Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Entrepreneurship Development

Question:

Which of the following statements relating to entrepreneurship and management are true?

A. Primary motivation of management is 'power'
B. Scale of operations for enterpreneurship is large
C. 'Profit' is primary economic reward for enterpreneurship
D. Entrepreneurship maintains 'status quo'
E. Scale of operations for entrepreneurship is small

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, B and E only

A, D and E only

A, C and E only

A, B and C only

Correct Answer:

A, C and E only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - A, C and E only

Differences between Entrepreneurship and Management

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Basis of Differentiation

Entrepreneurship

Management

 

Focus

Business start-up

Ongoing operations of an existing business

 

Resource orientation

The entrepreneur does not feel the constrained by resource. Entrepreneur mobilizes the resources

A manager is constrained by his resources at his disposal.

 

Approach to the task

Informal

Formal

 

Primary motivation

Achievement

Power

 

Status vis-a vis the enterprise

Owner

Employee

 

Primary economic reward

Profit

Salary

 

Innovation orientation

Challenges the status quo i.e. the existing

Maintains the status quo i.e. the existing

 

Risk orientation

Risk-taker

Risk-averse

 

Approach to decision-making

Driven by inductive logic and personal courage and determination

Driven by deductive logic and research

 

Scale of operations

Small business

Large business

 

Primary skill requirement

Opportunity spotting, initiative, resource negotiation

Organising, systems design and operating procedures, people management

 

Specialisation orientation

Generalist has to know and do all the trades by himself

Specialist