INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DEFINITION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Entrepreneur
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Intrapreneur
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An intrapreneur is an employee who is given the authority and support to create a new product without having to be concerned about whether or not the product will actually become a source of revenue for the company.
Detailed explanation-2: -An intrapreneur is an employee who is tasked with developing an innovative idea or project within a company. The intrapreneur may not face the outsized risks or reap the outsized rewards of an entrepreneur; however, the intrapreneur has access to the resources and capabilities of an established company.
Detailed explanation-3: -An Intrapreneurship Example of Reaching Into New Markets Ken Kutaragi is the intrapreneur behind the launch of the first Sony’s PlayStation in December 1994 in Japan. It eventually became the first “computer entertainment platform” to ship over 100 million units, doing so in under a decade.
Detailed explanation-4: -Intrapreneurship is simply entrepreneurship in an existing organization. In many ways, intrapreneurship is easier for an individual than entrepreneurship because it has the support of an existing organization. However, there are both facilitators and barriers to intrapreneurship.