Week 14 Reading Reflection

1. The part of the reading that was most interesting to me was the amount of decisions that go into doing things ethically right as a small business owner. It can be difficult to make the ethically correct decisions when they could potentially lose you money. I liked the quote from Chilon, "That a merchant does better to take a loss than make a dishonest profit."
2. A part of the reading that was confusing to me was the conceptualizing the corporate entrepreneurship strategy. The model was what was most confusing to me. There was a lot of intricate parts and it was hard to follow. Reading the paragraph cleared it up somewhat but I was still a bit confused.
3. The first question I would like to ask the author is, "Can a large corporation sustain profits without having an entrepreunerial mindset?" and the second question I would like to ask the author is, "Is it more important for a company to be innovative or ethical in the long run?"
4. I had a slight disagreement with the author in the paragraph about organizational boundaries in chapter 3. I understand that employees should think about more than just their part in the organization but I also think that some employees could end up spending too much time thinking about things that don't necessarily concern them. I think people should worry about themselves and their areas of work before they start worrying about others.