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CHAPTER 13
STRATEGIC ISSUES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
True/False
1.
Over 95 percent of all businesses in the United States are small businesses.
Answer: T
(p.301)
2.
The small-business firm is not independently owned and operated.
Answer: F
(p.303)
3.
Strategic planning is strongly related to small-business financial performance.
Answer: T
(p.304)
4.
The strategic planning process is more formal than it is in large corporations.
Answer: F
(p.304)
5.
For entrepreneurial ventures, the first step in the strategic decision-making process is to scan and
assess the internal factors.
Answer: F
For entrepreneurial ventures, the last step in the strategic decision-making process is to evaluate
the implemented business plan.
Answer: T
(p.305)
6.
An advisory board is a group of external business people who voluntarily meet periodically with
the owner/managers of the firm to discuss strategic and other issues.
Answer: T
(p.307)
7.
(p.308)
8.
(p.309)
9.
A business is ready for an innovative product, service, or approach to the business when the
underlying foundation of the industry or market shifts.
Answer: T
(p.309)
10.
A new venture is more likely to be successful when it enters an industry with homogeneous
products than when it enters one with heterogeneous products.
Answer: F
(p.310)
11.
Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to identify potential venture opportunities better than
most people.
Answer: T
(p.311)
12.
Successful entrepreneurs tend to have an external locus of control that leads them to believe that
the environment may determine their fate.
Answer: F
(p.312)
13.
14.
(p.312)
One guideline for new venture success is to seek industries that are in early, high-growth stages of
evolution.
(p.313)
Answer: T
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15.
Stage B of small business development is existence.
Answer: F
16.
The five substages of small business development were developed by Churchill and Lewis.
Answer: T
(p.314)
17.
Over 97 percent of small private companies are viewed as lifestyle companies.
Answer: F
(p.314)
It is estimated that over a third of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies are either family owned or
dominated.
Answer: T
(p.314)
18.
(p.315)
19.
Only 20 percent of family firms in the U.S. make it to the third generation.
Answer: F
(p.315)
20.
Small companies often use short-term debt to finance fixed assets.
Answer: T
(p.317)
Multiple Choice
21.
Strategic management has typically dealt with
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
22.
23.
25.
(p.301)
15%
25%
45%
65%
85%
From 1992 to 1996, what percentage of new jobs in the U.S. were created by the fastest growing
entrepreneurial firms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.301)
From 1992 to 1996, what percentage of new jobs in the U.S. were created by small firms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
24.
(p.301)
(p.302)
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
New small firms produce _____ times more innovation per research dollar than do the much
larger Fortune 500 firms.
272
(p.302)
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26.
a.
8
b.
16
c.
24
d.
32
e.
40
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the probability that a small business firm
will go out of business in its first five years of existence is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
27.
28.
b.
c.
d.
e.
30.
31.
(p.303)
independently owned
owner operated
primary goal is profitability and growth
not dominant in its field
does not engage in innovation
What is the basic difference between the small business firm and the entrepreneurial venture?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.303)
a firm that employs less than 100 people and generates sales of less than $100,000
annually.
a firm that employs less than 200 people and generates sales of less than $200,000
annually.
a firm that employs less than 300 people and generates sales of less than $500,000
annually.
a firm that employs less than 400 people and generates sales of less than $10 million
annually.
a firm that employs less than 500 people and generates sales of less than $20 million
annually.
(p.303)
lack of capital
inadequate accounting systems
inability to cope with growth
lack of experience
lack of strategic management
29.
What is the primary underlying problem why so many small business firms fail?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.302)
(p.303)
According to the World Economic Forums Global Competitiveness Report, the most difficult
country in which to start an entrepreneurial venture is
273
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
32.
According to the World Economic Forums Global Competitiveness Report, the easiest country in
which to start an entrepreneurial venture is
(p.302)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
33.
36.
37.
(p.302)
AMEX.
NYSE.
EASDAQ.
S.W.O.T..
PASDAQ.
From 1984 to 1991, the OECD estimates that the U.S. established new businesses at _____ times
the rate of France.
a.
b.
c.
(p.302)
$5 billion
$10 billion
$13 billion
$18 billion
$23 billion
(p.302)
Columbia
Israel
Hong Kong
Germany
Finland
In 1997, how much did European venture capital firms account for in new venture capital?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.302)
Venezuela
United States
Russia
Peru
China
According to the World Economic Forums Economic Creativity Index, which country has the
lowest marks for the level of technology and the conditions favoring new business startups?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
35.
According to the World Economic Forums Economic Creativity Index, which country has the
highest marks for the level of technology and the conditions favoring new business startups?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
34.
New Zealand.
Canada.
Iceland.
Britain.
Austria.
2
3
4
274
(p.302)
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d.
e.
38.
According to the text, which entrepreneur was told that his or her idea for a business was a stupid
idea?
(p.303)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
39.
42.
(p.304)
According to a survey of small business firms, which one of the following is NOT one of the
reasons given for an ineffective strategic plan?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.304)
46%
56%
66%
76%
86%
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for a lack of strategic management in many
small business firms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.303)
risk taker.
manipulator.
entrepreneur.
monitor.
manager.
Of the high growth Inc. 500 firms, firms revealed that _____ performed strategic planning.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
41.
Will Parish
Debbie Fields
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Laura Ashley
A person who organizes and manages a business undertaking and who assumes risk for the sake
of a profit is known as a(n)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
40.
5
6
275
(p.304)
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43.
When the boards of directors of small-business firms are composed primarily of close friends of
the owner/manager, with what issue of strategic planning is the owner/manager concerned?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
44.
b.
c.
d.
e.
45.
47.
48.
(p.305)
A key change in the decision-making process for new ventures as contrasted with the
decision-making process for established companies is the addition of
a.
b.
c.
(p.304)
an entrepreneurial mode.
a conservative mode.
a planning mode.
an intuitive mode.
an adaptive mode.
(p.304)
When a small business entrepreneur chooses to follow a long-term stability strategy, he/she is
probably (in Mintzberg's terms) reflecting
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.304)
Research concludes that in terms of strategic management in small companies the key to success
is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
46.
time constraints
familiarity with strategic planning
trust and openness
skill set
resource allocation
According to recent research, which of the following is NOT true of the amount of formality
towards strategic planning in a small business?
a.
(p.304)
276
(p.305)
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d.
e.
49.
50.
(p.307)
35%
45%
55%
65%
75%
(p.308)
What is the term used to describe a group of external business people who voluntarily meet
periodically with the owner/managers of the firm to discuss strategic and other issues?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.307)
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
54.
One study of clothing retailers found that _____ of failed businesses had not written a business
plan.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
53.
One study of clothing retailers found that _____ of the successful stores had written a business
plan.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
52.
(p.306)
51.
277
(p.308)
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55.
Which of the following concepts and techniques in strategic management is probably NOT very
useful to most small companies?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
56.
57.
59.
60.
(p.309)
Michael Porter.
Bill Gates.
Peter Drucker.
Henry Mintzberg.
Alfred Chandler.
According to Drucker's definitions, which one of the following is NOT one of the industry
sources of innovation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.309)
26%
45%
66%
85%
96%
(p.309)
A study of 220 clothing retailers revealed that _____ of the failed stores had no prior retailing
experience.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.309)
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
58.
S.W.O.T.
portfolio analysis
environmental scanning
strategy formulation
forecasting
(p.309)
the unexpected
incongruity
process need
changes in industry or market structure
technological discontinuity
279
(p.309)
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61.
According to Drucker, which kind of innovative opportunity arises from a discrepancy between
reality and what everyone assumes it to be?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
62.
63.
65.
66.
(p.310)
the unexpected.
changes in industry or market structure.
innovation based on process need.
new knowledge.
the incongruity.
Which source of innovation is based on the concept that opportunities for innovation can develop
when a society's general assumptions, attitudes, and beliefs change?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.310)
incongruity
new knowledge
demographics
changes in industry or market structure
changes in perception, mood, and meaning
As mentioned in the text, the discovery of a specific enzyme by Alcon Laboratories which
allowed doctors to avoid cutting a particular ligament when performing eye surgery was an
innovation developing out of
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.310)
incongruity
innovation based on process need
changes in industry or market structure
demographics
changes in perception, mood, and meaning
According to Druckers seven types of innovation, what framework precipitated the release of the
product NiteBite?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.310)
incongruity
innovation based on process need
changes in industry or market structure
demographics
changes in perception, mood, and meaning
According to Druckers seven types of innovation, what framework precipitated the start of Kids
Kab?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
64.
According to Druckers seven types of innovation, what precipitated Robert Johnsons venture of
Black Entertainment Television?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.310)
280
(p.310)
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67.
Which of the following sources of innovation lies within the societal environment rather than
within the industry itself?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
68.
69.
d.
e.
(p.311)
Research reveals that a new venture is most likely to be successful if it enters an industry in which
the largest competitor
(p.311)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
71.
(p.311)
Research shows that the chances for success for an entrepreneurial venture
a.
b.
c.
70.
the incongruity
changes in industry or market structure
innovation based on process need
new knowledge
the unexpected
According to Hofer and Sandberg, which one of the following is the most important factor
affecting a new venture's performance?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.310)
Research reveals that a new venture is not likely to be successful if it enters an industry in which
the largest competitor
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
281
(p.311)
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72.
73.
74.
d.
e.
76.
d.
e.
(p.312)
Which one of the following is NOT an element of the guidelines for new-venture success
according to Hofer and Sandberg?
a.
b.
c.
(p.312)
Hofer and Sandberg's behavioral factor requiring a sense of urgency has all but one of the
following characteristics:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.311)
Which one of the following is NOT one of Hofer and Sandberg's four behavioral factors which
are the key to a new venture's success?
a.
b.
c.
75.
(p.311)
282
(p.313)
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77.
According to a National Federation of Independent Business study, more than half of all
entrepreneurs work at least _____ hours a week in the start-up year.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
78.
79.
81.
82.
(p.314)
existence
survival
take-off
success
resource maturity
Which stage of Churchill and Lewis' small business development phases is characterized by
concern by the entrepreneur to generate cash flow needed to repair and replace capital assets as
they wear out, and to finance growth to satisfy the newly developed market share?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.314)
existence
survival
take-off
occasional failure
resource maturity
Which stage of Churchill and Lewis' small business development phases is characterized by a
simple organizational structure having the entrepreneur doing everything?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.313)
Microsoft
Nortel
eBay
3M
Corning
Which one of the following is NOT one of the stages of small business development as proposed
by Churchill and Lewis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.313)
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
According to the text, Meg Whitman was brought in to head _____ because of the managerial
skills Whitman possessed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
80.
40
50
60
70
80
According to the text, _____ of new high-tech ventures are started by more than one founder.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.313)
existence
survival
take-off
success
resource maturity
283
(p.314)
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83.
Which stage of Churchill and Lewis' small business development phases finds the company's sales
have reached a level where the firm is not only profitable, but has sufficient cash flow to reinvest
in itself?
(p.314)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
84.
85.
87.
88.
(p.315)
existence
survival
take-off
success
resource maturity
(p.314)
Which stage of Churchill and Lewis' small business development phases is concerned with
managing the transition from a small business to a large company and learning how to delegate
responsibility to specialized professional managers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.314)
54%
64%
74%
84%
94%
What are the two options that an entrepreneur can take once the venture reaches the success stage
with sufficient cash flow and profitability?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.314)
innovative start-up
lifestyle company
strategic alliance
joint venture
monopoly
According to the text, over _____ of small private companies are considered to be lifestyle
companies.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
86.
existence
survival
take-off
success
resource maturity
(p.315)
284
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89.
According to the text, it is estimated that over _____ of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies are either
family owned or dominated.
(p.315)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
90.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the phases of how to transfer power within a family
business?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
91.
d.
e.
existence
survival
take-off
success
resource maturity
The percentage of family firms in the U.S. which survive to the second generation is
approximately
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
94.
(p.314)
What are the two greatest concerns of a company reaching Churchill and Lewis' resource maturity
stage of small business development?
(p.314)
a.
b.
c.
93.
(p.316)
owner-managed businesses
training and development of new generation
motivation of new generation
partnership between generations
transfer of power
Which stage of Churchill and Lewis' small business development phases finds the small company
has adopted most of the characteristics of an established, large company and is a recognized force
in the industry?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
92.
one-eighth
one-sixth
one-fourth
one-third
one-half
(p.315)
10%.
30%.
50%.
70%.
90%.
According to Churchill and Hatten, which of the following is NOT one of the sequential phases of
the transfer of power from the entrepreneur to the entrepreneur's family members?
(p.316)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
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95.
Which stage in a family business is the point at which the business begins at start-up and
continues until the entrance of another family member into the business on a full-time basis?
(p.316)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
96.
Which stage of the transfer of power in a family business is the point at which children begin to
learn the business at the dining room table during early childhood and then through part-time and
vacation employment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
97.
99.
100.
(p.317)
Which reason given by Levin and Travis of why standard financial methods do not usually
indicate the true health of a small, privately-owned company stems from the fact that against
standard financial recommendations, small companies will often use short-term debt to finance
fixed assets?
a.
b.
(p.316)
One of the reasons given by Levin and Travis why standard financial methods do NOT usually
indicate the true health of a small, privately-owned company is that
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.316)
Which stage of the transfer of power in a family business is the point at which the founder can
turn the family business over to the next generation as part of their inheritance rather than being
forced to sell the company?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
(p.316)
Which stage of the transfer of power in a family business is the point at which a son or daughter
of the founder has acquired sufficient business and managerial competence so that he or she can
be involved in key decisions for at least a part of the company?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
98.
287
(p.317)
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c.
d.
e.
288