,Chapter 01 - Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Mind-Set
Chapter 01 Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Mind-Set Answer Key
True / False Questions
1. Ewing Kauffman took a risk when he started his company Marion Labs in 1950.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
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2. How Ewing Kauffman ran his business illustrates corporate entrepreneurship.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
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3. Entrepreneurial opportunities are those situations in which new goods, services, raw
materials and organizing methods can be sold at greater than their production cost.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
p.6
4. Entrepreneurial action can be defined as those situations in which new goods, services, raw
materials and organizing methods can be sold at greater than their production cost.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
p.6
5. The McMullen-Shepherd Model helps identify the common traits of successful
entreprenuers.
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
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6. The McMullen-Shepherd Model explains how knowledge and motivation influence two
stages of entrepreneurial action.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
p.6
7. Superficial similarities exist when the underlying mechanisms of the technology resemble,
or match, the underlying mechanisms of the market.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
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8. Structural similarities exist when the underlying mechanisms of the technology resemble,
or match, the underlying mechanisms of the market.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
p.7
9. Bricolage is entreprenuers making do by applying combinations of the resources at hand to
new problems and opportunities.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
p.8
10. The effectuation process starts with what one has and selects among possible outcomes.
TRUE
Difficulty: Medium
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11. The casual process of thinking starts with what one has and selects among possible
outcomes.
FALSE
Difficulty: Medium
p.9
12. Demographics, ethnic origin, and marital status are examples of segmentation variables.
TRUE
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13. Principles of effectuation help entrepreneurs develop their cognitive adaptability.
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
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14. The question "What is this technology all about?" is a comprehension question.
TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
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15. Comprehension questions are designed to stimulate entrepreneurs to think about their own
understanding.
FALSE
Difficulty: Med
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16. Asking "How is this problem similar to problems I've already solved" is an example of a
connection task.
TRUE
Difficulty: Med
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17. A reflection task would involve thinking about what strategies should be used to solve a
problem.
FALSE
Difficulty: Med
p.16
18. Entrepreneurs have stronger intentions to act when taking action is perceived to be
impossible and risky.
FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
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19. Perceived desirability refers to the degree to which an individual has a favorable or
unfavorable evaluation of the potential entrepreneurial outcomes.
TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
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