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,Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, 5e (Barringer/Ireland)Chapter 1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
1) Pure Fix Cycles, the company profiled in the opening feature of Chapter 1, was launched by
four co-founders and sells ________.
A) fixed gear, single speed bikes
B) entry level bikes that sell in the $100 price range
C) bikes the are durable enough that they almost never need to be fixed
D) high quality bikes that sell in the $1,000+ price range
E) multiple gear, multiple speed bikes
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
2) Which of the following is an accurate characterization of interest in entrepreneurship?
A) There is minimal interest in entrepreneurship across the world.
B) There is minimal interest in entrepreneurship in North America and Europe, but significant
interest in Asia and Australia.
C) There is significant interest in entrepreneurship in North America and Europe, but minimal
interest in Asia and Australia.
D) While interest in entrepreneurship was once high, it is waning in popularity across the world.
E) There is tremendous interest in entrepreneurship across the world.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
3) According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2013 survey, about ________
percent of adults in the United States are either starting a business or are running a business that
has been in existence for less than 3 1/2 years.
A) 3.8
B) 5.5
C) 7.6
D) 9.0
E) 12.7
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 5
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
,4) According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2013 study, the majority of people
in high-income countries are drawn to entrepreneurship ________.
A) to take advantage of an attractive opportunity
B) due to lack of career prospects
C) as a result of government incentives
D) because an important role model was an entrepreneur
E) to gain prestige
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
5) Which of the following statements regarding survival rates of entrepreneurial firms in the
United States is correct?
A) As high as 50 percent after four years
B) As high as 60 percent after four years
C) As high as 70 percent after four years
D) As high as 80 percent after four years
E) As high as 90 percent after four years
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
6) Cody Rodgers is the founder of a company named Extreme Sports Apparel. The company
makes apparel products for extreme sports enthusiasts such as rock climbers, triathletes,
skateboarders, and BMX bikers. Cody wants his company to pursue a high level of corporate
entrepreneurship. To achieve that goal, Cody's firm should be ________.
A) innovative, risk averse, and take a "wait and see" posture
B) taking a "wait and see" posture, innovative, and risk taking
C) proactive, not innovative, and risk taking
D) taking a "wait and see" posture, not innovative, and risk averse
E) proactive, innovative, and risk taking
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
, 7) Google is a firm that is proactive, innovative and risk-taking. From this description, we can
most accurately conclude that Google has a high level of ________.
A) enterprise focus
B) innovative intensity
C) entrepreneurial intensity
D) creative intensity
E) innovative concentration
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
8) Apple is an established firm that encourages and emphasizes entrepreneurial behavior
throughout its various divisions. According to the textbook, Apple practices ________
entrepreneurship.
A) tactical
B) corporate
C) strategic
D) business
E) enterprise
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 7
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
9) According to the opening feature on Pure Fix Cycles, one of the biggest challenges the startup
now faces is an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
10) According to the results of the GEM 2013 survey, about 1 out of every 8 American adults is
actively engaged in starting a business or is the owner/manager of a business that is less than 3
1/2 years old.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 5
LO: 1.1: Describe entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and the characteristics of
entrepreneurial firms.
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
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