Corporate Entrepreneurship

Dr. Norzalizah Bahari

Name: NURUL NAJWA BINTI OTHMAN

Matric no: H20A1946
Group: H2

Question No. Answer Question No. Answer

1. A 14. B
2. C 15. D
3. B 16. C
4. C&D 17. D
5. A 18. C
6. C 19. D
7. A 20. B
8. B 21. B
9. A&D 22. A
10. A 23. B
11. D 24. C
12. B 25. C
13. D 26. D&H

1. How would you define an entrepreneur? (1)

A. An owner-manager
B. Somebody who makes money by improving productivity
C. Somebody who creates or exploits change through innovation
D. Somebody who makes money through new inventions

2. What is an initial public offering? (1)

A. The start of a new company
B. The launch of a new product or service
C. The stock market launch of a company
D. The initial sale of shares to private investors

3. According to Daepp et al. (2015) what is the half-life of a typical US publicly traded company? (1) A.
5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years

4. What are the implications of sublinear scaling? (2)

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A. Economies of scale apply

B. Life-span can be extended
C. Life-span is limited
D. Efficiency declines

5. According to Greiner, which crisis follows a period of growth through creativity? (1)
A. Leadership
B. Autonomy
C. Control
D. Bureaucracy

6. According to Greiner, which crisis follows a period of growth through coordination? (1)
A. Leadership
B. Autonomy
C. Control
D. Bureaucracy

7. According to Greiner, which crisis follows a period of growth through direction? (1)
A. Leadership
B. Autonomy
C. Control
D. Bureaucracy

8. According to Greiner, which crisis follows a period of growth through delegation? (1)
A. Leadership
B. Autonomy
C. Control
D. Bureaucracy

9. What are the six basic character traits of entrepreneurs? (1)

A. Need for autonomy, creativity, opportunistic, drive, forward-looking, and a willingness to take
risks
B. Need for achievement, creativity, self-confidence, internal locus of control, opportunistic and
willingness to take risks
C. Need for autonomy, need for achievement, internal locus of control, creativity, drive and a
willingness to take risks
D. Creativity, need for autonomy, drive, opportunistic, forward-looking and a willingness to take
risks

10. Which of these behaviours are you likely to exhibit if you have a high internal locus of control? (2)

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A. Self-confidence
B. Make decisions quickly
C. Opportunistic
D. Stubbornness and determination

11. Which of these behaviours are you likely to exhibit if you are a moderate risk-taker? (2)
A. Self-confidence
B. Make decisions quickly
C. Ability to act on incomplete information
D. Ambitious

12. Which of these behaviours are you likely to exhibit if you have a high need for achievement? (2)
A. Self-confidence
B. Make decisions quickly
C. Optimistic
D. Results orientated

13. Which of the entrepreneurial character traits is an intrapreneur least likely to exhibit high levels
of?
(2)
A. Need for autonomy and independence
B. Need for achievement
C. Willingness to take risks
D. Creativity, innovation and opportunism

14. What is likely to follow a crisis in a small firm? (2)

A. Deliberate strategy formulation B. Emergent strategy formulation
C. Growth
D. Consolidation

15. Which of these statements about strategic intent are correct, if it is to be effective? (2)
A. It needs to be written down
B. It requires a strong underlying vision
C. It is based upon core competences
D. It requires key competitors to be identified, analysed and the new product/service
benchmarked against theirs

16. Which of these statements about entrepreneurial management are correct? (3)
A. It is informal

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B. It is underpinned by a strong sense of direction

C. It is based on their business plan
D. It is based on personal relationships

17. Which of these statements about the entrepreneurial approach to decision-making are correct? (2)
A. It is based on risk-taking
B. It is based on clear tactics and strategies
C. It is based on information and knowledge D. It is based on past experience

18. Which of these statements about complexity theory is correct? (3) A. It requires concerted,
coordinated action
B. It requires the free flow of information
C. It requires the formation of a common identity and purpose D. It supports the
idea of emergent strategy

19. Which factors increase entrepreneurial intensity? (2)

A. Scale if entrepreneurship B. Quality of entrepreneurship
C. Timeliness of entrepreneurship
D. Frequency of entrepreneurship

20. Which of these statements about corporate entrepreneurship are correct? (3) A. It is measured by
entrepreneurial orientation
B. It is the result of an entrepreneurial architecture
C. It results in increased entrepreneurial intensity
D. It involves internal and external corporate venturing

21. Which of these statements about corporate venturing are correct? (2)
A. It is about creating new businesses
B. It is about buying strategically important companies
C. It is about buying under-valued companies
D. It is about diversification

22. Which of these statements about entrepreneurial orientation are correct? (2)
A. It is the result of an entrepreneurial architecture
B. It measures the entrepreneurial outputs of the firm
C. It measures the innovativeness of the firm
D. It is linked to improved financial performance

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23. What are the four pillars of organizational architecture? (1) A. Strategies, tactics, leadership and
vision
B. Leadership, structure, vision and systems
C. Structure, culture, systems and strategies
D. Strategies, leadership, structure and culture

24. Which of these statements about organisational knowledge and learning are correct? (2) A. It is
always based upon experiential learning B. It is created within a learning organization
C. It is created within an entrepreneurial architecture
D. It is always tacit

25. Which of these statements about ‘double-loop learning’ are correct? (2)
A. It is tacit
B. It must be undertaken trice to be effective
C. It is always based upon experiential learning
D. It must challenge dominant logic

26. Which of these statements about an entrepreneurial architecture are correct? (7) A. It is based on
trust
B. It is the result of incentives and rewards for entrepreneurial actions
C. It is built on relational contracts
D. It is a blueprint for organizational design that can be easily replicated
E. It reflects complexity theory
F. It reflects how entrepreneurs manage
G. It reflects management ‘best practice’
H. It reflects the character traits of the entrepreneur I. It is always best
J. It is only appropriate for certain types of organizations
K. It is only appropriate in certain environments