MGT602 GDB 1 Solution and Discussion

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Re: MGT602 GDB 1 Solution and Discussion

Total Marks 5
Starting Date Wednesday, June 03, 2020
Closing Date Monday, June 08, 2020
Status Open
Question Title Entrepreneurial Innovation
Question Description

SEMESTER SPRING 2020

Entrepreneurship (MGT602)

Graded Discussion Board

Due Date: June 08, 2020

Marks: 5

Topic: Reluctance in entrepreneurial innovation

Learning Objectives:

To explain the critical role of innovation in the context of international entrepreneurship.
To explain the reluctance factors in entrepreneurial innovation.

Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn the reasons for entrepreneurs for being hesitant towards innovation. 
The students will be able to enlist and critically analyze the role of internal and external factors to stop innovation.

Scenario:

By going global, an entrepreneur generates greater opportunities of wealth making and employment generation to benefit individuals across the borders. In the meanwhile, international entrepreneurship demands innovative business solutions to face hyper competition. This notion confirms the buzz “Innovate or Die” for the entire entrepreneur community across the globe. International entrepreneurs must list down the sources of change and innovation and then purposefully apply the principles of successful innovation to avoid starvation on the canvas of disruption and innovation. Entrepreneurs attached to manufacturing SMEs in Pakistan struggle to take innovation based initiatives. During manufacturing of goods for international brands these SMEs can be observed obeying multiple quality standards to comply multinationals’ requirements only, but with no real innovation. The reluctance towards innovation is either caused by internal (Organization and personal) or external (Environmental) factors.

Point of discussion:

Provide argument to clarify either the reluctance towards innovation is stressed by internal or external factors. (5 Marks)

Note:

(Write at least four points to support your argument)

Student’s Guide

Keep your discussion with the mentioned scenario and irrelevant answers and material will not be graded. 
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Note:

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Important Instructions:

Your discussion must be based on logical facts.
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Dear students,

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Good Luck

[zaasmi]

Both internal and external factors affect the performance of any business but I think innovation is more stressed by external factors as they influence the perfomssmce and behavior of manufacturing SMEs whereas internal factors are more controllable by entrepreneurs.
• Doe to technological advancement, SMEs tend to utilise technologies which are not advanced and this puts a strain on the production process and ultimately results in SMEs being uncompetitive in relation to larger firms. This is relatively due to many factors such as financial resources, technical skins, capacity, age, training etc.
• Social factors play a significant importance towards effective innovation, and entrepreneurs need to pay more emphasis on social factors in order to gain competitive advantage over their competitors The social factors allows entrepreneurs to be innovative which leads to economic growth and development which is imperative to sustaining competitive advantage,
• Competition is a big source of stress and poses a great threat to the growth and survival of a firm. A firm has a competitive advantage when it implements the strategies or makes a product that has not been introduced by other probable competitors.
• Political factors are related to the actions of government and political conditions in the location where the business has established or trying to start business. The legislation and regulations can force businesses to act in a certain manner or prohibit than from acting in a certain manner i.e., the federal minimum wage law and occupational health and safety laws etc.

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