Week 3 Reading Reflection

1) What was the biggest surprise for you in the reading? In other words, what did you read that stood out the most as different from your expectations?

The biggest surprise for me during the reading was finding out that although stress can be strenuous, it can prove to be effective in increasing a person’s efficiency and improve performance. However, this is only if it is kept within constructive bounds. I thought that any form of stress is a hindrance to the body mentally and physically. I found it neat to know that if you acknowledge the stressor, develop coping mechanisms and probe those unacknowledged needs, it will help entrepreneurs improve the quality of their business and their personal lives.

2) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

I found that trying to understand the graphic model of “The Ethical Side of Enterprise: Classifying Decisions Using a Conceptual Framework” to be very difficult to understand. The author attempted to provide a path stating “Quadrant I to Quadrant IV”, but it is hard to know which subsection the author is crossing to get to Quadrant IV. Does the path go diagonal or does the path take a counter clockwise turn? Also, are you in the coding or manifestation subsection? Do you cross those to get to Quadrant IV?

3) If you were able to ask two questions to the author, what would you ask? Why?

3a. When you stated that an entrepreneur finds it nearly impossible to make a purely impersonal decision, are you saying that in a negative way? Would it be better to not apply personal implications into the situation? I want to know this answer because I personally believe that using prior knowledge and experience in any situation is a beneficial factor because you know what to expect.

3b. Would you be able to prove an example of an entrepreneur crossing from Quadrant I of the model “The Ethical Side of Enterprise: Classifying Decisions Using a Conceptual Framework” into Quadrant IV? What experiences would that entail? I am a very visual learner, so if I saw a line going from Quadrant I to Quadrant IV, with an example provided, I would be able to follow the author more explicitly in the details provided.

4) Was there anything you think the author was wrong about? Where do you disagree with what she or he said? How?

I disagree slightly in the fact that entrepreneurs pose a social risk. Whether or not an entrepreneur fails at first, and how many times they fail, is a personal experience to venture through, I do not believe that they will harm the society through that process.