MONDAY 03/05

SR368
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz #6.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5.  Our discussion focused on concessions & parking as sources of revenue for sports & entertainment facilities.  We will finish discussing Chapter 5 on Wednesday.

HOMEWORK:
-Greg Giguere will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the following February 20-26 SBJ articles & answer the Discussion Questions:
A) Page 4: "As NFL Looks To pack Stadiums..."
1) What is one of the NFL's top off season priorities?
2) What is the NFL's "blackout rule?"
3) When was the blackout rule put in place?
4) How many games were blacked out this past NFL season?
5) When the FCC first imposed the blackout rule, more than how many of NFL games were blacked out?
6) Since 1995, what year saw the highest % of games blacked out?
7) To tweak the policy, what has the NFL allowed clubs to do to habitually unsold seats?
B) Page 18: "Center Board Could Get St. Louis..."
1) What is the name of the St. Louis Rams' stadium?
2) The stadium is proposing building a new center-hung video board in an attempt to land what?
3) What does the Rams' 30-year lease require?
4) When did the stadium open?
5) What architecture firm designed the stadium?
6) What stadium was the first NFL facility to showcase a center-hung video board?
7) Center-hung boards are required for stadiums hosting what event?
-I was originally going to assign Chapter 6 discussion questions, but have decided to hold off on assigning these until Wednesday.

IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We finished our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5.  Our discussion focused on the hiring & firing process.

HOMEWORK:
-Ryo Miyazaki 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?

MN371
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz #6.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 3.  Our discussion focused on mission statements & goals vs objectives.

HOMEWORK:
-Mike Munoz will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read textbook Chapter 4 & answer the following Discussion Questions for Wednesday:
1) What is a feasibility analysis?
2) What is an industry & market feasibility analysis?
3) Briefly explain each of the 5 forces of the 5 forces model.
-Read BUAB Chapter 5 & answer the following Discussion Questions for Friday:
1) What is the official name of the Dogfish Head brewpub?
2) What is a way of differentiating your products from those of the competition
3) What element of your brand is intangible & inward-facing?
4) How did Dogfish Head buy its first large brewing system & how much did it cost?
5) When Dogfish Head's bottle labeling machine ran out of glue, how did Sam affix the labels to the bottles?
6) What was the result of the answer to Question 5?
7) What Dogfish Head beer was named "Beer of the Year" by Beer Philadelphia?
8) A small company is closer to who than a giant corporation is?
9) What is Starbucks policy that reflects its goal of assuring the highest quality product?
10) What appears on the bottom of every 6-pack of Dogfish Head beer?
11) What dies Dogfish Head do one Friday every month?
12) The highest level of brand equity is realized in the emotional relationship your consumer has with what