Friday, April 12, 2013

FRIDAY 04/12

SR368
TODAY:
-SBJ articles discussion questions were due.
-We discussed the 2 SBJ articles & began a discussion of Chapter 6.

HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Define "offer."
2) What are the material terms of an offer?
3) Define "acceptance."
4) The acceptance of an offer that has not been expressed in words or by actions is known as what?
5) Define "consideration."
6) Define "capacity."
7) When does breach of a contract occur?
8) What is it called when the courts may order the party in breach to fulfill the contract, when appropriate?
9) What is the difference between a bilateral & unilateral contract?
10) What are the 3 legitimate defenses for contractual breach?

IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 8-18 were due.
-I handed back Quiz 10 so you could answer the 2 questions based on the homework that was due today, not Wednesday.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by looking at the history of the corporation.

HOMEWORK:
-Aaron Zaleznik will tell us the Cubs goat story.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
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?

MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 12-21 were due.
-BUAB Chapter 9 discussion questions were due.
-We continued discussing Chapter 8 by looking at the key ingredients to craft beer branding success.

HOMEWORK:
-Brittany Martelle will bring in a current event.
-No new discussion questions.

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