Entrepreneurship in Start-ups: Recognizing and Exploiting Opportunities
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What is the difference between idea generation and opportunity recognition?

  • Idea generation is a structured process, while opportunity recognition is a creative one.
  • Idea generation is a creative process, while opportunity recognition is a structured one. (correct)
  • Idea generation requires business tools, while opportunity recognition requires creative tools.
  • Idea generation involves short evaluation, while opportunity recognition involves open spirit.

What is a key step in identifying a business opportunity?

  • Having an open spirit
  • Seeking industry contacts
  • Evaluating ideas (correct)
  • Using creative tools

What are some sources that can help generate ideas in the process?

  • Open spirit and business tools
  • Franchise and consulting
  • Professional networks and internet (correct)
  • Product licenses and patents

What did Archimedes discover during a bath?

<p>The principle of water displacement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Schumpeter describe in his theory of creative destruction in 1912?

<p>Market disequilibrium theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Chapter 2.9 'Exploiting opportunities: Market entry and marketing mix'?

<p>Market entry and marketing mix (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, and technology management related in start-ups?

<p>They are interrelated concepts in start-ups (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do founding personalities play in start-ups?

<p>They face special challenges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the demarcation of the customer according to Kim and Mauborgne (1999)?

<p>Who buys and uses the product or service (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the case of Southwest Airlines, what was their main purpose in creating a new low-cost market space?

<p>To beat the car, not the other airlines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the steps mentioned for applying the Market Space approach?

<p>Recording the status quo of current border demarcations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'recording of value curves' involve in the Market Space approach?

<p>Capturing the current boundary setting in relation to industry, strategic group, customer, product, and emotionality/functionality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consideration when deriving options for action in value curves?

<p>Elimination of product properties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do gyms for women position themselves between, according to the text?

<p>High-end and minimalist offering (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Southwest Airlines comparing its average travel cost to?

<p>~USD 86 (Greyhound Bus) and ~USD 136.59 (Car) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the criteria used to evaluate individual options in the Market Space approach?

<p>Identification of potential new markets for the defined options (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of Southwest Airlines when comparing its average travel cost to those of a car and a bus?

<p>To establish a new low-cost market space in the airline industry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is part of a product or service according to Kim and Mauborgne (1999)?

<p>What is part of a product or service and what is not? (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on the text, what was Southwest Airlines' focus when comparing its travel costs?

<p>Not to compete with established airlines but to beat the car (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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