The Entrepreneurial Imperative Chapter 1

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The Entrepreneurial ImperativeChapter 1

• Contemporary Management
• Internal Transformations
• Fostering Continuous Growth and Change
• New Paradigm
• Entrepreneurial Imperative

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Contemporary Management

• Skill Sets
• Efficiency versus Effectiveness
• Managerial Functions

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Internal Transformations

• Life Cycle
• Key Factors for Cultivating a Dynamic
  Organization
• Control
• Responsibility
• Tolerance for Failure
• Change and Flexibility

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Fostering Growth and Change

• Expecting the unexpected
• Anticipating the end of rapid growth
• Assessing growth and maintaining focus
• Developing sources of objectivity
• Thinking like an entrepreneurial company
• Developing appropriate leadership

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New Paradigm

• Table 1.2
• Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA)
• SCA Attributes
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Speed
• Aggressiveness
• Innovativeness

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Entrepreneurial Imperative

• PAEI Theory Producing, Administering,
  Entrepreneuring, and Integrating
• Entrepreneurial Role
• CE Framework
• Paradigm Shift