Unit 2 - Enterprise Revision 2013 / 2014

 

Questions

Monday 20th January class

Tuesday 21st January class

Tuesday 21st January homework

Enterprise

Long Question 4

1.  Describe your understanding of the term entrepreneurship  10 marks 4 minutes
2. Identify the personal characteristics normally associated with entrepreneurial business people 20 marks 8 minutes
3. Illustrate how entreprenurial skills might be used to enhance either
1. The local community  or
2. A government department 30 marks 12 minutes
4. Using examples, analyse the importance of four different enterprising skills and relate two to business and two to the community 20 marks 8 minutes
5. Describe three enterprise skills required of an entrepreneur 15 marks 6 minutes
6. 'Being decisive, creative and being prepared o take risks are personal characteristics often associated with entrepreneurs'.  Discuss these characteristics and support your answer with examples. 15 marks 6 minutes
7. Read the following information and answer the question which follows: Colm has decided to form a tidy towns committee in his local village and enter the 'tidiest village' category of the national tidy towns competition in 2013.  Discuss four entrepreneurial skills that Colm will require in developing this local community initative. 20 marks 8 minutes
8. Read the following information and answer the question which follows: EducaPrint Ltd is a business publishing schoolbooks in Ireland.  John O'Leary, the production Manager, suggested introducing some of its traditional print books in eBook format.  He wanted to tap into the improvements in broadband speed and the major developments in mobile devices.  The ebooks were launched onto the market in 2013 to great success.  EducaPrint Ltd operated a matrix organisation structure for the development of the eBook products.    
1. Explain the term intrapreneurship
2. Outline the methods of promoting intrapreneurship in EducaPrint. 20 marks 8 minutes

Short Questions based on unit 2

4 MINUTES per question

1. 2012 Q1 enterprise
2. 2009 Q7 enterprise and management
3. 2008 Q1 intrapreneur
4. 2006 Q1 entrepreneurship
5. 2004 Q2 intrapreneur

Unit 2 case study questions:

Year	Case	Question
2010	Castlewest Hotel and Conference Centre	A
2009	RES Ltd	A
2005		A
2004	Peter Palmor	A