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Delgado BUSG 115 Chapter 2 Definitions
Starting a New Business
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Undergraduate 1
10/04/2013

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Cognition
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Perceiving and thinking about an experience is
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Action
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Otto didn’t just think about why his plan didn’t work, he actually fixed it. Otto was exhibiting
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Passion
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“I just know this new business is going to work,” gushed Leyla. “I can’t think of anything else I’d rather be doing.” Leyla is exhibiting
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Promotion Focus
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Ally was great at finding ways to maximize her profits and always jumped right into executing them. Ally was showing a strong
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Prevention Focus
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Ryan was extremely cautious with his company’s money, always examining each opportunity with extreme care and never acting upon it unless he was 100% sure. Ryan is showing strong
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Comprehensive Planner
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Someone who has developed a long range plan for every aspect of his/her business is a
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Critical Point Planner
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Those who prefer to develop a plan for just the most important aspects of the business are
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Opportunistic Planner
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If you are a(n) ______________ you don’t worry so much about a plan but concentrate on achieving goals instead.
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Reactive Planners
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are more likely to wait until something happens and then plan how to take care of it.
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Habit Based Planner
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Bryce had operated his business for so long, he had established quite the routine and didn’t feel he needed to worry too much about tomorrow. Bryce is likely a(n)
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Competency
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Successful entrepreneurs repeatedly show specific types of business related expertise also know as a (n)
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Industry Specific Knowledge
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knowledge about the specific type of business, the skills and market knowledge needed for this business, as well as the ability to spot opportunities in the field is
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Resource Competencies
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Having the place to operate your business and the raw materials and support people necessary are examples of
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Determination Competencies
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this includes such things as the business being your only focus and being willing to act upon it.
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Opportunity Competencies
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If you have found a distinctive idea that’s hard to copy and likely to make money, you would have
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Key Business Functions
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Fundamental activities such as accounting, finance and human resources are
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Professionalism
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If a firm meets or exceeds standard business practices, it is said to show
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Standard Business Practices
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those activities that have been widely adopted within an industry and which become the standard for the industry.
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Expert Business Professionalism
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a business that operates according to standard business practices in all the major functions of the business.
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Specialized Business Professionalism
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If a founder is passionate about one or two of the key business functions and these receive the bulk of his time and effort, the firm exhibits
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Minimalized Business Professionalism
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If the entrepreneur conducts business practices in the simplest and most relaxed way, he is operating under
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Family Business
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A business where the parents and children all hold the major roles is a
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Role Conflict
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When the employee is also your husband, what you would do as a boss often is different than what you would do as a wife; this is known as
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Succession
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is the intergenerational transfer of a business.
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Set Asides
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Governments and large companies often reserve a certain portion of funds for minority or women-owned businesses called
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Certification
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to have access to reserved funds a woman or minority owned firm must be able to prove that they are woman or minority owned. This can be done through
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Late Career Entrepreneur
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a person who undertakes an entrepreneurial role after the age of 50 is known as
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Time Management
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Organizing your tasks as to make the most efficient use of the day is
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