Discussion 1: Business Discussion Honors
Read Case: Hot Coffee at McDonald's, located here. Next, watch the video titled, "Woman Burned by McDonald's Hot Coffee, Then the News Media | Retro Report | The New York Times" (12 min 17 s), located at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkL9UlmCOE.
https://youtu.be/pCkL9UlmCOE
After reviewing the video and case study, choose two (2) of the five (5) discussion questions located at the end of the case. Formulate your response and post to the Week 5 discussion. Respond to a peer who answered at least one (1) different question than you did.
Discussion 2: "Owning the Market"
Identify a company in your local or generalized area that you would classify as a monopoly. Explain the key reasons why you classified the company as a monopoly, and state how the company operates relative to at least two (2) characteristics of that particular market.
Discussion 3: Financial Discussion
VIDEO: 60 Minutes - Inside the Financial Crash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMt_ZczGmEU
After watching the Inside the Financial Crash video, how did this financial crash impact you, your family, a career you may have been laid-off from, and/or someone you know that were affected?