UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ BACHELOR OF BUSINESS IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT2306 BUSS107 ENTRENEURSHIP SKILLS
FULL TIME/PART TIME
DATE: APRIL, 2018 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question One & ANY OTHER TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Explain a good creative climate. (6Marks)
b) Explain why risk management is a key attribute of the entrepreneur. (4Marks)
c) compare entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. (6Marks)
d) Explain why entrepreneurship is a process. (8Marks)
e) Describe the role of an entrepreneur in business. (6Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a) Describe the ways that an entrepreneur can become unethical. (8Marks)
b) What are the four causes of stress among the entrepreneurs? How can an entrepreneur deal
with each one of them? (8Marks)
c) State four sources of innovative ideas. (4Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a) In your own words, what is demand? How can an entrepreneur assess the demand of a
product. (10Marks)
b) Describe the product planning and development process. (10Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a) Explain the factors that can influence one to turn to entrepreneurship. (8Marks)
b) Describe the contribution of entrepreneurship to national development.
(10Marks)
c) Define the term window of opportunity. (2Marks)
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)
a) Describe the techniques that a businessman can use to prevent failure. (8Marks)
b) Explain how an entrepreneur can establish and maintain competitive advantage.
(10Marks)
c) What is the most striking thing that you have learnt in this unit?
(2Marks)
