Week 14 Reading Reflection

Hello again, everyone!

Today I have my last reading reflection from Donald Kuratko's Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice. This reflection is on chapters 3 and 4(The Entrepreneurial Mind-Set in Organizations –Corporate Entrepreneurship / Social Entrepreneurship and the Ethical Challenges of
Entrepreneurship).

After reading this week's chapters, I think nothing was particularly surprising. I did, however, find the discussion on ethics to be very fascinating.

Nothing was particularly confusing in these chapters, either. Both were well-written in concise, logical manners.

If I had the chance, I would ask Kuratko the following:

1) Do you think that the idea of "green capitalism" is as strong, or even stronger, now than when you first published this textbook in 2007? Or do you feel that the trend has oversaturated the market? I am curious because I often see products made of recycled goods or are easily degradable; however, I do not know that many people who seek those goods out specifically, even though they were "all the rage" a few years back. I myself have a few of these products (for example, my planner is made of recycled paper and ink), but I bought it mainly for its design, layout, and price rather than the fact that it is biodegradable.
2) What do you feel are the biggest corporate venture obstacles? Why? Would they differ from company to company, or are some universal?

I honestly feel that Kuratko is biased in chapter 4. He describes certain things as "unethical" without stating what they are, and attributes them to "greed" or "a lack of foundation in ethics" without fully explaining his reasoning. In addition, he is missing examples; his description of "ethical" activities is very, very vague. For example, he is missing a discussion on the important issue of outsourcing in his chapter about ethics. He alludes to it, and other activities, but nothing is firmly stated and I think that there should be something said about it-- both its pros and cons.

That's all, folks. See you around!