Week 14 Reading Reflection

Week 14 Reading Reflection

The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Organizations

Social Entrepreneurship and the Ethical Challenges of Entrepreneurs

1.       Surprise – I found Kuratko’s comments on intrapreneurship to be very interesting. He describes it as the infusion of entrepreneurial thinking into large bureaucratic structures. It surprises me that this concept has become popular. Most people that I know who dream of entrepreneurship and innovation want to work for themselves or be their own boss. The idea of taking innovative ideas and bringing them into big corporate business is obviously a smart move though. It combines the best of the small and big business.

2.       Confusing – In any business setting, it becomes difficult to talk about ethics. I think that the world often makes ethics in business look like shades of gray; however, Kuratko did a good job of laying out the topic of ethics in chapter four. The figure on page 88 lays out a good system for classifying ethical decisions.

3.       Questions – I would be very interested in asking Kuratko, “How long have big companies been seeing the need for corporate entrepreneuring?” It is a concept that I have only recently heard about directly, but it makes sense as a concept. I would also be interested to know how Kuratko would predict the future for intrapreneuring. Would he see it expanding, shrinking, or changing in any way, shape, or form?

4.       Incorrect – I agreed with pretty much everything that Kuratko said in this reading. Companies are going to do well if they are able to create an atmosphere of intrapreneurship and good ethics together.