A characteristic of the manager that may affect managerial discretion is his/her:

Monahegan Plasma Company is facing a performance downturn and realizes that a major rethinking of its strategy is in order. Under these circumstances, Monahegan Plasma would benefit from a(n):

Pet Care Companion Connection (PCCC) is an organization that trains persons with mild-to-moderate mental disabilities to care for pets in a pet boarding facility. This organization has been successful in providing a quality service for pet owners and a supportive training environment for their trainees. The tuition charged to trainees is only somewhat higher than the fee, which day-care providers would charge for these individuals. Graduates of the program are qualified for employment by commercial kennels. PCCC is an example of:

Jumbo Industrial Supply has grown from a one-location firm with a restricted product line to a multi-state organization with numerous product lines and a large sales staff. Sales have doubled every year for the last three years. It currently has a simple structure with Jared Smith, the owner-manager, making all major decisions. Jumbo is probably now experiencing or will soon experience:

A family just changed to a different mobile phone and data service provider. They now need take some time to transfer their content to new phones and learn the features of the new service.  This is an example of a:

Compared to managers, shareholders prefer:

__________ are individuals, acting independently or as part of an organization, who perceive an entrepreneurial opportunity and then take risks to develop an innovation and exploit it.

Which of the following would NOT be identified in an analysis of the economic portion of the general environment?

BerEdel Group (BEG) is an international diversified firm. Marchers operates in the same industry and is also diversified, but only domestically. Which of the following would you expect?

Entrepreneurship is the process by which individuals or groups identify and pursue __________ without being immediately constrained by the __________ they currently control.