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1. Each of the ten rules contained in janteloven discourage individuals from
thinking they are smarter, better, or more special than others.
2. The character Vinnie is based on Joseph Lincoln, who died of a drug overdose
in 1996. Lincoln’s experience further demonstrates the importance of discipline as
a counterweight for the passion which, unchecked, may lead to burnout or other
self-destructive behavior.
3. The first course in the entrepreneurship sequence at Miami University is
“Imagination and Entrepreneurship.” Its purpose is to help students rediscover the
child within them who questioned everything. The instructor and students often re-
fer to this class jokingly as “Deprogramming 101.”
4. Michael Ray and Rochelle Myers coined the term “voice of judgment” in their
book Creativity in Business. It refers to personal and societal standards and expecta-
tions that inhibit one’s creativity and willingness to take risks.
5. A 1988 study at the University of Alabama administered a multichoice test to
74 undergraduate psychology students who had completed an introductory course
4 months earlier. Their results were compared to a control group of similar students
who had not taken the course. The psychology students scored only 8 percent higher
than the control group (70 to 62 percent).
6. Business formations include only those firms that applied for an Employee
Identification Number, therefore, it does not include self-employed individuals who
use only their social security number as their business identifier and only report
their business activity on Schedule C of their personal income tax return.
7. Miami University has created a half-day seminar called “From the Board-
room to the Classroom” in which alumni and local entrepreneurs are trained in
techniques to translate their entrepreneurship stories into effective classroom ex-
periences. The training includes turning the personal experience into a mini-
teaching case, which gives the students a chance to discuss alternative approaches
to a situation.

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