According to the clip, what are some traits of successful leaders?

1. What type of power does leader Richard Branson seem to have? (There can be more than one answer).
2. According to the clip, what are some traits of successful leaders?
3. How do you think Richard Branson uses emotional intelligence to connect with and lead his employees?
4. According to Path-Goal Theory, setting ambitious goals for employees is what type of leadership? Why do you think it is important to set ambitious goals as a leader?
5. McKinsey and Goldman Sachs are working to re-recruit mothers who used to work for the company. Why might these women make successful leaders at these firms?
6. What are some steps McKinsey and other companies are taking to encourage mothers to re-assume positions with the firm?
Link:https://youtu.be/4Gq68AwqpKU

Describe Apple’s organizational culture? How does this impact the company’s success?

1. Describe Apple’s organizational culture? How does this impact the company’s success?
2. According to the video, would you argue that Apple has a centralized or a decentralized structure?
3. What type of organizational structure does Apple have—functional or multidivisional? Give reasons for your answer.
4. At the time this interview was filmed, what stage in the organizational life cycle does Apple appear to be in?
5. At the time this interview was filmed, what type of environment do you think Apple operated in—munificent, scarce, stable, or turbulent? Defend your answer.
6. What type of structural configuration has Apple adopted?
Link:https://youtu.be/q0vvdjxfsF8

How does Solar City help companies meet their strategic business goals for sustainability?

View thi video link and answer the following questions:https://youtu.be/rjk2YASkgKs
1. How does Solar City help companies meet their strategic business goals for sustainability?
2. What types of strengths does Solar City have that its business partners might lack?
3. For Walmart, is its partnership with Solar City to achieve sustainable goals a type of corporate strategy or business-level strategy?
4. According to Solar City, what business-level strategies does it help its partners achieve?
5. Why is it important that Honda and Solar City share similar values regarding sustainability?

Discuss the mistakes that were made during the World Trade Center emergency response on 9/11.

Choose one of the following topics:

What is the role of public health in emergency preparedness and response?
Discuss the mistakes that were made during and after Hurricane Katrina (related to public health and/or emergency preparedness).
What should have been done differently, and how many lives do you think might have been saved if your suggestions had been used
What did Public Health professionals learn from this experience that may help us during another emergency?
OR

What is the role of public health in emergency preparedness and response?
Discuss the mistakes that were made during the World Trade Center emergency response on 9/11.
What should have been done differently, and how many lives do you think might have been saved if your suggestions had been used?
What did Public Health professionals learn from this experience that may help us during another emergency?
This paper should be a FULL 1.5 – 2 pages minimum (12 point font, 1-inch margins, no headings). Provide at least two citations for this work.
TEXTBOOK & READING MATERIALS
Schneider, Mary-Jane, and Henry S. Schneider. Introduction to Public Health Sixth Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning,

Find a news article related to Whistleblowing. write a brief summary and what you learn from it.

watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mOO6IfHjeI

answer the following questions:
1. Did you find the whistleblower in the Olympus case courageous? Why or why not? (the professor knows that I dont have work experience, so dont use examples from work)

2. If you find yourself in a situation like any of the whistleblowers in the cases we have presented for this week, (or even the scenarios) what would push you to fight for new norms in the workplace in the future? (In other words, what gives you courage?)

3. find a news article related to Whistleblowing. write a brief summary and what you learn from it. (make sure copy the news link)

Explain your understanding of the statement – “The law does not create a more moral society”.

The Green Mile
LINK: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120689/
NOTE: This video contains nudity, adult language, adult situations, and a great deal of violence, a real solid R rating. If for any reason you feel you will be offended by the video, you may be excused from viewing the film and will be given an alternate writing assignment. Please do not watch now and complain later!
Some critics of The Green Mile suggest that the sole purpose of the movie was to create a possible outrage at the inhumanity and capriciousness of the death penalty. Do you agree or disagree…explain.
What moral and ethical dilemmas did the E Block guards face regularly and specifically with John Coffey?
What other course of action might John Edgecomb have taken in regards to the Coffey execution order?
Explain what you deem to be the key factors in the arrest, conviction and sentencing of John Coffey.
Why was John Coffey at peace with his execution order?
Explain your understanding of the statement – “The law does not create a more moral society”.

Why is the line between bribes and facilitating payments not always clear?

1. Are these allegations more of an ethics issue, a legal issue, or both?
2. Describe the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Why was it passed?
3. According to allegations, why did Walmart Mexico pay bribes?
4. How does Joseph Hoffman describe whether a payment to a government official is a bribe?
5. How does Joseph Hoffman describe facilitating payments? What is the difference between facilitating payments and bribes?
6. Why is the line between bribes and facilitating payments not always clear?
7. Why would the payments allegedly made by Walmart Mexico not be considered facilitating payments?
8. How might the Justice Department get around the statute of limitations if they find that Walmart Mexico engaged in bribery?
9. Why do you think criminal charges against Walmart could result in the company having to pay twice the amount of profits it initially gained from the alleged bribery?
Watch this video and answer the prompts above:https://youtu.be/9MXsUrlNekA

What did founder Prudencio Unanue Ortiz recognize about the environment that supermarkets did not?

1. What did founder Unanue Ortiz recognize about the environment that supermarkets did not?
2. How does the external environment impact Goya Foods today?
3. There was a family conflict about taking the company public. If this conflict contributed to a negative internal environment, how could this have impacted the long-term well-being of the firm?
4. What aspects of the sociocultural dimension of the general environment do you believe contribute to Goya’s success?
5. How much power do you believe the customer has in Goya’s operations?
6. How readily available are substitutes for Goya’s products?
7. What has Goya done to differentiate its products from those of competitors?
8. How will keeping the company private impact future managerial decisions?
9. Describe the chain stores and mom-and-pop supermarkets to which Goya delivers products. What type of stakeholder are they? How does Goya take their interests into account?
10. What is the external environment like for Goya products? Is the environment stable or changing? Simple or complex?
Link:https://youtu.be/01lMmyLCtKI

What were four values that Drucker believed were important to successful management?

Link:https://youtu.be/HhE2eCqdovw
1. Are Peter Drucker’s insights based more upon a scientific approach to management or a behavioral approach?
2. After watching this video, describe why you think Peter Drucker has been called “the founder of 21st century management”.
3. Why did Drucker believe it was important to incorporate liberal arts such as psychology into management thinking?
4. Based upon this video, why did he feel unified employees that had a common purpose would help firms thrive?
5. Describe Drucker’s thoughts regarding business ethics and values.
6. Do you agree with Drucker’s assessment that businesses should develop their employees both intellectually and morally? Why or why not?
7. What were four values that Drucker believed were important to successful management?

What resources does actor Keanu Reeves bring to the company as a manager?

Watch this video:https://youtu.be/oEBshO9w9VU
1. What resources does actor Keanu Reeves bring to the company as a manager?
2. Describe some ways that Keanu Reeves controls organizational resources to obtain objectives.
3. Using Mintzberg’s ten management roles, what kind of roles do you think Keanu Reeves takes on in his management of Arch Motorcycle?
4. What type of management skills does Keanu Reeves bring to the organization?
5. What type of management skills does Gard Hollinger bring to the organization?
6. Describe the organizational culture of Arch Motorcycle Company.