Subject Index 587Social Venture Network, 359
socially oriented firms
financing new ventures, 253
marketing concept, 210
public service, 207–208
sociocultural analysis for new venture creation, 430
sociodemographic analysis
demographics, 87–88, 89
social trends, 88, 90
social trends and values, 88, 90
sociological approach to entrepreneurship, 55–60
sole proprietorships, 282–283, 285
solution spotting, 87
specializing as strategy, 140–141
specialty goods, 223
spin-offs
internal corporate ventures, 395
parent company sponsorship, 120, 122–123
staged (phased) financing, 256, 315
stakeholder analysis
dimensions of, 82–83
Kauffman foundation, 83
stakeholders, explained, 82–83
Standard & Poor’s, 102
Standard Industrial Classification code, 102
standard of living, 13
start-up capital, 260
state, regional, and local issues, 81, 82
state uncertainty, explained, 11
strategic alliances, 48–49. See also alliances
strategic liabilities, 51
strategic motivations, 359
strategic resources
attributes of, 35–43, 44
hard-to-copy resources, 37, 40–43, 44
nonsubstitutable resources, 37, 43, 44
rare resources, 37, 38, 40, 44
resource-based theory, 36–38, 39–40
valuable resources, 37, 38, 44
strategic uncertainty, 134
strategies, entrepreneurial, 110–152
business models, 113–116
crafting and evaluating, 144–148
customer service, 111
entrepreneurship, relationship to, 112–113
entry wedges, 116–123
industry environments, 132–144
information rules, 129–132
isolating mechanisms and first-mover advantage,
125–129
resource-based strategies, 123–125
strategies, intrapreneurial
Blue Ocean strategies, 398, 400–404
technological innovation, 398–400
strategy
defined, 112
diversity, interaction with, 49
levels of, 112–113
selection of, 146, 147
strategy canvas, for Blue Ocean strategy, 401–403
strategy diamond, 113–114
strategy formulation, described, 112
strategy implementation, described, 112
strong ties, 360
structural barriers to entry, 99, 100
structural change, macroeconomic, 83–84
structural uncertainty, 133–134
structure follows strategy, described, 364
subfunctional strategy, described, 113
substitutes
role of, 97
threat of relevant, 92, 93, 98, 188, 427
success in declining industries, 142
Success magazine, 416, 505
summaries and conclusions in business plans, 174, 199,
441
supplier concentration, 97
supplier selection strategy, 98
suppliers
fast-food industry, 446
supplier power, 93, 95, 97–98
supply model of entrepreneurship, 55, 56
supply of rare resources, 40
supply shortages, 120, 121
sustainable competitive advantage (SCA)
best training practices, 374
capabilities, 36
crafting and evaluating strategy, 146–147
financial resources, management of, 49
marketing, 208
relationship dilemma, 372
rent-seeking strategies, 125
resource and capability characteristics, 37–38, 44
sources of, 47
sustainable development, in ecological analysis, 90–91
sustaining innovation, 390
switching costs
buyer power, 94
first-mover advantage, 126
information strategy, 131, 132
supplier power, 97
synthesis as creative behavior, 65
table of contents in business plans, 162
tag lines
business plans, 162, 163
six paths framework, 403
tangibles in negotiations, 321
tapered integration, 94
target market, 247
target profit pricing, 218
tariffs, 78, 82
task-oriented communication, 348
tastes and preferences, changes in, 141
taxation
new venture financing, 282–285
political and governmental analysis, 78–79, 82
team, defined, 341–342
teamwork, top management, 347
technical assistance, 123
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technological analysis