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This document contains chapter discussion questions and information about ethics and decision making. It asks questions about externalities, the Anderson v. General Motors case, cost-benefit analysis, and the "science of exploitation". It defines key terms like objective decision making, ethics, morality, utilitarianism, and the golden rule. It also discusses offshoring, layoffs, animal testing, and how corporations legally are considered persons but cannot make ethical decisions themselves.
The corporation chapter 4
The document discusses consumerism in America and the power of consumers. It notes that corporations hold the most power in the economy, but consumers ultimately determine pricing and financial success through their purchasing decisions. However, consumers infrequently exert their power due to fostering of materialism and desire for goods/services. Studies show rising levels of materialism among adolescents and college students pursuing degrees primarily to make money rather than help others.
The corporation chapter 5
This document discusses various marketing concepts and strategies used to target consumers, especially children. It explains that the goal of marketing is to build brand awareness, adoption, and loyalty in order to persuade customers to purchase products. Marketers closely study demographics and psychographics to identify target markets. The document also examines how corporations extensively market directly to children, exploiting their vulnerabilities, and how parents influence children's purchasing behaviors. It suggests companies seek to commodify all aspects of people's lives in order to maximize lifetime customer value.
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
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This document summarizes key concepts around pricing strategies. It discusses the three forces of pricing: price conveys image, competition influences pricing, and focus on providing value. It also outlines three objectives for establishing a new product's price: getting the product accepted, maintaining market share as competition grows, and earning a profit. Finally, it describes three basic strategies for setting a new product's price: market penetration pricing, skimming pricing, and sliding down the demand curve.
Chapter 11
Crowd management involves implementing strategies and procedures to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for event guests. This includes managing guest movement, assisting in emergencies, and addressing specific concerns. Prudent managers must be able to foresee and anticipate crowd-related incidents. The SEC fines schools if fans rush the court after basketball and football games. In Bearman v. University of Notre Dame, the court found the university responsible for protecting invitees from negligent third-party acts, like an intoxicated spectator injuring another, because alcohol was served making such incidents foreseeable.
Chapter 13
The document discusses different types of business capital and financing options for small businesses. It defines equity capital as financing obtained through the sale of stock, while debt capital involves borrowing money that must be repaid. Sources of equity capital mentioned include individual angel investors, corporate venture capital firms, and venture capital companies. Federal loan programs aimed at small businesses that are outlined include those from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The document also defines three types of capital that entrepreneurs need - fixed capital for permanent assets, working capital for short-term operations,
The corporation chapter 3
The document discusses chapter 3 discussion questions about externalities, a lawsuit against General Motors, jury awards in the lawsuit, the "science of exploitation" applied to Nike, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory disaster, US labor laws passed in 1938, the percentage of sweatshops in NYC, and the level of compliance with US labor laws. It also defines objective and subjective decision making, ethics, morality, rationalization, the golden rule, utilitarianism, ethical decisions corporations need to make, offshoring, layoffs, animal testing, and indirectly marketing adult products to minors.
Chapter 10
This document discusses pricing strategies and objectives. It outlines 3 forces of pricing: price conveys image, competition & pricing, and focus on value. It also discusses 3 objectives for establishing a new product's price: getting the product accepted, maintaining market share as competition grows, and earning a profit. Finally, it explains 3 basic strategies for establishing a new product's price based on whether the product is revolutionary, evolutionary, or me-too.
Chapter 11
The document discusses various topics related to crowd management at sporting events including:
- Ohio State University's policy of allowing students to celebrate on the field after victories despite attempts to keep them off.
- The SEC's 2004 policy fining schools if fans storm the court/field after basketball and football games, with fines increasing for repeat offenses.
- The definition of crowd management as an organizational strategy to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for guests through implementing facility/event policies and procedures.
- Festival seating, where seating is up next to barricades in front of stages, which can create problems if crowds rush forward.
- Factors like crowd movement, emergencies, and addressing guest concerns that
Chapter 12
The document contains discussion questions about immunity, sleep disorders, stress, personality types, and time management. Some key points include:
- Immunity involves the body's defense against invaders through lymphocytes and antibodies.
- The main sleep disorder groups are problems falling/staying asleep, excessive sleepiness, irregular sleep schedules, and sleep behaviors like sleepwalking.
- College students average 6.5 hours of sleep per night, with only 8% getting 8+ hours and 30% reporting chronic sleep difficulties.
- Stress is the body's response to any new or threatening situation, and too much negative stress can impair health through distress. The General Adaptation Syndrome describes the three stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion in
Chapter 9
This document discusses risk management concepts and the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack. It provides discussion questions about slip-and-fall accidents, stadium incidents, and the definition and goals of risk management. It then summarizes the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack where Black September members took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in all the athletes' deaths. The document asks how the terrorist attack was mishandled from an event management and security standpoint. It discusses the duties of a sports facility manager to keep premises safe and inspect for hazards. The primary goal of a risk manager is to reduce risks of injury or loss while managing a sports facility.
The corporation chapter 2
This document discusses several examples of cause-marketing campaigns undertaken by for-profit businesses. It describes campaigns by Nike to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation through Livestrong bracelet sales, Yoplait's campaign to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure by donating proceeds from pink yogurt lids, and Product Red's partnership with companies like Apple and Starbucks to support the Global Fund's efforts against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. It also discusses Boston Beer Company's Brewing the American Dream initiative that provides microloans and coaching to small food and beverage businesses, and The One Fund Boston established to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
The corporation chapter 2
The document discusses questions about corporate social responsibility and examples of cause marketing campaigns conducted by for-profit businesses. It provides details on campaigns launched by companies like Nike, Yoplait, Dell, and Boston Beer Company to support nonprofit causes related to health issues, disaster relief, and helping small businesses. The document also contains quotes from business leaders arguing that corporations have responsibilities beyond profit and should work to benefit society.
Chapter 12
The document contains discussion questions about topics from Chapter 12 including immunity, sleep disorders, sleep habits of college students, stress, and time management. It defines key terms like immunity, stress, stressors, eustress, distress, and outlines the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome. Several questions ask about sleep recommendations from the National Sleep Foundation, effects of sleep deprivation, and costs of stress in the United States.
Chapter 14
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- 1. 1) What are the 3 main categories of indoor surfacing? 2) What are the 3 distinct areas of indoor facility surfacing? 3) Generally speaking, what should dictate the type of flooring surface utilized? 4) What are the 3 considerations that have allowed synthetic floors to challenge traditional hardwood flooring? 5) Explain the difference between "point-elastic" & "area-elastic" flooring surfaces. 6) Explain "attractive life." 7) What is the selection criteria for certain flooring materials? 8) What comprises a surface's life-cycle cost? 9) What is a tribometer? 10) One of the most common characteristics of a typical gym is the inability of the various surfaces to absorb what? 11) What factors should be considered when selecting windows? 12) What are the 3 most common ways for controlling the light passing through windows?
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- 9. FLOORS
- 10. WALLS
- 11. CEILINGS
- 12. DISTINCT AREAS OF INDOOR SURFACES
- 13. SERVICE/ANCILLARY AREAS REQUIRE SURFACES THAT CAN TAKE HEAVY MOISTURE, AS WELL AS SLIP & FALL CONCERNS.
- 14. MAIN FLOOR TYPICALLY REQUIRE EITHER A HARDWOOD FLOOR OR RESILIENT SYNTHETIC MATERIAL.
- 15. OFFICE/ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS TYPICALLY ARE CARPETED TO ABSORB NOISE.
- 16. WHAT SHOULD DICTATE THE TYPE OF FLOORING SURFACE UTILIZED? THE PLANNED ACTIVITY
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- 21. 6) ATTRACTIVE LIFE -HOW LONG A SURFACE WILL REMAIN ACCEPTABLE BASED ON THE PRODUCT’S APPEARANCE, NOT ITS FUNCTIONALITY.
- 23. 8) LIFE-CYCLE COST “ THE COST OF THE SURFACE OVER ITS ENTIRE LIFE SPAN.” -INITIAL COST -OPERATIONAL COSTS -MAINTENANCE COSTS -REPLACEMENT COSTS
- 24. 9) TRIBOMETER -AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES FRICTION ON A SURFACE. -INVENTED BY THE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH SCIENTIST MUSSCHENBROEK.
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