Question 1

           

            Which of the following is NOT a factor often associated with successful innovating organizations?                             

                                               

            Question 2

 

            Innovation can take many forms. Running a hospital booking system which reduces patient waiting time is an example of which kind of innovation?                           

                         

Process                                   

            Question 3

 

            Which of the following would not normally be considered a radical innovation?                            

                                               

            Question 4

 

            Which of the following would you NOT class as a radical innovation?                              

                                               

            Question 5

 

            Haagen Daz ice cream was created to open up a new market amongst adults for what had traditionally been seen as a children's food. This is an example of position innovation.                           

                                   

            Question 6

           

            Innovation always requires a radical flash of insight - a 'eureka!' moment.                         

                       

            Question 7

 

            Innovation success is directly linked to the size of investment in Research and Development (R&D).                        

                       

            Question 8

 

            Innovation can only happen in the private sector because the public sector is not concerned with making profits or competition between firms                           

                                   

            Question 9

 

           

            The triple bottom line is ....                           

                                   

            Question 10

 

           

            Which of these is NOT a difference between social entrepreneurs and commercial entrepreneurs?                           

                         

                       

            Question 11

 

           

            There is no way to resolve the conflict between commercial business goals and those of social innovation.                            

                                               

            Question 12

 

           

            Whilst empathy and a need for social justice may be necessary attributes of a social entrepreneur, they are not sufficient.                          

                         

                       

            Question 13

 

           

            Which of the following would NOT be considered a social entrepreneur?                          

                         

           

            Question 14

 

           

            Which of the following is NOT a question for managing social entrepreneurship?                              

                                               

            Question 15

 

           

            Deciding where to locate and perform R&D depends on a number of factors. Which of the following is not a significant influence?                                 

                         

Question 16

           

            Firms have many reasons for monitoring and learning from the development of technological, production and organizational competencies of systems of innovation in other countries, and especially from those that are growing and strong. Which of the following is not a significant reason?                          

                                                           

            Question 17

           

            The national system of innovation in which a firm is embedded matters greatly, since it strongly influences both the direction and the vigour of its own innovative activities. This includes national market incentives and pressures to which firms have to respond. Which of the following is not a significant incentive?                                

                                               

            Question 18

 

           

            Which of the following is not one of the main factors influencing the decision where to locate R&D globally?                                 

                         

            Question 19

           

            There is no widely accepted definition or method of measurement of competencies. Which of the following statements is not ?                           

                                               

            Question 20

           

            Firms in emerging economies may pursue different routes to upgrading through innovation. Which of the following is not a common pathway?                             

                                               

            Question 21

           

            David Teece and Gary Pisano integrate the various dimensions of innovation strategy into what they call the 'dynamic capabilities' approach. This emphasizes the need to:                                  

                                               

            Question 22

           

            A strategic goal is to get the right balance between exploitation of existing competencies and the exploitation and development of new competencies. Which of the following is not a critical issue in this respect?                           

                                               

            Question 23

           

            The notions of core competence and dynamic capabilities are useful as they emphasize the importance of developing firm-level resources. However, there are a number of limitations to these approaches. Which of the following is not a significant limitation of the concepts?                            

                                                           

            Question 24

           

            A fishbone chart is:                           

                                               

            Question 25

           

            'Kaizen' is:                             

                                                           

            Question 26    

            Which of the following is not a part of the creative process?                                   

                                                           

            Question 27

           

            Creativity is a special talent which only a small number of people possess.                        

                                               

            Question 28

           

            The 'Allen Curve' refers to:                           

                                                           

            Question 29

           

            Brainstorming is:                               

                                                           

            Question 30

           

            Which of these is not a stage in the Abernathy/Utterback model of innovation life cycle?:                             

                         

Question 31

           

            Which of these types of new product innovations is least common?:                                  

                                               

            Question 32

           

            Which of these approaches is not a way of harnessing open innovation across the internet?                           

                                               

            Question 33

 

            Copying and imitating others is not a source of innovation –  or ?                           

                                               

            Question 34

           

            Which of these is not a form of customization?                               

                                               

            Question 35

 

            Innovation does not always need to push the frontier – sometimes established ideas in one sector can represent powerful new directions for another.  or ?                       

                                               

            Question 36

           

            Creativity is another term for divergent thinking                              

                                                           

            Question 37

           

            Innovation can take many forms, all involving a change of some kind. Which of the following is NOT a form of innovation?                                

                                               

            Question 38

           

            Which of the following is NOT a source of strategic advantage through innovation?                            

                                               

            Question 39

 

            Copying and imitating others is not a source of innovation –  or ?                           

                       

            Question 40

 

            Prahalad and Hamel argue that the capacity to open up new product markets requires distinctive core competencies, coupled with methods of corporate organization and evaluation that explicitly recognize the importance of these competencies. Which of the following is not  of core competencies?                                  

                                               

            Question 41

           

            Lateral thinking involves coming up with new ideas while lying down                                                       

            Question 42

           

            Which of the following statements about the 'bottom of the pyramid' market is not open to challenge?                                   

                                               

            Question 43

           

            Accidents and mistakes can be a powerful source of innovation –  or ?                               

Question 44

            Social entrepreneurship does not concern itself with commercial questions.                                   

                       

            Question 45

 

            Peer-to-peer networking of the kind pioneered by Napster and now forming the basis of internet file sharing is an example of radical innovation.                                  

                                   

            Question 46

 

            Which of the following is the least common method used by firms to learn about competitors' innovations?                               

                                               

            Question 47

 

            Four factors have a major influence on the ability of a firm to develop and create value through innovation. Which of the following is not one of these factors?                                   

                                               

            Question 48

 

            Which of the following is NOT an example of product innovation?                       

                                                           

            Question 49

           

            In his popular book, The World is Flat: The globalized world in the 21st century (Penguin, 2006), Thomas Friedman argues that developments in technology and trade, in particular information and communications technologies (ICTs), are spreading the benefits of globalization to the merging economies, promoting their development and growth. Which of the following is not ?                                                                             

            Question 50

            'Open innovation' can only operate across web-based platforms –  or ?                               

                         

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