JK JK
Essentials of Entrepreneurship and
JK JK JK JK
Small Business Management
JK JK
Revised by Susan Schanne
JK JK JK
Essentials of JK JK
Entrepreneurship JK
and Small Business
JK JK
Management
Tenth Edition
JK
Norman M. Scarborough
JK JK
,EssentialsJKofJKEntrepreneurshipJKandJKSmallJKBusinessJKManagement,JK10eJK(Scarboro
ugh)JKChapterJK1 TheJKFoundationsJKofJKEntrepreneurship
1) Globally,JKhowJKdoesJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKcompareJKwithJKotherJKcountriesJKinJKtermsJKofJKentrepre
neurialJKactivity?
A) TheyJKlagJKbehindJKotherJKhigh-incomeJKeconomiesJKatJKjustJK10.8JKpercentJKofJKnewJKstartups.
B) TheyJKhaveJKfewer,JKbutJKmoreJKsuccessfulJKstartups.
C) TheyJKareJKwellJKaboveJKtheJKglobalJKaverageJKofJK12.9JKpercent.
D) TheyJKreceivedJKmoreJKbackingJKandJKresourcesJKfromJKtheJKgovernm
ent.JKAnswer:J K C
Diff:JK1
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.1JKDefineJKtheJKroleJKofJKtheJKentrepreneurJKinJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKa
ndJKaroundJKtheJKworld.
AACSB: ReflectiveJKThinking
2) AccordingJKtoJKtheJKKauffmanJKFoundation,JKaboutJKhowJKmanyJKentrepreneursJKinJKtheJKUnitedJK
StatesJKstartJKbusinessesJKofJKtheirJKownJKbecauseJKtheyJKcannotJKfindJKjobsJKelsewhere?
A) 7JKpercent
B) 19JKpercent
C) 32JKpercent
D) 43JKpercen
tJKAnswer:J K
BJKDiff:JK2
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.1JKDefineJKtheJKroleJKofJKtheJKentrepreneurJKinJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKa
ndJKaroundJKtheJKworld.
AACSB: ReflectiveJKThinking
3) HowJKhasJKtheJKdownsizingJKtrendJKamongJKlargeJKcompaniesJKimpactedJKbusinessJKinJKtheJK
UnitedJKStates?
A) TheJKrateJKofJKtechnologicalJKadvancementJKhasJKslowed.
B) LargeJKfirmsJKtakeJKadvantageJKofJKtheirJKhierarchicalJKstructureJKtoJKexploitJKnewJKmarkets.
C) LargeJKfirmsJKhaveJKbetterJKtechnologyJKthatJKleadsJKtoJKcompetitiveJKadvantage.
D) Small,JKnimbleJKcompetitorsJKareJKbetterJKableJKtoJKexploitJKnicheJKmar
kets.JKAnswer:J K D
Diff:JK2
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.1JKDefineJKtheJKroleJKofJKtheJKentrepreneurJKinJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKa
ndJKaroundJKtheJKworld.
AACSB: AnalyticalJKThinking
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,4) Today,JKwhatJKmattersJKmostJKinJKtheJKeconomicJKstructureJKinfluencingJKtheJKUnitedJKStates?
A) TheJKgrowthJKofJKsmallJKbusinesses
B) Long-termJKprofitability
C) FactorsJKofJKproduction
D) KnowledgeJKandJKinformatio
nJKAnswer:J K D
Diff:JK2
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.1JKDefineJKtheJKroleJKofJKtheJKentrepreneurJKinJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKa
ndJKaroundJKtheJKworld.
AACSB: AnalyticalJKThinking
5) TheJKgigJKeconomyJKmakesJKupJK58JKpercentJKofJKtheJKU.S.JKworkf
orce.JKAnswer:J K FALSE
Diff:JK1
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.1JKDefineJKtheJKroleJKofJKtheJKentrepreneurJKinJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKa
ndJKaroundJKtheJKworld.
AACSB: ApplicationJKofJKKnowledge
6) OneJKstudyJKconductedJKbyJKtheJKGlobalJKEntrepreneurshipJKMonitorJK(GEM)JKreportsJKthatJKnearl
yJKoneJKinJKfiveJKpeopleJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKisJKworkingJKtoJKstartJKaJKbusiness.
Answer:J K TRUEJK
Diff:JK2
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.1JKDefineJKtheJKroleJKofJKtheJKentrepreneurJKinJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKUnitedJKStatesJKa
ndJKaroundJKtheJKworld.
AACSB: ApplicationJKofJKKnowledge
7) AccordingJKtoJKGallup'sJKBuilderJKProfileJKassessment,JKhowJKdoJKsuccessfulJKentrepreneursJKma
nageJKrisk?
A) TheyJKunderstandJKthatJKtheJKnatureJKofJKentrepreneurshipJKisJKbasedJKonJKrisk.
B) TheyJKwillJKtakeJKrisksJKonlyJKtoJKincreaseJKtheirJKprobabilityJKofJKsuccess.
C) TheyJKareJKwillingJKtoJKtakeJKhigherJKrisksJKforJKhigherJKrewards.
D) TheyJKsystematicallyJKworkJKtoJKeliminateJK
it.JKAnswer:J K D
Diff:JK2
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.2JKDescribeJKtheJKentrepreneurialJKprof
ile.JKAACSB: ApplicationJKofJKKnowledge
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, 8) WhichJKofJKtheJKfollowingJKbestJKdefinesJKanJKentrepreneur?
A) OneJKwhoJKisJKwillingJKtoJKimplementJKaJKbusinessJKconceptJKandJKthenJKmoveJKonJKifJKitJKdoesJKn
otJKmeetJKimmediateJKexpectations.
B) OneJKwhoJKunderstandsJKtheJKprocessJKofJKdevelopingJKanJKideaJKandJKhiresJKsmallJKcompaniesJKtoJKtu
rnJKthatJKideaJKintoJKaJKviableJKbusinessJKconcept.
C) OneJKwhoJKknowsJKthatJKtheJKconceptJKtheyJKareJKaboutJKtoJKdevelopJKwillJKresultJKinJKaJKprofitableJKbusiness.
D) OneJKwhoJKcreatesJKaJKnewJKbusinessJKinJKtheJKfaceJKofJKriskJKandJKuncertaintyJKbyJKassembl
ingJKtheJKnecessaryJKresourcesJKtoJKcapitalizeJKonJKidentifiedJKopportunities.
Answer:J K DJKD
iff:JK2
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.2JKDescribeJKtheJKentrepreneurialJKprof
ile.JKAACSB: AnalyticalJKThinking
9) WhichJKofJKfollowingJKisJKnotJKaJKcharacteristicJKofJKtheJKtypicalJKentrepreneur?
A) ConfidenceJKinJKtheirJKabilityJKtoJKsucceed
B) ValueJKofJKmoneyJKoverJKachievement
C) DesireJKforJKimmediateJKfeedback
D) AJKfutureJKorientatio
nJKAnswer:J K B
Diff:JK1
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.2JKDescribeJKtheJKentrepreneurialJKprof
ile.JKAACSB: ReflectiveJKThinking
10) HowJKdoesJKtheJKchurnJKrateJKofJKnewJKventuresJKimpactJKtheJKeconomy?
A) LargeJKcompaniesJKwillJKcontinueJKtoJKhaveJKanJKeconomicJKcompetitiveJKedge.
B) ItJKleadsJKtoJKlowerJKlevelsJKofJKnewJKbusinessJKformation.
C) StandardsJKofJKlivingJKdeclineJKwhenJKbusinessesJKfail.
D) ItJKcreatesJKaJKhealthyJKresponseJKtoJKtheJKcompetitiveJKlandsc
ape.JKAnswer:J K D
Diff:JK3
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.2JKDescribeJKtheJKentrepreneurialJKprof
ile.JKAACSB: AnalyticalJKThinking
11) EntrepreneursJKwhoJKrepeatedlyJKstartJKbusinessesJKandJKgrowJKtoJKaJKsustainableJKsizeJKbeforeJKst
rikingJKoutJKagainJKareJKknownJKasJKwhichJKtypeJKofJKentrepreneur?
A) Opportunistic
B) Persistent
C) Serial
D) ClassicJK
Answer:J K
CJKDiff:JK1
LearningJKObj.:J K 1.2JKDescribeJKtheJKentrepreneurialJKprof
ile.JKAACSB: ReflectiveJKThinking
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