The document is an annotated bibliography on innovation and entrepreneurial change, summarizing various sources that discuss creative problem-solving, the importance of proper execution in innovation, strategic management, evaluation of programs, and measuring innovation. Key themes include the steps of creative problem-solving, the necessity of a culture of execution, organizational change management, and the analysis of multinational corporations for employment decisions. Additionally, it explores employee motivation theories and the significance of adapting to cultural changes in international management.

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Innovation/Entrepreneurial Change Annotated Bibliography
Innovation/Entrepreneurial Change Annotated Bibliography
Baumgartner, J. (2013). Innovation Management. Retrieved
from http://www.innovationmanagement.se/imtool-articles/the-
basics-of-creative-problem-solving-cps/
This article discusses creative problem solving plus its
procedure. This article states that creative problem is not just
brainstorming in which a lot of people associate it with. J.
Baumgartner states that creative problem solving is a simple
procedure that breaks down the problem to really undersupplies
it plus involves generating ideas to find a solution. There stand
seven steps involved in this procedure: Clarify plus identify the
problem (this is the most important step as it finds the real
problem or goal), research the problem (this helps to get a
better underutilizing), formulate creative challenges (this is a
simple question that will encourage suggestions), generate ideas
(brainstorming), combine plus evaluate the ideas (choose ideas
that meet the criteria), draw up an action plan (use simple
steps), do it! (implement the ideas). The end of this article
states that if organizations fail to use the creative problem
solving than the systems plus techniques normally fail.
Brpluss, R.F. (2017). Chief Executive. Retrieved from
http://chiefexecutive.net/the-key-to-successful-innovation-is-
proper-execution/
This article reviews how plus why proper execution is the key
to successful innovation. The author explains how execution

2. plus structure a culture of sustainable innovation is critical.
Execution can be broken down into three parts comprised of big
ideas, people, plus procedure. The big ideas portion consists
mainly of promoting innovation, structure the proper culture,
plus removing any barriers. The people portion is important
because people related issues stand generally barriers to
execution. A critical part of implementing innovation is
acquiring plus keeping the right people. The proper people will
help ensure all employees stand engaged plus contribute to
innovation. Procedure is broken down into generating ideas,
screening, testing, analysis, beta tests, product expansion
technicalities, commercialization, plus post-launch review. The
purpose of procedure is to make sure outcomes stand attained,
plus the procedure is repeatable from beginning to end.
Dess, Gregory, Alan Eisner, G.T. Lumpkin, Gerry McNamara.
Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages, 7th
Edition. McGraw-Hill Learning
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s, 09/2013. Vital Book file.
This textbook discusses strategic management plus the
competitive advantage. Chapter nine of this text discusses
different tactics for motivating with rewards plus incentives
plus how to measure it. It discusses what stand reward systems,
the latent downside, creating effective reward plus incentive
packages, plus setting up boundaries plus constraints. It also
discusses reward systems as a way of organizational control by
using rewards to reinforce other means control. Chapter twelve
goes into tactics for change management plus how to manage

3. the change plus innovation. It discusses how managing change
is one of the most important functions performed by strategic
leaders plus how companies can expel or progress their business
through innovation plus corporate entrepreneurship.
Pancer, s. M., plus Westhues, A. (1989) "A expansional stage
approach to package planning plus evaluation." Evaluation
Review (13): 56-77.
Evaluation drop into one of two extensive groups: decisive plus
collective. Decisive assessments stand showed throughout
package expansion plus execution plus stand valuable if you
need a path on how to best attain your goals or progress your
package. Collective assessments must be concluded once your
packages stand well proven plus will inform you to what degree
or amount the package is attaining its goals. Procedure
evaluation is a technique of measuring how a package is being
implemented. Procedure evaluation focuses on the package’s
actions, execution, plus service delivery, whereas outcome
evaluation focuses on the efficiency of the package plus its
outcomes. Structure procedure evaluation events into package
execution plus using the outcomes of these events to conduct
incessant class progress Ent is possibly one of the most

4. important yet overlooked tactics in community well- being
practice. This section affords information on how to project a
procedure evaluation that will inform plus progress package
execution. Procedure evaluation may befall with or without
outcome evaluation plus may include a mixture of qualitative
plus quantitative facts collection tactics. However, if assets,
time plus viability stand a road block to conducting a full
evaluation study, it is highly suggested that a good procedure
evaluation study be incorporated. Evaluation enables you to
exhibit your package’s success or progress. The information you
collect allows you to better commune your package's impact to
others, which is critical for community relations, staff morale,
plus attracting plus retaining support from current plus latent
funders.
Quinn, B. (2015). Why measuring innovation matters. Retrieved
from http://www.forbes.com/sites/brianquinn/2015/11/05/why-
measuring-innovation-matters/#d25e30541710
This article talks about the benefits of innovation measurement
for both the company, employees, plus customers. Innovation
measurement used in the right context can guide the work that is
done plus the decisions that stand made. Having measurements
in place can change the perception plus the behaviors because
they realize there stand tools in place to assess actions plus
outcomes. The measurements that stand put into place to shape
the decisions, behaviors, plus events must be aligned with the

5. strategic goals of the organization because the goals plus plan
of the organization will foster the innovations created. This
article also discusses the need for a varied set of goals. Many
organizations rely on financial goals, but these alone stand not
enough to measure the outcomes. Measurements must be
customer focused as well plus will change over the course of
time because the company will continue to grow.
Unit VIII Final Essay
Partial Analysis for Your Employment Interest
The purpose of this assignment is for you to actively begin
analyzing organizations and/or corporations to make
employment decisions (i.e., do you really want to work for this
organization or corporation based on the information you
discover?) and to practice evaluating organizations or
corporations. This allows you to enhance your research,
analysis, and decision-making skills as an international
manager.
Select a multinational organization or corporation that interests
you. If you do not have a favorite yet, consider an industry
(e.g., communications, banking, broadcasting, entertainment,
administration) that keeps your interest. Once you select an
industry, use your favorite Internet search engine to help
finalize your selection of a corporation.

6. Use the Internet and/or the CSU Online Library to research an
international, multinational, or global organization or
corporation. Choose an organization or corporation that seems
like it could be your dream job. What makes it multinational?
What is the mission of the organization or corporation? What
does the mission mean to you? Why do you want to work for
them? To obtain and maintain a solid reputation at
Multinational ABC, how should you proactively approach
political, legal, and technological factors?
Prepare a two-page essay that describes the details of the
organization or corporation and why it is your dream job.
Within the essay, include the following details:
1. Overview of the organization or corporation
a. Location
b. Industry
c. The mission of the organization or corporation
d. What makes it an international, multinational, or global?
2. Partial analysis of the organization or corporation
a. What are the political factors?
b. What are the legal and regulatory factors?
c. What are the technological factors?
d. What else did you discover?
3. The job or area of interest

7. a. Overview of the job or your area of interest
b. Describe why this job interests you
4. Conclusion
a. What is important to you versus what is important to the
organization or corporation?
b. How does your analysis of the organization or corporation
influence your decision to work for this organization or
corporation?
c. What else influences your decision to work for this
organization or corporation?
Format the essay using APA style, and include citations and
references as needed to avoid instances of plagiarism.
Question 1
In the traditional view, we think of things as satisfying or
dissatisfying. Yet, in Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory we think of
things as:
Absent or present.

8. Negative versus positive.
Satisfied on a scale of 1 to 10.
Dissatisfied on a scale of 1 to 10.
10 points
Question 2
In work motivation, those factors controlled by the
organization, such as conditions, hours, earnings, security,
benefits, and promotions are?
Satisfaction motivators.
Achievement motivators.
Job-context factors.
Job-content factors.
10 points

9. Question 3
When looking at the Collectivist Need Hierarchy, when
someone does service to the society, they are?
Self-actualized.
Meeting their safety needs with the group.
Meeting their belonging social needs.
Meeting their self-esteem needs.
10 points
Question 4
Theories of motivation that explain work motivation by how
employee behavior is initiated, redirected, and halted are known
as?
Herzberg's theory of motivation.

10. Process theories of motivation.
Maslow's theory.
Content theories of motivation.
10 points
Question 5
All People are motivated to pursue goals they value, work-
motivation theorists call goals high valence or preference. This
process is known as?
Universal.
Unique.
Average based on cultural values.

11. Normal.
10 points
Question 6
Being able to adapt to culture change is important for
individuals who work in MNCs. Characteristics that help
organizations determine a candidates ability to work in an MNC
include one's experience with other cultures, previous overseas
travel, and
Knowledge of foreign languages.
Etiquette knowledge.
Willingness to travel in the future.
Where they grew up in the US.
10 points
Question 7
Age, experience, and education can be easily observed factors,
but _______ are not always easily discernable.

12. physical.
physical and emotional.
emotional.
psychological ability.
10 points
Question 8
When comparing positive and negative managerial behaviors by
country, managers from which country engage in unfair
discrimination, disciplines and criticizes in public, and flaunts
power?
Mexico.
Indonesia.

13. United States.
India.
10 points
Question 9
When looking at the Relocation Curve, the second phase is
known as?
Shock.
Unreality.
Fantasia.
Interest.
10 points
Question 10

14. An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package
that ensures the expat is made whole and does not lose money
by taking the assignment overseas is known as
Work-Life Balance to localization like cost of living increases
by Social Security;
Lump-sum method;
Balance-sheet approach;
Localization.