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Chapter 1 MCQs

1. The Triple Helix approach aims to understand the relationship between:


a) SMEs, Universities and Government
b) Universities, Industry and Government
c) Entrepreneurs, Universities and SMEs
d) Governments, Entrepreneurs and Policymakers.

2. Universities’ roles in the triple helix are:


a) Teaching, research and technology, and knowledge transfer
b) Exploiting research and hiring new talent.
c) To provide funding for research projects.
d) To create environmental conditions that make it attractive for new venture
creation.

3. The combination of and are essential for the development of


technology entrepreneurs and new business ventures.
a) Policies and economic conditions
b) Funding and talent
c) Strict legislation and funding
d) Access to networks and policies

4. The Innovation Union Strategy states that members must:


a) Continue to invest in R&D and I, education and ICT
b) Reform education systems to meet future demands
c) Develop more effective innovations from research
d) All of the above

5. The three pillars of Horizon 2020 are:


a) Excellent science, industrial leadership and societal change
b) Teaching, research and leadership
c) Societal change, new venture creation and research
d) Innovation, research and change.

6. The intention of the American Strategy for Innovation is to:


a) Increase funding for research
b) Reform education systems
c) Create jobs and growth
d) Improve access to networks

7. Powering Ideas: An Innovation Agenda for the 21 st Century aims to:


a) Increase research funding in Australia
b) Make Australia more productive and competitive
c) Make Europe more productive and competitive
d) Increase research funding in Europe

8. Which of the following is not one of the five elements of the South Korean
Innovation and Industrial Model?
a) Fostering new growth engines
b) Promoting competitive markets
c) Improving the investment climate
d) Upgrading flagship industries

9. The Innovation Union Scorecard details:


a) The amount of money spent by all EU countries in research
b) The level of growth in investment climates
c) Innovation leaders, followers, moderate innovators, and modest innovators in
Europe.
d) None of the above

10. In 2013, the leading innovation performer was:


a) Ireland
b) United Kingdom
c) Norway
d) Sweden

11. The GEM is:


a) The world’s largest annual assessment of entrepreneurial activities
b) Europe’s largest annual assessment of entrepreneurial activities
c) The world’s largest monthly assessment of innovation activities
d) Europe’s largest monthly assessment of innovation activities

12. Convergent Technology Spaces involve:


a) Improving funding in technology
b) Fostering R&D
c) Companies coming together and sharing the risks, costs and returns
d) None of the above

13. Which of the following is not a future trend in technology entrepreneurship?


a) Value co-creation
b) Convergent technology spaces
c) Crowdfunding
d) Co-working incubation

14. Crowdfunding involves:


a) Investors coming together to provide financial support to governments
b) Investors coming together to provide financial support to institutions
c) Investors coming together to provide financial support to universities
d) Investors coming together to provide financial support to entrepreneurs

15. The attraction of co-working space is:


a) They make starting up business easier
b) They foster innovation
c) They offer collaborative networks
d) All of the above

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