MGT 576 - Opportunity Evaluation and Value Creation » Summer 2022 » Ch3 Generating and Exploiting New Entries

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Question #1
Offering a new product to an established or new market, offering an established product to a new market, or creating a new organization is the entrepreneurial act of _____ _____ .
A.   new entry
B.   new innovation
C.   top entry
D.   new trial
Question #2
Match the following feature of a high quality bundle of resources with the instance in which the resources are most likely to be considered to exhibit the said feature . When the resources enable a firm to pursue opportunities, neutralize threats, and offer products and services that are valued by customers
A.   Valuable
B.   Inimitable
C.   Rare
Question #3
Match the following feature of a high quality bundle of resources with the instance in which the resources are most likely to be considered to exhibit the said feature . When the resources are possessed by few, if any, (potential) competitors
A.   Rare
B.   Inimitable
C.   Valuable
Question #4
Match the following feature of a high quality bundle of resources with the instance in which the resources are most likely to be considered to exhibit the said feature . When replication of the resources would be difficult and/or costly for (potential) competitors
A.   Valuable
B.   Rare
C.   Inimitable
Question #5
The ability to obtain, and then recombine, resources into a bundle that is valuable, rare, and inimitable is considered an important _____ resource.
A.   managerial
B.   leading
C.   exceptional
D.   entrepreneurial
Question #6
When an entrepreneur is faced with a window of opportunity, the entrepreneur must _____.
A.   wait and see if another entrepreneur experiences success in the same market
B.   quickly exploit the opportunity with his or her product or idea
C.   enter the market even if he or she has no market or technological knowledge
D.   always gather more information before entering the market
Question #7
An error of _____ occurs from the decision to pursue a new entry opportunity, only to find out later that an entrepreneur had overestimated his or her ability to create customer demand and/or to protect the technology from imitation by competitors.
A.   commission
B.   omission
C.   exclusion
D.   negligence
Question #8
An entrepreneur's assessment of a new entry's attractiveness is more about whether this opportunity "really" exists or not and less about whether the entrepreneur believes he or she can make it work.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
Newness/new entry of a new product normally creates no challenges for entrepreneurs.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
_____ are the basic building blocks to a firm's functioning and performance, and they are simply the inputs into the production process.
A.   Structure
B.   Resources
C.   Machines
D.   Manpower
Question #11
What is the basis of the entrepreneurial capability to gather, and then recombine, resources into a bundle that is valuable, rare, and inimitable?
A.   Capital
B.   Knowledge
C.   Wealth
D.   Power
Question #12
The period of time when the environment is favorable for entrepreneurs to exploit a particular new entry is known as a _____ ____ _____ .
A.   bundle of resources
B.   window of opportunity
C.   door of chances
D.   stage of innovation
Question #13
An entrepreneur's assessment of a new entry's attractiveness is most likely about _____.
A.   whether an opportunity actually exists or not
B.   whether the entrepreneur believes that he or she can create the market demand
C.   the availability of an opportunity in a new market
D.   the amount of time the entrepreneur spends searching for information
Question #14
An accurate statement about resources is that _____.
A.   they are not the inputs into a firm's production process
B.   a firm's resources should be valuable, rare, and inimitable if it seeks to outperform its competition
C.   in order to truly understand the value of a resource, a firm must consider the individual rather than the bundle
D.   a firm's resources are only comprised of its machinery and capital
Question #15
The ability to obtain, and then recombine, resources into a bundle that is valuable, rare, and inimitable is considered an important _____ resource.
A.   entrepreneurial
B.   creative
C.   innovative
D.   managerial
Question #16
When an entrepreneur is faced with a window of opportunity, the entrepreneur must _____.
A.   enter the market even if he or she has no market or technological knowledge
B.   always gather more information before entering the market
C.   quickly exploit the opportunity with his or her product or idea
D.   wait and see if another entrepreneur experiences success in the same market
Question #17
Identify the advantages that entrepreneurial firms are most likely to experience if they are first movers.
A.   They are able to prosper under every circumstances as they are the first movers. They experience less competitive rivalry than do other firms.
B.   They experience less competitive rivalry than do other firms. They are able to reduce costs as they can spread their fixed costs because of economies of scale.
C.   They are able to reduce costs as they can spread their fixed costs because of economies of scale.. They are able to replicate the products of their competitors.
D.   They are able to prosper under every circumstances as they are the first movers. They are able to replicate the products of their competitors.
Question #18
In order to develop a good fit with the external environment, an entrepreneur should initially determine the _____ of the targeted industry.
A.   revenue
B.   profitability
C.   key success factors
D.   key resources
Question #19
When customers have considerable difficulty in accurately assessing whether a new product or service provides value for them, this leads to _____ _____ _____ .
A.   neglect for customers
B.   deprived for customers
C.   division for customers
D.   uncertainty for customers
Question #20
If an entrepreneurial firm is a first mover in a particular market, it _____.
A.   can prevent the changes that occur in an industry
B.   will not be able to select the most attractive segment of the market
C.   can learn by trial and error over time
D.   will not face any competitive rivalry
Question #21
The grace period in which a first mover operates an industry under conditions of limited competition is known as _____ _____ .
A.   elapsed time
B.   end time
C.   start time
D.   lead time
Question #22
The requirements that any firm must meet to successfully compete in a particular industry are known as _____ _____ _____ .
A.   key success factors
B.   point success factors
C.   lead point indicator
D.   window of opportunity
Question #23
Which of the following is true of customer uncertainty?
A.   It can be present even when a new firm has a superior product when compared with its competition.
B.   It is typically not present when a product or service is highly innovative.
C.   The problem of customer uncertainty can only be eliminated by offering informational advertising.
D.   Potential customers' uncertainty do not stem from the broader context in which a product is to be used.
Question #24
When does the risk of downside loss occur in a firm?
A.   When the entrepreneur adopts market scope strategies. When there is a technological development
B.   When the entrepreneur adopts market scope strategies. When the firm copies the practices of other firms
C.   When there is a technological development. When the entrepreneur is uncertain over market demand
D.   When the entrepreneur is uncertain over market demand. When the firm copies the practices of other firms
Question #25
Which of the following is true of scope?
A.   It does not range from a narrow- to a broad-scope strategy.
B.   It is not a choice about which customer groups to serve and how to serve them.
C.   It depends on the type of entrepreneurial risk taken.
D.   It refers to the probability, and magnitude, of downside loss.
Question #26
Which of the following is true of lead time?
A.   It does not provide entrepreneurs with a period of limited competition.
B.   It is typically considered a disadvantage for first movers.
C.   It provides first movers with the chance of setting their product as the industry standard.
D.   It does not involve the erection of barriers to prevent other firms from entering a market.
Question #27
Strategies that involve copying the practices of other firms are _____ strategies.
A.   forecasting
B.   duplicating
C.   imitation
D.   shadowing
Question #28
The probability, and magnitude, of downside loss, which could result in the bankruptcy of a firm, is known as ______ .
A.   limit
B.   indicator
C.   risk
D.   scope
Question #29
_____ is a choice by an entrepreneur about which customer groups to serve and how to serve them.
A.   Limit
B.   Total
C.   Indicator
D.   Scope
Question #30
Identify the conditions from which liabilities of newness emerge.
A.   When a company has to deal with the costs associated with learning. When there is some overlap or gaps in responsibilities
B.   When communication within an organization occurs through formal channels only. When particular roles are clearly defined and demarcated by a firm
C.   When communication within an organization occurs through formal channels only. When a company has to deal with the costs associated with learning
D.   When there is some overlap or gaps in responsibilities. When particular roles are clearly defined and demarcated by a firm
Question #31
Which of the following is true of imitation strategies?
A.   They cannot enhance the performance of a firm.
B.   They are used to decrease the risk of downside loss related to new entry.
C.   They do not represent substitutes for individual learning.
D.   They are normally rare and valuable.

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