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A code of ethics is:
A written statement of ethical practices or guidelines to which an entity adheres.
Which statement is true about fads?
fun, but non lasting impact on society
Product design, reliability, & safety are all examples of:
technical feasibility
In using the innovative process of creativity, the entrepreneur could do all of the following except: Select one:
tends to be means oriented
Business ethics is defined as:
Proper business policies & practices regarding potentially controversial issues, such as corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility & fiduciary responsibilities
Which of the following statements is true about creativity?
people can learn to be creative
Most innovations result from:
A conscious & purposeful search for new opportunities
During the evaluation/Implementation phase of the creative process, a great deal of _______ is needed?
All of the selections are correct
Successful entrepreneurs are able to identify & implement ideas that:
Are workable & that they have the skills to implement
A bank in a small US town close to the border of Canada read a census report that the number of people who speak French as their first language has gone up 30% in the past 10-years. The bank decides to begin advertising their services in French in an attempt to gain some of the French speaking people in the town as patrons. This innovation in doing business was likely caused by?
demographic changes unexpected occurrences
Code of ethics issues that impact employees may include
honesty, health and safety, harassment, discrimination, and drug screenings
The incubation process involves which of the following?
letting the subconscious work
On March 22, 2019 New York Daily News reporters Elizabeth Keogh, Thomas Tracy, and Stephen Rex Brown published the story "Charity volunteer for slain NYPD officers embezzled $410,000 and spent it on dentistry, landscaping, Barbra Streisand tickets: prosecutors". In the story, the journalist trio report on Lorraine Shanley, who served as volunteer treasurer for the Survivors of the Shield from 2010 to 2017. The article details how during her tenure, she spent $410,000 in donations on personal expenses including her son's legal bills, her grandchild's private school tuition, dentistry, landscaping for her Staten Island home and Barbra Streisand tickets. "Lorraine Shanley allegedly capitalized on tragedy and monetized people's generosity," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. "As alleged, Shanley stole over 20% of the donations to a charity whose sole mission is to help the families of NYPD officers killed in the line of duty." Which of the below best explain Lorraine Shanley's unethical choices: Select one:
Lorraine Stanley perceived an opportunity to help her family and herself out of some financial barriers
On January 27, 2018 Boston Globe ran the following article; "Employee theft 'shockingly common' at nonprofits", in which reporter Todd Wallack reported that a board member of the Somerville Homeless Coalition was reviewing the nonprofit's annual financial documents in 2015 when he spotted something odd. The forms said the chief operating officer, the No. 2 executive, earned $12,000 more than the organization's top executive the previous year. Could that really be correct, he asked? Turns out it wasn't a typo. It was theft. Somerville Homeless soon discovered that the COO — who handled all the finances — allegedly embezzled approximately $108,000 over 18 months. The charity said he brazenly added some of the money directly into his paycheck — where it showed up on the group's annual financial forms — used the organization's credit card for personal expenses, and added his middle-aged son to the group's health insurance. The COO's unethical behavior was caused by which of the following:
Rationalization that they should earn as much or more than the CEO since they handled the money.
Which of the following questions concerning innovation is not relevant? Select one:
When should the product go on the market
Psy's Gangham Style music video is an example of a societal acceptance and enjoyment best known as a _________.
a fad
Once seen as a niche product only consumed by vegans and vegetarians, plant-based meats have gained mainstream acceptance among traditionally carnivorous foodies in the coming year. The market is predicted to grow by 28% each year until it reaches a whopping $85 billion by 2030, thanks to an increasing number of consumers with health, environmental, and animal welfare concerns. Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are leading the charge, producing alt-meats for grocery store shoppers and partnering with chain restaurants like Burger King, KFC, and Subway to bring affordable options to the masses. It is believed that even more restaurants will introduce plant-based meat menu items that go beyond (pun semi-intended) beef-free burgers. This type of societal change and acceptance is known as:
a trend
Which of the following is not a type of innovation?
adaption
When entrepreneurs rely on existing solutions, techniques, or products to try to do things better, they are utilizing what type of creative process? Select one:
adaptive
The entrepreneur becomes creative by:
all of the selections are correct
Which of the following ethical rationalizations are used to justify questionable conduct.
all of the selections are correct
Code of ethics issues that impact society may include:
environmental issues, political issues, and social responsibility
TCPalm, a subsidiary of the USA Today Network, reporter Melissa E. Holsman wrote in her December 18, 2019 article "Former Indiantown Nonprofit Housing director Donna Carman blames money thefts on gambling" that Donna Carman, the former executive director of Indiantown Nonprofit Housing pleaded guilty to "siphoning" up to $50,000 from the not-for-profit corporation. During the trial, her attorney, Michael B. Cohen, argued that his client's illegal actions to a gambling addiction. Her criminal conduct, he wrote, "represented aberrant behavior." Which of the below best describes Donna Carman's actions:
her gambling addiction created pressure that led to her perceiving that stealing the money was the right thing to do
The phase of the creative process when the idea or solution the individual is seeking is discovered is referred to as: Select one:
idea experience
Information has always been plentiful and the need to access sufficient amounts of it led to established libraries, such as the famed Library of Alexandria and more recently the New York Public Library. The creation of the World Wide Web gave rise to a search engines like Google. The creation of search engines is and example of what? Select one:
industry and market changes
Which of the following statements is true about innovation? Select one:
innovation blends imaginative and creative thinking with a systematic, logical process in order to recognize and create opportunity where others find only problems
What are the four types of innovation?
invention , extension, synthesis, duplication
Cholera was one of the deadliest diseases to affect Britain in the nineteenth century and this summer marked the 150th anniversary of the fourth and final pandemic in London in 1866. In the nineteenth century it was believed that the disease was transmitted and spread by a 'bad air' or 'bad smells' from rotting organic matter. This thinking dominated official medical and government statements and the recently created General Board of Health was amongst those that believed in this theory. John Snow (1813-1858), an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene, had written several papers arguing against the prevailing foul air method of disease transmission. At this time in our history, germ theory was not developed, so doctors were unaware of the mechanism by which the disease was transmitted. But, Snow's research had evidence that it was not due to breathing in foul air. In August 1854, a major outbreak of cholera reached the district of Soho, London,. This was the third cholera outbreak in London, having previously occurred in 1832 and 1849. In the mid-19th century, Soho had a serious problem with filth due to the large influx of people and a lack of proper sanitary services: the London sewer system had not reached Soho at this point and drainage was poor throughout London. It was common at the time to have a cesspit (a hole that your poop and pee went in to) under most homes. Dr. Snow began talking to local residents about their illnesses and mapping the deaths from cholera. His research determined those who caught cholera were getting their drinking water from the Broad Street water pump. His research of the pattern of the disease were convincing enough to persuade the local council to disable the water pump by removing its handle. This action has been credited with contributing significantly to the containment of the disease in the area. It was later discovered that the water for the pump was polluted by sewage contaminated with cholera from a nearby cesspit. Today, we recognize that sanitation is extremely important to maintaining healthy and safe communities. This type of innovation is known as: Select one:
knowledge based concepts
Which of the following is not a method of generating new ideas?
mindtapping
Paintings from antiquity show us that famous people of that time carried a few extra pounds on them than what we would today call healthy. Researchers tell us that this is because having some extra fat on a person meant that they were healthy and that rich people could afford to eat. However, today, people who are carrying around noticeable fat are seen as obese and unhealthy. This has led to a flood of diet trends and fads as well as businesses providing meal options geared toward reducing fat intake. This is an example of what? Select one:
perceptual changes
Which of the following is not one of the four phases of the creative process? Select one:
post mortem analysis
Which of the following is not an impediment to creativity? Select one:
problem thinking
A person can develop their own creativity by:
seeing new and different relationships in people, objects, and places around them
The unethical practice of "cooking the books" is an ethical issue affecting Select one:
shareholders and investors
Which of the following is not a principle of Innovation?
start big
The combination of existing concepts & factors into a new formulation would define which of the following terms?
synthesis
In 1812, Casale Monferrato of Italy invented the substance known as nitroglycerin, an oily and highly explosive liquid. Monferrato's creation was so unstable and dangerous to use that he saw no potential commercial use for it. In the same laboratory as Monferrato worked a Swedish man named, Alfred Nobel, who did believe that Monferrato's invention could be tamed and then could be used as a very effective replacement for the black gunpowder in the construction of roadways, tunnels, and other civil engineering works. Indeed, he had a vested interest in doing so because his family business was selling land mines and other explosives equipment. During the course of his attempts to make Monferrato's invention stable, he destroyed his own factory and killed a number of his workmen as well as his brother, Emil. Yet the wide-eyed inventor was not deterred. He continued to trial different approaches until one day he stumbled upon the perfect concoction of nitroglycerin and something called kieselguhr (or diatomaceous Earth) which acted as a stabilizing agent. The new material could be placed in cardboard tubes and Nobel designed a 'blasting cap' and fuse to allow the explosion to be controlled. His new invention was patented in 1867 and originally sold as "Nobel's Blasting Powder". It was later changed to "dynamite", from the Ancient Greek word dýnamis, meaning "power". Nobel's discovery that kieselguhr was the right substance to stabilize nitroglycerin is an example of what for of innovation?
unexpected occurrences