Which of the following best describes the "disruptive" nature of social entrepreneurship?
A. An employee from the mailroom who comes up with a brilliant idea, shares it with the CEO, and is promoted to a VP position.
B. A group of entrepreneurs who raise $1 million dollars to continue funding AIDS research in Africa.
C. A group of entrepreneurs who design a product that will be powered by solar energy, require a 4th grade education to fix, will cost $10 and will provide safe drinking water to villages all across Asia.
D. A group of scientists who create a cure for malaria in a lab and decide to hold on to the idea until the time is right for them to release it independent of their current employers.
E. A group of young business people spend $100,000 of borrowed capital to develop a fuel-efficient car, and then donate the car and the design plans to the Smithsonian.
C p.454 Moderate
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a. Market price per share b. Net sales c. Gross profit d. Average total assets e. Interest expense, net of tax f. Net income g. Total liabilities h. Total assets
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A. two parties and two promises, both of which are conditional. B. three parties and two promises, both of which are conditional. C. two parties and three promises, one of which is conditional. D. three parties and two promises, one of which is conditional.
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a. path b. goals c. Demarcation of Control d. line of fluidity