Strategic entrepreneurial growth / Donald F. Kuratko and Harold P. Welsch.

By: Kuratko, Donald F .

Contributor(s): Welsch, Harold P, 1944-.

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BookSeries: Harcourt College Publishers series in entrepreneurship: Publisher: Fort Worth : Harcourt College Publishers, c2001Description: x, 486 p. : ill. ; 26 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0030319366.Subject(s): Entrepreneurship

| Strategic planning

| Economic development

DDC classification: 658.421

Contents:

Part One: Understanding the entrepreneurial challenge -- Entrepreneurial leadership for the new millennium -- The internet revolution -- Managing entrepreneurial growth -- Part Two: Strategic issues for emerging ventures -- Understanding the strategic process -- Opportunity recognition: Developing distinctive competencies -- Assessment of entrepreneurial ventures -- Business plans for entrepreneurial ventures -- Family business succession strategies -- Part Three: Growth options for strategic impact -- Corporate entrepreneurship: Developing internal innovation -- Embracing rapid expansion: The franchise option -- The challenges of global expansion.

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This graduate-level book transforms the strategic process for entrepreneurs into a growth-oriented approach. This approach is effectively applied throughout the text focusing on the entrepreneurial perspective; the challenge of entrepreneurial growth; gaining an appreciation for strategic planning in emerging ventures; examining the growth options for emerging ventures; and finally a discussion of the emerging entrepreneurial issues confronting the economy today. Over 30 comprehensive cases will be available on the world wide web to professors and students using this text. Chapters are presented as a framework to follow and relate back to as these cases are discussed. The writing style and format of each chapter is relatively shorter and more professional in nature than the previous edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Preface
Part 1 Understanding the Entrepreneurial Challenge (p. 1)
Chapter 1 The Challenge of Entrepreneurial Leadership in Growing Organizations (p. 2)
Strategic Leadership for Emerging Ventures (p. 2)
The Revolutionary Impact of Entrepreneurial Firms (p. 3)
Entrepreneurial Growth in the Economy (p. 3)
The Age of the Gazelles (p. 5)
Innovation (p. 6)
Growth (p. 6)
Effective Strategic Leadership in the New Millennium (p. 6)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 8)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Achieving and Maintaining Strategic Competitiveness in the 21st Century: The Role of Strategic Leadership (p. 8)
Comprehensive Case Study: Splatterball Adventure Games, Inc. (p. 29)
Chapter 2 The Challenge of Entrepreneurial Growth (p. 39)
Understanding the Entrepreneurial Organization (p. 39)
The Entrepreneurial Mindset (p. 40)
Building the Adaptive Firm (p. 41)
Increase the Perception of Opportunity (p. 42)
Institutionalize Change as the Venture's Goal (p. 42)
Instill the Desire to Be Innovative (p. 42)
Transition from an Entrepreneurial Style to a Managerial Approach (p. 42)
Balancing Entrepreneurial and Managerial Styles (p. 43)
Managing Paradox and Contradiction (p. 46)
Growth and Decision Making (p. 47)
Confronting the Growth Wall (p. 49)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 50)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Building an Adaptive Firm (p. 51)
Comprehensive Case Study: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Strategies for Continued Market Dominance (p. 61)
Chapter 3 The Ethical Challenge of Growing Enterprises (p. 77)
Introduction (p. 77)
Defining Ethics (p. 78)
Ethics and Laws (p. 79)
Managerial Rationalizations (p. 78)
The Matter of Morality (p. 80)
Economic Tradeoffs (p. 80)
Ethics and Business Decisions (p. 81)
The Complexity of Decisions (p. 82)
The Challenge of Ethical Responsibility (p. 83)
Approaches to Managerial Ethics (p. 84)
Ethical Leadership by Entrepreneurs (p. 85)
The Issue of Ethical Corporate Entrepreneurship (p. 87)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Managing Ethics: Why "Hoping for the Best" Doesn't Work (p. 89)
Comprehensive Case Study: The Playskool Travel-Lite Crib (p. 99)
Part 2 Strategic Issues for Emerging Ventures (p. 117)
Chapter 4 Opportunity Recognition: Developing Distinctive Competencies (p. 118)
Introduction (p. 118)
Sources of Business Ideas (p. 119)
The Role of Creativity (p. 119)
The Nature of the Creative Process (p. 120)
Phase 1 Background or Knowledge Accumulation (p. 121)
Phase 2 The Incubation Process (p. 121)
Phase 3 The Idea Experience (p. 122)
Phase 4 Evaluation and Implementation (p. 122)
Acceptance of New Ideas (p. 123)
The Winning Business Idea (p. 123)
Product/Market Matrix (p. 124)
Unexpected Events (p. 126)
Incongruity between the Actual and the Possible (p. 126)
Innovation Based on a Process Need (p. 127)
Changes in Industry or Market Structure (p. 128)
Demographic Changes (p. 129)
Changes in Perception and Meaning (p. 130)
New Knowledge Created by Research (p. 131)
New Product Development Process (p. 131)
Conclusion (p. 135)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 137)
The Entrepreneurial Library: From Initial Idea to Unique Advantage: The Entrepreneurial Challenge of Constructing a Resource Base (p. 137)
Comprehensive Case Study: Fasten Your Seat Belts: Turbulence Ahead for Travel Agencies (p. 157)
Chapter 5 Assessment of Entrepreneurial Ventures (p. 166)
New-Venture Assessment: Critical Factors (p. 166)
Uniqueness (p. 168)
Investment (p. 168)
Sales Growth (p. 169)
Product Availability (p. 169)
Customer Availability (p. 170)
The Environment for New Ventures (p. 170)
Common Industry Characteristics (p. 170)
Key Steps for Industry Analysis (p. 171)
The Evaluation Process (p. 173)
Ask the Right Questions (p. 173)
Feasibility Criteria Approach (p. 174)
Comprehensive Feasibility Approach (p. 175)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 177)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Perceived Risks and Choices in Entrepreneurs' New Venture Decisions (p. 178)
Comprehensive Case Study: Colorado Creative Music (p. 195)
Chapter 6 Understanding Strategic Positioning (p. 210)
The Nature of Planning in Emerging Firms (p. 210)
Strategic Planning-The Key to Strategic Positioning (p. 211)
Key Dimensions Influencing Strategic Planning Activities (p. 212)
Demands on Strategic Managers' Time (p. 212)
Decision-Making Speed (p. 213)
Problems of Internal Politics (p. 213)
Environmental Uncertainty (p. 213)
The Entrepreneur's Vision (p. 213)
The Lack of Strategic Planning (p. 214)
The Value of Strategic Planning (p. 214)
Fatal Visions in Strategic Planning (p. 216)
Strategic Positioning: The Entrepreneurial Edge (p. 217)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 217)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Creating Wealth in Organizations: The Role of Strategic Leadership (p. 218)
Comprehensive Case Study: American Family Housing, Inc. (p. 236)
Chapter 7 Business Plans for Growing Ventures (p. 247)
Defining a Business Plan (p. 247)
Benefits of a Business Plan (p. 248)
Developing a Well-Conceived Business Plan (p. 250)
Guidelines to Remember (p. 252)
Keep the Plan Reasonably Short (p. 254)
Appropriately Organize and Package the Plan (p. 254)
Orient the Plan Toward the Future (p. 254)
Avoid Exaggeration (p. 254)
Highlight Critical Risks (p. 254)
Present Evidence of an Effective Entrepreneurial Team (p. 254)
Do Not Overdiversify (p. 255)
Identify the Target Market (p. 255)
Write the Plan in the Third Person (p. 255)
Capture the Reader's Interest (p. 255)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 255)
The Entrepreneurial Library: How to Write a Great Business Plan (p. 255)
Comprehensive Case Study: Grounded: Business Solutions for Today's Traveler (p. 265)
Chapter 8 Succession Planning and the Family Business (p. 306)
Family-Owned Businesses (p. 307)
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Family Business (p. 311)
Intrafamily Conflict in the Family Firm (p. 312)
Common Cultural Patterns in Family Firms (p. 312)
Competitive Advantages of Family Firms (p. 314)
Problems in Family Businesses (p. 316)
The Succession Issue (p. 318)
Failure to Plan for Succession (p. 318)
The Next Generation (p. 320)
Types of Plans and Their Determinants (p. 320)
Succession Plan Elements (p. 322)
External Succession Plans (p. 323)
When to Look for Outside Managers (p. 323)
Advantages of Outside Managers (p. 323)
Pitfalls of Outside Managers (p. 324)
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Prescriptions (p. 324)
Conclusion (p. 327)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Strategic Goals and Practices of Innovative Family Businesses (p. 327)
Comprehensive Case Study: The Crowne Inn: A Classic Case of a Family Business in Turmoil (p. 337)
Part 3 Growth Options for Strategic Impact (p. 351)
Chapter 9 Corporate Entrepreneurship: Developing Internal Innovation (p. 352)
Entrepreneurial Thinking (p. 352)
Defining the Concept (p. 354)
Elements of a Corporate Intrapreneuring Strategy (p. 355)
Developing the Vision (p. 355)
Encouraging Innovation (p. 355)
Forming Venture Teams (p. 358)
Structuring for an Intrepreneurial Climate (p. 360)
A Continuum of Intrapreneurial Activity (p. 361)
Models of Corporate Entrepreneurship (Intrapreneurship) (p. 362)
A Domain Model for Corporate Entrepreneurship (p. 362)
A Conceptual Model of Firm Behavior (p. 363)
An Organizational Model for Internally Developed Ventures (p. 363)
An Interactive Model of the Intrapreneurial Process (p. 365)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 365)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Improving Firm Performance Through Entrepreneurial Actions: Acordia's Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy (p. 367)
Comprehensive Case Study: Independence Day: EDS Split-Off from General Motors (p. 384)
Chapter 10 Embracing Rapid Expansion: The Franchise Option (p. 396)
The Franchising Choice (p. 396)
Product or Service Franchise (p. 397)
Business Franchise (p. 397)
Conversion Franchising (p. 397)
How Franchising Works (p. 398)
The Growth of Franchising (p. 398)
Advantages of Franchising (p. 401)
Training and Guidance (p. 401)
Brand-Name Appeal (p. 402)
A Proven Track Record (p. 402)
Financial Assistance (p. 402)
The Decision: It's Up to the Investor (p. 403)
Trends in Franchising (p. 403)
Franchising Your Business (p. 404)
The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (p. 405)
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Concepts (p. 406)
The Entrepreneurial Library: Franchising and the Choice of Self-Employment (p. 406)
Comprehensive Case Study, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (RMCF) (p. 424)
Chapter 11 The Challenge of Venture Capital for Growing Ventures (p. 436)
Introduction (p. 436)
Determining Capital Requirements (p. 437)
Pro Forma Statements (p. 438)
Conservative Projections (p. 438)
The Defined Cushion (p. 439)
Scenario Building (p. 439)
Equity Financing (p. 439)
Informal Investors (p. 440)
Private Placement (p. 440)
Public Stock: The IPO (p. 440)
The Venture Capital Market (p. 441)
Recent Developments in Venture Capital (p. 441)
Venture Capitalist Objectives (p. 444)
Evaluating the Venture Capitalist (p. 446)
Dispelling Venture Capital Myths (p. 446)
Informal Risk Capital-"Angel" Financing (p. 447)
Types of Angel Investors (p. 448)
The Entrepreneurial Library: The Influence of a Venture Capitalist's Source of Funds (p. 450)
Comprehensive Case Study: Should I Buy the "Jerry's Famous Frozen Desserts" Chain? (p. 463)
Index (p. 476)

Strategic entrepreneurial growth / Donald F. Kuratko and Harold P. Welsch.

By: Kuratko, Donald F.

Contributor(s): Welsch, Harold P, 1944-.

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By: Kuratko, Donald F .