How much does a championship earn an organization? One of the talking points about the Patriots and Warriors in recent years in particular is that thanks to their recent success they are “printing money”. Is that true across all four major North American sports? As we saw from the examples from the books, maximizing wins […]

The problem of drug and alcohol abuse among youngsters has become a social and concern of national importance that merits closer attention and demands significant thrust and efforts by parents, teachers and government. This problem of drug and alcohol abuse takes especially severe implications in case of youngsters due to their greater vulnerability in becoming […]

LASA 2 Reducing Intergroup Conflict  Research suggests a number of strategies to reduce intergroup conflict. To further explore these strategies, in addition to readings in your text, read the following article paying particular attention to pages 588 to 593. Hewstone, M., Rubin, M., & Willis, H. (2002). Intergroup bias. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 575-604. […]

When faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it? This assignment asks you to apply a six-step to problem solving process to a specific problem scenario. You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach. As Voltaire said, “No problem can […]

High-Tech organizations are in competition of innovation and evolution, capturing the market share by providing unique product or service. Recently, AOL announced a value added service available to its subscribers and advertisers. The new service develops a specific function to enhance the search engine, which enables automatically classifying matched search results by topics. It increases […]

Amanda Matya The Beach The bright sun emerges up over the water, like a giant lollipop coming out over the horizon. The sky fills with its fierce pink and orange glow. A strong gust of wind blows past me, warms my face and the fresh scent of the salty ocean water makes its way through […]

Expected Lifetime Costs of Significant “Aging Shocks” for a 65-Year-Old Today Population Needing Long-term Care If we also look at another issue as to why long-term care could be a large burden is the rapid inflation in expenditures for long-term care in recent years. Medicare and Medicaid expenditures on nursing home care were $9 billion […]

The Opening Vignette which discusses about why did UBER pay $245 Million to Waymo. Read through the case and familiarize yourself and then go ahead and answer the following questions: 1. Identify the legal issues involved in thiss case. 2. Why do you think Waymo agreed to take Uber’s shares instead of money? 3. What […]

OB2 – Case Study on Johari Window THE CHANGE AGENT Shweta is the marketing department manager of J&K enterprises. She has noticed that her staff seems to be pulling in separate directions and some members have trouble cooperating with others. She feels team building will help her department function in a more positive and productive […]

   Week 3 Forum: The forum question for your consideration this week focuses on the legalization and decriminalization of drugs, including marijuana, in our society. Based on the readings from this week, and your reflections on your own beliefs, what is your perspective on the question of legalization of drugs, including marijuana?   General Instructions […]