Chapter 13: Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth
1) The biggest surprise for me in this reading was that some variables of entrepreneurship have less risk than others. I found this so surprising because I thought every aspect of entrepreneurship and business in general was highly risky, so it was weird to see a entrepreneurial strategy matrix that outlined risks.
2) The most confusing part of chapter 13 was table 13.3 on page 433. This very long, intricate table outlines two different types of cultures: entrepreneurial and administrative. I could kind of understand the concept at hand before this large, confusing table came into play. After scrutinizing it, I finally understand how it is beneficial.
3) I would ask the author if he liked the entrepreneurial culture or the administrative culture better, and why. I would ask this to see what mindset he better identities with, and it would help me understand the rest of his writing. I would also ask the author if he is a fan of outsourcing, since he wrote a whole section of how outsourcing can lead to increased competition.
4) Everything in this chapter was pretty straight forward, so there was nothing that was wrong/ could be fixed that stood out to me. I thought that the Microsoft part of the reading was effective and not offensive- which is strange because I sometimes find that these things can come off as offensive. The author did a great job with this chapter!
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