questions

  Please answer each question in complete paragraph. Do not repeat the questions. All answers should be followed by a reference     

Q1 (jameire)

In 2008, we experienced a global recession, and again
briefly during Covid which caused financial problems in most industries.
Discuss the effect of the global recession on sports finance. Was there a
difference in the financial impact of a recession on the different sectors of
the sports industry?

Q2 (dionne)

Watch the video by clicking here:

Discuss the role of package testing in the design and
planning process.

Q3 (dionne)

One of the many factors that a retailer, such as Walmart or
Dell, faces has to do with supply chain business contracts with third-part vendors.

If you were a retailer, are there any business functions
that you would not even consider outsourcing to a third-party service provider
(3PL)? If not, why not? Your choice of a type of retailer could be some local one person business, such as Bob’s Fruit Stand or a larger
company such as Walmart.

Q4 (erica)

American jazz served as the foundation for rock and roll
music. American jazz is explored in the Discussion this week.

 

Select one jazz composer that is not covered in the course
text. (Some in the text include Scott Joplin, Sippie Wallace, Original
Dixieland Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton.) Write the post
from the perspective of the chosen composer. Discuss the style of his or her
music. Explain how this composer influenced the development of jazz.  Also
show how his or her contributions have impacted popular American music. 

Write from the composer’s perspective–using first-person voice. Do not just include a biography of the
composer. The focus is on the style of music, contributions to the evolution of
jazz music, and the impact this composer’s music has had on popular American
music. Include a YouTube link featuring a performance of the composer’s music.
Write in your own words. Cite all sources/provide links to your
source(s). 

Q5 (felton)

This week, you learned about human sexual anatomy. Many
anatomy diagrams or descriptions take a clinical, mechanical approach focused
on reproductive functions. However, the same anatomical structures facilitate
pleasure and sexual experience.

How can anatomy education strike a better balance between
the reproductive and pleasure-based aspects of our bodies? Why is addressing
pleasure an important part of comprehensive sexuality education?

Q6 (felton)

How does the development of self-awareness and self-esteem
factor into the development of social problem solving skills? Based on what you’ve learned, does
the media (social, video games, music, movies, etc.) help or hurt the
development of social problem solving skills? Please
give examples to support your claim.

I have a challenge for you. Can you find an example, online,
of a child, (any stage of development), showing positive social problem solving skills and an example with poor or no social
problem solving skills? Start your search locally. If you can’t find anything,
broaden your search to state and national news. If you still can’t find
anything you may use social media. Please post the results of your search. If
you found something, post the link/s, a summary of
what you found, and your thoughts about it. 

Q7 (tasha)

1.  Discuss the importance of
Modus Operandi in the investigation of property crimes and violent
crimes. 

2.  What are “solvability
factors” and how do they impact an investigation?

Q8 (tasha)

Identify, discuss, and debate the characteristics of the
various victim wounds in the crime scene photographs of the 7-year-old female
victim below.

Slide 1 – Pay special attention to the right side of her
face.

 

Slide 2 – Are those scratches from the
victim’s fingernails or petechial hemorrhages?

Slide 3 – What could be the possible origin
of the hand-drawn heart on the child’s hand?

 

Slide 4 – Why the loosely tied wrist knot?

 

Slide 5 – What are these burn marks on her
torso from? Cigarettes? Taser? or Another source?

 

 

Q9(quay)

Types of Leadership (view video below)

 
Situational Leadership II (SLII) is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and
practical method of effectively managing and developing people, time, and
resources in the world. SLII provides leaders with a model and the tools for creating open communication and developing
self-reliance in those they manage. It is designed to increase the frequency
and quality of conversations about performance and development. As a result,
competence is developed, commitment is gained, and talented individuals are
retained. SLII is recognized as both a business language and a framework for
employee development because it works across cultural, linguistic, and
geographical barriers. The foundation lies in teaching leaders to diagnose the
needs of an individual or a team and then use the appropriate leadership style
to respond to the needs of the person and the situation.

You have two options for this week’s discussion.  
Choose one of the two. 

Review the figure 5.2  in the
Dugan text.   There are four specific leader styles aligned on the
chart.   They are directing, coaching, supporting and
delegating.   These are leader styles.  There are also the follower’s developmental levels described as D1 – D4. 
There is a direct relationship between the followers
level of competence and the leader’s style.  For each developmental level
there is an appropriate style of leadership that should be adopted (i.e. a
style that depends on the situation). 

Select one of the four leadership styles.   
Choose a specific follower development level (D1 – D4) and give an example of
how this leadership style and developmental level would work in real
life.   In other words, create a “situation” that needs to
be led and explain this concept in your discussion. 

Q10 (Quay)

Watch the brief

interview of Dr. Laurence Steinberg

about nature’s
versus nurture’s impact on human development.

In this video with accompanying transcript, Dr. Laurence
Steinberg, Professor of Psychology at Temple University, explains the latest
research findings into the nature versus nurture debate, highlighting the
need to break down the false dichotomy between genes and the environment.

By Wednesday of this week, for your initial post, share your
thoughts on the message from Dr. Steinberg combined with the
these points:

By Wednesday of this week, for your initial post, share your
thoughts on the message from Dr. Steinberg combined with the following based your own knowledge and experience:

Think about and compare two people you know. Each
one of these two individuals has what you might suspect is a genetic propensity
for being a leader. In other words, you have seen evidence that both of these acquaintances of yours were born with
leadership ability. However, one of your acquaintances has become a leader
and the other has not. What can you identify as the difference, today,
between these two personalities?  First share why you think both of them have a genetic temperament to be a leader and then
why you think one became a leader and the other did not. What main cause do you
believe is the reason that one of them is a leader and the other is not? 
Remember to take into account what Dr. Steinberg told
us.

Q 11 (white)

After watching the video and reviewing this week’s readings,
reflect on the following and share your thoughts.

1. Can a
   business be ethical?
2. What
   are the goals of competitive intelligence?
3. Is it
   ethical to gather competitive intelligence?