Deck 10: Social Intrapreneurship

Question 1

What is the main difference between the social entrepreneur and the social intrapreneur?

A) The social intrapreneur is typically the founder of a new social venture that she or he grows and sustains, whereas the social entrepreneur commonly operates within a larger for-profit business or corporation
B) The social entrepreneur is typically the founder of a new social venture that she or he grows and sustains, whereas the social intrapreneur commonly operates within a larger for-profit business or corporation
C) The social entrepreneur is typically the founder of a new social venture that she or he grows and sustains, whereas the social intrapreneur commonly operates within the public sector
D) The social entrepreneur is typically the founder of a new social venture that she or he grows and sustains, whereas the social intrapreneur commonly operates within a mature social venture

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is a main difference in the value creation of the social entrepreneur and the social intrapreneur?

A) Social entrepreneurs work through their core business to create shared value whereas social intrapreneurs focus on creating social value and view the creation of economic value as a means to achieving sustainability for their social ventures
B) Social intrapreneurs work through their core business to create shared value whereas social entrepreneurs focus on creating social value and view the creation of economic value as means to achieving sustainability for their social ventures
C) Social intrapreneurs work through their core business to create economic value whereas social entrepreneurs focus on social value
D) Social intrapreneurs work through their core business to create social value whereas social entrepreneurs focus on economic value

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What does shared value permit?

A) Using markets to solve social problems as well as economic challenges
B) Using markets to solve social problems only
C) Using markets to solve economic challenges only
D) Using markets, but not to solve social problems or economic challenges

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What does it take to foster social entrepreneurship?

A) Motivation and skills
B) Motivation and a supportive environment
C) Skills and a supportive environment
D) Motivation, skills and a supportive environment

Question 5

To what extent do social entrepreneurs need basic management skills?

A) They do not need them, and neither do they need essential skills that are unique to social entrepreneurship
B) They do not need them, but they need essential skills that are unique to social entrepreneurship
C) They do need them, but there are also essential skills that are unique to social entrepreneurship
D) They do need them, and there are no essential skills that are unique to social entrepreneurship

Question 6

What are core skills for social entrepreneurship?

A) Leadership only
B) Fundraising and project administration
C) Fundraising and leadership
D) Leadership, fund-raising, and project administration

Question 7

As is true of most large organizations, corporations can be____________________?

A) Top-down in structure
B) Top-down in structure and inflexible in operations
C) Top-down in structure, inflexible in operations, and intolerant of failure
D) Top-down in structure, inflexible in operations, intolerant of failure, and slow to change

Question 8

Among the many factors that have been identified to be essential for effective intrapreneurship is:

A) No tolerance for failure within the corporation-no acceptance of failure as part of the learning process and not as a reason for stigmatization
B) Tolerance for failure within the corporation-the acceptance of failure as part of the learning process and not as a reason for stigmatization
C) Tolerance for failure within the corporation-the acceptance of failure as part of the learning process but still as a reason for stigmatization
D) Tolerance for failure within the corporation-not the acceptance of failure as part of the learning process and not as a reason for stigmatization

Question 9

What is not an element that constitutes the simple four-point process of Badal (2012) to develop an intrapreneurial environment?

A) Break down the existing silos
B) Recognize that only people from a single department can contribute to intrapreneurial efforts
C) Create a supportive context
D) Monitor and measure progress toward achieving the organization's intrapreneurial goals

Question 10

What can be said about social intrapreneurship efforts in corporations and in nonprofits?

A) They share many common characteristics but the chief difference is that nonprofits are expressly social mission driven
B) They do not share many common characteristics and the chief difference is that nonprofits are expressly social mission driven
C) They do not share many common characteristics, but the chief similarity is that both are expressly social mission driven
D) They share many common characteristics, and the chief similarity is that nonprofits are expressly social mission driven

Question 11

The social entrepreneur and the social intrapreneur are the equivalent players in social entrepreneurship.

Question 12

The social intrapreneur commonly operates within a large for-profit business or corporation.

Question 13

Shared value permits a broader definition of capitalism that includes using markets to solve social problems as well as social challenges

Question 14

Social intrapreneurs must be born with the skills required to do the work they do

Question 15

Social intrapreneurs need basic business management skills but there are also essential skills that are unique to social entrepreneurship

Question 16

As is true of most large organizations, corporations are in general bottom-up in structure

Question 17

The creation of a supportive context contributes to a context that fosters intrapreneurship

Question 18

The non-acceptance of failure as part of the learning process is a factor that is deemed essential for effective intrapreneurship

Question 19

Social intrapreneurship efforts in corporations and in nonprofits share many characteristics

Question 20

The chief difference in social intrapreneurship efforts in corporations and in nonprofits is that corporations are expressively social-mission driven

Question 21

Who is the equivalent player to the social intrapreneur in social entrepreneurship?

Question 22

What does it take to foster social intrapreneurship?

Question 23

What are core skills for social intrapreneurship?

Question 24

Mention the "many" factors that have been identified to be essential for effective intrapreneurship.

Question 25

Mention the elements of the simple four-point process of Badal (2012) for developing an intrapreneurial environment.

Question 26

Obviously, the intrapreneur works in a larger organization than the social entrepreneur does. Elaborate on the influence of organizational size for the activities of the social intrapreneur and the social entrepreneur and explain why organizational size can have an important influence on the social intrapreneur.

Question 27

Social intrapreneurs must develop the entrepreneurial skills required to do the work they do. Identify five entrepreneurial skills, and advise how these skills can be developed with an individual.

Question 28

In the interview with Jed Emerson, the focus was on the concept of blended value. Explain this concept and connect it to the creation of economic, social and environmental value.