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What is an essential characteristic of ethical behavior within a business?
What is an essential characteristic of ethical behavior within a business?
Which statement accurately describes the relationship between a company and its employees?
Which statement accurately describes the relationship between a company and its employees?
What does a company credo primarily provide?
What does a company credo primarily provide?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the benefits of moral management?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the benefits of moral management?
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What is the primary purpose of business ethics?
What is the primary purpose of business ethics?
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What is one distinct benefit of cloud computing for businesses?
What is one distinct benefit of cloud computing for businesses?
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Which statement accurately describes the role of women in entrepreneurship?
Which statement accurately describes the role of women in entrepreneurship?
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What factor contributes to the diversity of entrepreneurs?
What factor contributes to the diversity of entrepreneurs?
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What is a significant advantage of launching a business part-time?
What is a significant advantage of launching a business part-time?
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How do small businesses compare to large businesses in job creation?
How do small businesses compare to large businesses in job creation?
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Study Notes
Chapter 1: Foundations of Entrepreneurship
- Social entrepreneurs create profitable businesses to meet economic, social, and environmental goals for the common good.
- Technology is a significant advantage for entrepreneurs.
- Entrepreneurs often enter business fields based on personal interest and hobbies.
- Entrepreneurs are not always averse to steady paychecks.
- There's no evidence of a lack of interest in entrepreneurship among students.
- A set of characteristics can predict entrepreneurial success (not explicitly stated as a proven fact).
Chapter 2: Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Ethical behavior is acting "right," not just legally compliant.
- Social responsibility extends beyond profit to impact stakeholders.
- Business ethics guide decision-making and interactions with stakeholders.
- A strong ethical foundation can help in stakeholder relationships.
- Brand reputation protection can be a benefit of ethical business practices.
- A company credo outlines the company's ethical principles and standards of behavior.
- Social entrepreneurs prioritize social benefit over just commercial success.
- Social goals are increasingly incorporated into small business mission statements.
- Key business responsibilities include long-term customer relationships and constructive employee feedback.
- Diversity should be a core value in organizations to address a culturally diverse workforce.
- Businesses should respect the consumer bill of rights and report financials accurately to investors.
- Contribution to the community demonstrates business responsibility (e.g., highway cleaning).
- A company credo offers general guidelines in ethical issues.
- Few other stakeholders are as crucial as employees.
- Employee well-being contributes to increased productivity.
Chapter 3: Creativity and Innovation
- Creativity is the application of solutions to problems or opportunities.
- Innovation is about introducing novel ideas and approaches.
- Failure is necessary for the creative process, it is an essential part.
- Mind-mapping fosters creative thinking by connecting ideas.
- Force-field analysis examines both driving and restraining factors in change.
- Combining creativity with structured business actions defines entrepreneurship.
- Practicality and logic can foster creativity.
- Encouraging diverse hires can increase organizational creativity.
- Copyright protection for creators has a time limit beyond 20 years.
- Rapid prototyping helps test and refine ideas through models.
- New drug discovery has a low success rate of reaching wide markets (between 5,000 and 10,000).
- Trademarks identify the origin of services, not products.
- Finding opportunities in problems enhances organizational creativity.
- The mind-mapping process doesn't necessitate forcing creativity at every stage.
- Brainstorming generates a large number of ideas, a key part in the process.
- Barriers to creativity include fear of looking foolish, practicality, and believing yourself as not creative.
- Mind mapping is used to identify relationships between ideas.
- A service mark distinguishes sources of service, rather than products' sources.
- Avoiding ambiguity is not a necessary part in the creativity process. Embracing possible mistakes is necessary.
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This quiz covers the foundational concepts of entrepreneurship along with ethical and social responsibility in business. Explore the roles of social entrepreneurs, the impact of technology, and the importance of ethical behavior and stakeholder relationships. Test your understanding of how these principles shape successful entrepreneurial ventures.
