BUS W212 TEST 1
Innovation can be in any of the 5 areas
-Firm's strategy -Product offerings -Served markets -Internal organization (i.e., structure, processes, and capabilities) Business model
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
-Focus on the preservation of nature, life support, and community -Pursuing opportunities to bring into existence future products, processes, and services for gain, including economic and noneconomic gains to individuals, the economy, and society
Considerations When Buying a Business
-Request that the seller retain a minority interest in the business or establish the final purchase price dependent on the performance of the business over a three-to-five-year span. -Be wary of any promises made without written corroboration. -Spend time reconstructing financial statements to determine how much cash is actually available. -Interview the owner, vendors, competitors, customers, and employees.
Franchisee: 5 things
1. Makes a financial investment in the operation 2. Obtains and maintains a standardized inventory and/or equipment package usually purchased from the franchisor 3. Maintains a specified quality of performance 4. Pays a franchise fee as well as a percentage of the gross revenues 5. Engage in a continuing business relationship with the franchisor .
Important practices for establishing an innovation-driven organization:
1. Set explicit innovation goals 2. Create a system of feedback and positive reinforcement 3. Emphasize individual responsibility 4. Provide rewards for innovative ideas 5. Do not punish failures
Franchisor provides: 6 things
1. The company name that provides drawing power 2. Identifying symbols, logos, designs, and facilities. 3. Professional management training for each independent unit's staff. 4. Sale of merchandise necessary for the unit's operation, equipment to run the operation, and the food or materials needed for the final product 5. Financial assistance, if needed 6. Continuing aid and guidance to ensure that everything is done in accordance with the contract.
Boomerpreneurs
55 years or older and convinced their business has a positive social impact business
gazelle
A business establishment with at least 20 percent sales growth every year, starting with a base of at least $100,000
Social Entrepreneur
A person or small group who founds or leads an organization or initiative engaged in social entrepreneurship Sometimes also referred to as "public entrepreneurs," "civic entrepreneurs," or "social innovators"
external locus of control
A point of view in which external processes are sometimes beyond the control of the individual entrepreneur.
A "unicorn"
A pre-IPO (private) start-up company with a $1 billion market value • Examples: Oculus VR, Nest, Minecraft, Beats • In 2018, 80 start-ups were valued at $1 billion or more.
What is Corporate Entrepreneurship?
A process whereby an individual or a group, in association with an existing organization, creates a new organization or instigates renewal or innovation within the organization. corporate venturing: New venture creation within the organization OR strategic entrepreneurship: transformation of organizations through strategic renewal
Franchisee
A purchaser of a franchise
Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy
A vision-directed, organization-wide reliance on entrepreneurial behavior that purposefully and continuously rejuvenates the organization and shapes the scope of its operations through the recognition and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunity.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Actions that appear to further some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law
Corporate Venturing:
Adding new businesses to the corporation
Direct Selling
Allows independent salespersons to earn profit on retail sale of products and the ability to earn commissions
Triple Bottom Line
An accounting framework that goes beyond the traditional measures of profit, return on investment, and shareholder value to include environmental and social dimensions
Corporate entrepreneurship strategy is manifested through the presence of three elements:
An entrepreneurial strategic vision o A pro-entrepreneurship organizational architecture o Entrepreneurial processes and behavior as exhibited across the organizational hierarchy
Franchising
Any arrangement in which the owner of a trademark, trade name, or copyright has licensed others to use it in selling goods or services.
Factors Affecting Sale of the Venture
Assets of the venture Profits, sales, and operating ratios the business environment
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B-corps
Growth Mindset
Believe abilities can be developed through hard work Brains and talent are only the beginning of success Lifelong learners View failure as an opportunity to improve
It requires congruence between the entrepreneurial vision of the organization's leaders and the entrepreneurial actions of those throughout the organization.
Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy
Elements of a Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy: Preparation for Failure
Create a "learning from failure" mentality o Provide social support mechanisms to help employees cope with failure
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Describes the most common characteristics associated with successful entrepreneurs as well as the elements associated with the "dark side" of entrepreneurship
most common characteristics of entrepreneurial mindset
Determination and Perseverance, drive to achieve, opportunity orientation, problem seeking, seeking feedback, internal locus of control, tolerance for ambiguity, calculated risk taking, high energy level, creativity and innovativeness, vision, passion, team building
3M's Innovation Rules
Don't kill a project-Tolerate failure Keep divisions small-Motivate the champions Stay close to the customer-Share the wealth
Forms of Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Ecopreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Corporate Social Responsibility
Middle-level managers
Endorse, refine, and guide entrepreneurial opportunities, and identify, acquire, and deploy resources needed to pursue opportunities
Buying an Existing Business
Entrepreneur purchases existing business Takes over operations Less risky than starting from scratch
Serial Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur start several businesses simultaneously or in quick succession Always new ideas Seeks greater opportunities
Ecopreneurship
Environmental entrepreneurship with entrepreneurial actions contributing to preserving the natural environment, including the Earth, biodiversity, and ecosystems •
First-level managers
Experiment with change, promote adjustment to change, and foster conformity in the development of competencies needed to execute the strategy
Family Enterprising
Family members own and manage Each generation can make changes Sometimes difficult to work with family members (blurred lines) Resistant to changes
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship
Financial risk versus profit (return) motive varies in entrepreneurs' desire for wealth. - Career risk—loss of employment security. - Family and social risk—competing commitments of work and family. - Psychic risk—psychological impact of failure on the well-being of entrepreneurs
Elements of a Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy: Control vs. Autonomy
Find balance to curb rogue behavior o Create deliberate organization structure to be conducive to innovation while providing checks & oversight
social entrepreneurship
Form of entrepreneurship with the purpose of social problem solving
Traditional and Social Entrepreneur Similarities
Found new organization Find information and resources Form connections Create marketing initiatives Promote offerings
__________ are responsible for 55% of innovations in 362 different industries and 95% of radical innovations. • Produce twice as many product innovations per employee as do larger firms. • Obtain more patents per sales dollar than do larger firms.
Gazelles
Senior-level managers
Have ratifying, recognizing, and directing roles that in turn are associated with particular managerial actions
entrepreneurial discipline
In every case, there is a discipline and the techniques and principles of this emerging discipline will continue to drive the entrepreneurial economy in the twenty-first century.
Necessity-based Entrepreneurs
Individuals who are pushed into starting a business because of circumstance Layoffs, threat of job loss, inability to find a job
Micro view
Internal locus of control. entrepreneurial trait, venture opportunity and strategic formulation school
entrepreneurial leadership
It is leadership in discovering new possibilities, opening up new horizons, promulgating a new vision, combining resources in new ways, and inspiring others while implementing new venture concepts
Key internal climate factors in determining an organization's readiness for entrepreneurial activity:
Management support Autonomy/work discretion Rewards/reinforcement Time availability Organizational boundaries
Millennipreneurs—
Millennipreneurs—under age 35 and define success by the positive social or environmental impacts of their business
New -New Approach
New product/service in a new market
New -Old Approach
Old product/service in a new market
Direct Selling Company
Owns the company and makes product decisions
Direct Selling: A Hybrid Model Hybrid because...
Part creating a new venture and part acquiring an existing venture
Franchising: The Hybrid Model Hybrid because...
Part creating a new venture and part acquiring an existing venture
Triple Bottom Line: economic performance
Personal income • Cost of underemployment • Establishment sizes • Job growth • Employment distribution by sector • Percentage of firms in each sector • Revenue by sector contributing to gross state product.
Triple Bottom Line
Profits -Sales People -Put people first in everything Planet -Climate conscious
Advantages of Acquiring an Ongoing Venture
Purchasing at a good price Reduced time and effort less fear about future successful operation
Certified B Corporation ("B Corp")
Purpose: to create a material positive impact on society and the environment. Accountability: to have a fiduciary duty to consider the interests of workers, the community, and the environment. Transparency: to report annually to the public on overall social and environmental performance with a credible and transparent third-party standard.
Strategic Entrepreneurship:
Rejuvenating various aspects of an organization in search of competitive advantage
The Franchise Opportunity Decision
Seeking Professional Help Investigating the Franchisor Finding reliable information
-Private-sector focus on innovation, risktaking, and large-scale transformation used to pursue solutions to social problems -Sale of products or services to drive an explicit and central social mission
Social Entrepreneurship
Start-up Costs vs. Operating Costs
Start-Up Costs o Decorating & Remodeling o Installation of Fixtures & Equipment o Starting Inventory o Deposits w/Utilities o Legal & Other Professionals Fees o Licenses & Permits o Advertising & Promotion o Accounts Receivable (how much will be tied up for how long) Operating Costs o Wages o Rent o Advertising o Delivery Expense o Supplies o Telephone/Utilities o Insurance o Taxes/Social Security o Interest on Debt o Maintenance o Professional Services o Miscellaneous
A "decacorn"
Start-ups with a $10 billion or more market value • Examples: Facebook, Uber (taxis), and Airbnb (hotels)
Organizational Constraints on CE
Systems • Oppressive control systems • Inflexible budgeting systems Structures • Too many hierarchical levels • Top-down management • Lack of accountability for effective change Strategic Direction • Absence of innovation goals • No formal strategy for entrepreneurship Policies and Procedures • Extensive documentation requirements People • Fear of failure • "Turf" protection Culture • Values that conflict with entrepreneurial
Fixed Mindset
Talents and abilities are perceived as traits Brains+ talent= success View constructive criticism as a personal attack The success of others is luck Avoid challenges
Entrepreneurial Stress
The extent to which entrepreneurs' work demands and expectations exceed their abilities to perform as venture initiators, they are likely to experience stress.
Radical Innovation
The launching of inaugural breakthroughs o Creates new businesses, new categories, and redefines the competitive environment
The five most important skills to the practice of entrepreneurship
The skill of play The skill of experimentation The skill of empathy The skill of Creativity The skill of Reflection
Incremental Innovation
The systematic evolution of a product or service into newer or larger markets o Improvements to existing products, services, and processes
internal locus of control
The viewpoint in which the potential entrepreneur has the ability or control to direct or adjust the outcome of each major influence.
Developing a Startup
Thought of as the most common form of entrepreneurship Building a new business model around a new technology, product, or service
Example of Unintended Consequences of Social Entrepreneurship
Toms Shoes • "Buy One Give One"
Differences in Traditional and Social Entrepreneur
Traditional: Create ventures with a goal of making a profit., Measure performance by profits. Social: Create ventures to tackle social problems and bring about social change., Measure performance by advancing social and environmental goals, Both for-profit and nonprofit
Buying a Franchise
Turnkey operation Outsider gains access to the market
Triple Bottom Line: social performance
Unemployment rate • Median household income • Relative poverty • Percentage of population with a post-secondary degree or certificate • Average commute time • Violent crimes per capita • Health-adjusted life expectancy
Key Questions to Ask
Why is this business being sold? What is the current physical condition of the business? Need major repair or update? What is the condition of the inventory? What is the state of the other assets of the business? How many employees will remain with the business? What type of competition does the business face? What does financial picture of the business look like?
entrepreneurship
____________________ is a dynamic process of vision, change, and creation that requires an application of energy and passion toward the creation and implementation of new ideas and creative solutions help
What makes ________ so successful at corporate innovation
amazon
The Social Entrepreneurship Process:
desire for social change -> translation into business opportunity-> creative acquisition/utilization of resources--> achievement of social impact
___________________________-create over 400,000 new businesses each year
entrepreneurs
In what ways does Patagonia practice social entrepreneurship?
environmentally conscious: recycled materials
Macro view
external locus of control. Environmental, financial and displacement
Ultraprenueurs
focus on environmental and social concerns
Serialpreneurs
have four or more operating companies
Triple Bottom Line: environmental performance
hazardous chemical concentrations • Selected priority pollutants • Electricity consumption • Fossil fuel consumption • Solid waste management • Hazardous waste management • Change in land use/land cover
The Social Entrepreneurship Process:
it begins and ends with desire for social change
Independent Sales Consultant
owns their own business selling the products
Factors Affecting Negotiations
pressure, information, time, alternatives