TUESDAY 6/21

IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 5 discussion questions due.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 4.
-We began discussing The Corporation Chapter 5. We will finish this at the beginning of class tomorrow.
-Quiz #12.

HOMEWORK:
-Read TWIF Chapter 1.
-Complete your 2 paragraphs for TWIF Chapter 2 Flatteners 1-5.

MONDAY 6/20

IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 4. We have a little left to discuss at the beginning of class tomorrow.
-Quiz #11.

HOMEWORK:
-Read TWIF Chapter 1 for Wednesday.
-TWIF Chapter 2 Flatteners homework due Wednesday.
-Read The Corporation Chapter 5 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) What is the largest education management organization in the US?
2) What is one pro to privatizing K-12 education?
3) What is one con to privatizing K-12 education?
4) What is the only industry that has a larger segment of the American marketplace than education?
5) Explain the "Nag Factor."
6) Explain the 4 types of parents.
7) What is meant by "opportunity in devastation?"
8) How do corporations use "undercover marketing?"

THURSDAY 6/16

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 4 discussion questions due.
-Quiz #10.
-We discussed Drucker Chapter 3.
-We watched the following 2 clips from The Corporation documentary.
Externalities
Monstrous Obligations

HOMEWORK:
-Due next Wednesday:
For each of the 10 flatteners in TWIF Chapter 2, write 2 paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: Explain what the flattener is.
Paragraph 2: Explain why it is a flattener.

WEDNESDAY 6/15

IC212
TODAY:
-This is a link to the article about testing in school.
-The Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions due.
-Quiz #9.
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 2.
-We viewed the following clip from The Corporation documentary:
Like A Good Neighbor clip

HOMEWORK:
-Please watch the following clip from The Corporation documentary:
Case Histories clip
-Read The Corporation Chapter 4 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) In 1933, FDR created the New Deal, aimed to strengthen government's control of what?
2) What American corporation provided the Nazis with tabulation machines used by them to track records in their extermination & slave-labor camps?
3) What was passed by Congress in 1952 to ensure coal mine safety?
4) How did "new social regulation" curb corporations power & freedom?
5) What fuel the political system & are a core strategy in business's campaign to influence government (Look for it. It's in the chapter.)?

TUESDAY 6/14

IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions due.
-We watched the following clip from The Corporation documentary.
A Legal Person
-We finished our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1.

HOMEWORK:
-Michelle will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read The Corporation Chapter 3 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) Explain what an "externality" is.
2) Explain what happened in the Anderson v. General Motors case.
3) What is meant by "the science of exploitation?"
4) What happened in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory disaster?
5) What was passed in 1938 by President Roosevelt's administration that banned sweatshops, child labor, & industrial homework?

MONDAY 6/13

IC212
TODAY:
-Quiz #6 due.
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions due.
-We discussed Drucker Chapter 7.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1.
-We watched the following clips from The Corporation documentary:
Clip 1
Clip 2
-You took Quiz#7.

HOMEWORK:
-Natasha P will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read The Corporation Chapter 2 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) Business leaders today say their companies care about more than profit & loss, that they feel responsible to society as a whole, not just to their shareholders. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
2) Thanks to Pfizer, how is the Flushing Avenue subway station safer?
3) What is "capitalism with a conscience?"
4) Executives who choose social & environmental goals over profits--who try to act morally--are, in fact, immoral. Why?
5) Explain the Dodge v. Ford case.
6) What does the "best interests of the corporation" principle state?
7) What is the goal of the Kyoto Protocol?
8) What oil-drilling site do astronauts report being able to see from space at night?
9) What has made Anita Roddick's business, the Body Shop, unusual?
10) What does it mean to diagnose a corporation as psychopathic?

THURSDAY 6/9

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 7 discussion questions due.
-We discussed Drucker Chapter 5. We will discuss Chapter 7 at the beginning of class on Monday.

HOMEWORK:
-Quiz #6 is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
-Ashley will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read The Corporation Chapter 1 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) How did the corporation become so powerful (history & evolution)?
2) How is a corporation a "person?"
3) What is corporate "social responsibility?"
4) What is the history of corporate social responsibility?
5) What is "new capitalism" & what is its effect on corporate social responsibility?
6) How/Why do corporations use new capitalism & corporate social responsibility to soften their image?
7) On page 26 the author states that corporations use "branding" to create unique & attractive personalities for themselves. What is "branding?" To answer this effectively, you will need to research this further than just the short blurb in the book.
8) On page 26 the author quotes Clay Timon, CEO of Landor Associates the world's largest & oldest branding firm, as saying, "Corporations, as brands have souls." What does he mean?
9) In your opinion, what company does an effective job at creating a unique & attractive personality through branding? What is the personality that they portray? How do they do it?

WEDNESDAY 6/8

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 5 discussion questions due.
-You took Quiz #5.
-We did a group survival exercise to show the positives/negatives of group decision making.
-We discussed Drucker Chapter 4.

HOMEWORK:
-Natasha M will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read Drucker Chapter 7 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) What 3 characteristics did Drucker define as being unique to a CEO?
2) In the story box on page 248 Frances Hesselbein, CEO of The Girls Scouts, states that "leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do." What does she mean?
3) How did Frank Weise, CEO of Cott Beverage, import his personality on the company when he took over? (Story box starting on page 251.)
4) How did Richard Block, president of AGI, have an impact on the actions of the company after touring the company's largest plant in Melrose Park, Illinois? (Story box on page 256.)
5) What does Drucker mean by, "Each of us is a CEO?"

TUESDAY 6/7

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 4 discussion questions due.
-We finished discussing Drucker Chapter 3.
-We will discus all of Chapter 4 tomorrow & begin to discuss Chapter 5.

HOMEWORK:
-Christa will bring in a current event for us to discuss tomorrow.
-Read Drucker Chapter 5 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) What 3 questions should everyone in an organization be able to answer "yes" to?
2) How did Alcoa put Drucker's ideas about putting people(employees) first into practice?
3) Between 1987 & 2000, Alcoa's lost workday rate fell from 1.87 days to how many?
4) In 2005 how many times better than the national average was Alcoa's lost workday rate?
5) In your opinion, what is the difference between efficiency & effectiveness?
6) In your opinion, what are the most effective ways for a manager to motivate his/her employees?
7) What is Whole Foods method for successfully finding the right people?
8) What are Drucker's 5 rules for hiring people? (They are listed in the box.)

MONDAY 6/6

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 3 discussion questions due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 2.
-We began to discuss Chapter 3 but did not get far.
-We ended class by taking Quiz #3.

HOMEWORK:
-Bobby will bring in a current event to discuss.
-Read Drucker Chapter 4 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) In your opinion, what are the advantages/disadvantages of group decision making?
2) What was Myelin Repair Foundation’s collaboration model?
4) How is Dell a "pioneer of collaboration?"
5) What is Toshiba’s collaborative business model?
6) Why has the Sony-Ericsson joint venture been a very successful collaboration?

THURSDAY 6/2

IC212
TODAY:
-Quiz #1 due.
-Drucker Chapter 2 discussion questions due.
-You took Quiz #2.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 1 and began a discussion of Chapter 2. We will finish Chapter 2 at the beginning of class on Monday and then move into Chapter 3.

HOMEWORK:
-Matt will be bringing in a current event for us to discuss on Monday.
-Read Drucker Chapter 3 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) Why does Starbucks exemplify what Drucker considered to be true innovation?
2) What are Drucker's 4 basic questions about innovation?
3) Pick a company that you think is innovative (other than Apple). Why do you consider the company innovative? What are the company's strengths?
4) What is systematic abandonment?
5) How do the companies, Kimberly-Clark & Peapod, exemplify Drucker's concept of systematic abandonment?
6) What are Drucker's 7 key sources of opportunities?

WEDNESDAY 6/1

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 1 discussion questions due.
-First off, excellent discussion today. If this keeps up, the 4 weeks will fly by!
-Because we ran out of time today, we did not finish our discussion of Chapter 1 nor did we take our first quiz. We will finish Chapter 1 at the beginning of class tomorrow, and as for the quiz I gave it to you as a take home. Please complete it tonight & bring it tomorrow. The Chapter 1 PowerPoint is posted on CampusWeb so feel free to use it to find some of the answers.

HOMEWORK:
-Bianca is bringing in a current event to talk about.
-Complete Quiz 1. You need to hand it in at the beginning of class tomorrow to receive any credit.
-Read Drucker Chapter 2 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) What does the author mean by "the customer is in the driver's seat?"
2) In your opinion, what company does a great job at satisfying its customers needs?
3) What is Medtronic? The author states that Medtronic is a company that personifies Drucker's ideal of customer focus. How?
4) What are the 4 Drucker questions that a company should answer when connecting with its customer?
5) Drucker says that "there is never only one customer." What does he mean? How do the Girl Scouts of America fit into this?
6) Pick a company and identify its core customer demographic (who accounts for a majority of the company's sales?) Then identify a secondary customer market.
7) What is the online payment business owned by eBay? What is the Internet phone service owned by eBay?
8) Why is it important/helpful for organizations to identify noncustomers?
9) How did Apple figure out that its customers wanted a car charger for the iPod?