which of the methods for traffic monitoring would you be most likely to use?
In dollars, what would you expect to pay for an app like this if it was available?
Does the winery use whole grapes in its wine production process?
Approximately how many tons of whole grapes does the winery process annually?
Does this amount fill production to capacity?
If no, what factors are limiting from becoming filled to capacity?___ Inadequate space/property ___ Lack of agricultural background ___ Initial cost of setup ___ Labor requirements ___ Time
Do you produce your own grape crop?
If so, how many acres are involved in grape production?___ Less than 25 ___ 25–50 ___ 51–75 ___ 76–100 ___ More than 100
What is your approximate cost per acre?___ Less than $2500 ___ $2500–5000 ___ $5001–7500 ___ $7501–10,000 ___ More than $10,000
How many suppliers do you currently use to create the desired inventory?
What outlets are being used to market the winery’s products? (check all that apply)___ Retail stores ___ On-site sales ___ Mail order ___Internet ___ Other wineries
How many varieties of grapes does your winery use in its production? ____
Please list those varieties of grapes your winery uses in production:
When in the year does the company make most of its buying decisions?___ Spring ___ Summer ___ Fall ___ Winter 9a. Approximately how many different products does your company currently offer?
On average, how many new products does your company introduce every year?
Would you like to know the results of this survey?
Describe each of the five planning pitfalls entrepreneurs often encounter. LO-1
Identify the benefits of an innovation plan (a) for an innovator and (b) for executive-level sources. LO-1
What are the three major viewpoints to be considered when developing an innovation plan? LO-1
What are some components to consider in the proper packaging of a plan? LO-1
Identify five of the ten guidelines to be used for preparing an innovation plan. LO-1
Briefly describe each of the major segments to be covered in an innovation plan.
Why is the summary segment of an innovation plan written last?
Why are milestones important to an innovation plan?
Describe the “action planning” process. LO-1
What is innovation action planning? LO-1
Describe each of the five planning pitfalls entrepreneurs often encounter. Appendix
What are some components to consider in the proper packaging of a plan? L0-1
Briefly describe the roles of managers in the innovation strategy. Appendix
Describe how senior, middle, and first-line managers impact entrepreneurial actions. Appendix
Identify the four responsibilities of managers in maintaining the “entrepreneurial mindset.” Appendix
Explain “gravity” in terms of an entrepreneurial mindset. Appendix
Describe the “hardware side” of organizations. Appendix
Describe the “software side” of organizations. Appendix
What five important steps help an organization establish innovative thinking? Appendix
Identify some of the key questions that need to be asked in order to assist in the planning of any innovative activity. Appendix
What is innovation and how does it differ from entrepreneurship?
Identify the three types of innovation.
Describe the four methods of innovation—invention, extension, duplication, and synthesis.
Explain the different trajectories of innovation.
Identify three misconceptions about innovation.
Some of the characteristics attributed to innovators include internal locus of control, tolerance for ambiguity, and calculated risk taking. Discuss how these relate to the innovative mindset.
Explain the motivation of innovation.
What are the major drivers of innovative ideas? Explain and give an example of each.
What are the key myths associated with innovation? Debunk each.
What are four causes of stress among innovators? How can stress be managed?
What are two reasons that such a strong desire to develop corporate innovators has arisen in recent years?
What are some of the corporate obstacles that must be overcome to establish a corporate innovative environment?
What are the two major domains that comprise corporate entrepreneurship?
Define a “corporate innovation strategy.”
Identify the five key elements on which managers should concentrate to develop a corporate innovation strategy.
Identify the five specific innovative climate factors that organizations need to address in structuring their environment.
Identify the key roles that members of an innovation team could fulfill.
Describe the elements that are involved in sustaining corporate innovation.
Describe creativity. Explain how it is important for managers in a company.
What are the eight myths of creativity?
What are the three elements of creativity? How could a manager incorporate these elements into their company? How could a manager use these elements to become more creative themselves?

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