Chapter 9
The Entrepreneurial Context


The Entrepreneurial Organization by Mintzberg
  1. What are the most positive aspects of the entrepreneurial organization? The most negative? Are there any antidotes for teh latter?
  2. How can it be that "the entrepreneurial approach is at the center of the most glorious corporate successes?"

How Entrepreneurs Craft Strategies that Work by Bhide
  1. What is your reaction to the author's opening assertion that "a comprehensive analytical approach to planning doesn't suit most start-ups?"
  2. The author states that "successful start-ups don't need an edge on every front." What do you think?



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