ECON 4400 Lecture : 2lecture1780odyssey09SU.pdf

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School of arts and letters, atkinson faculty of liberal and professional studies. You are probably more familiar with the term epic than you think. We use it to describe things quite commonly. The film industry has taken on the task of trying to be the vehicle for our current epics. As i mentioned in the last lecture, the lord of the rings trilogy is an example of filmic epic. Other epics include troy, which is based on the iliad homer"s other long narrative. In terms of content, the iliad precedes our reading for this week, the odyssey. Odysseus, you"ll remember if you have seen the movie, is actually a character in troy (he is played by. Sean bean who also plays boromir in the fellowship of the ring funnily enough!). He uses his cunning ways to devise the plan of how to invade the city of troy: the famous. Another filmic example, in this case taken from historical material, is.

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For this assignment, you will research the innovation architecture of at least one company that is well-known for successfully supporting a culture of innovation.

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Chapters 1-3: Select a question from the list below. Cite the question number (please refrain from restating the question, as we already know what it is), then give a good answer. Explain your reasoning or provide examples. If you answer the same as a prior respondent, give a unique rationale. Use original wording. Avoid copying any material from other sources in lieu of a unique answer, as that effort merely demonstrates that you know how to copy information. (Instead, we need evidence of thought.) The minimum length is a measly 125 words, which is probably attainable almost by accident, so try not to sneeze as you write.

No replies are necessary in concept challenges, but feel free to reply to others anyway, as often as you like.

1. Joseph Schumpeter described entrepreneurship as creative destruction. People have argued about what this means. Some people think it means that the entrepreneurial process is dangerous. What do you think Schumpeter actually meant by this?

2. Richard Cantillon coined the term entrepreneur in 1755. It means âone who undertakes [something].â How is this an apt description of the entrepreneurial function? Why do you suppose he chose âundertake,â rather than some other word?

3. Note how closely in time entrepreneurship and free-market economics (Adam Smith, 1776) emerged as concepts. Indeed, both Cantillon and Smith were economists (before there even were economists). What does this say about entrepreneurship?

4. How is the entrepreneur an inventor? How is the entrepreneur more than an inventor? What does an inventor need to become an entrepreneur? What kinds of innovations can an entrepreneur contrive, which simply never occur to an inventor?

5. Gifford and Elizabeth Pinchot coined the term intrapreneurship in 1978 to describe a person with entrepreneurial talent who was content to work for someone else. What quality does an entrepreneur have, which an intrapreneur is lacking?

PGA Tour, Inc., sponsors professional golf tournaments. A player may enter in several ways, but the most common method is to successfully compete in a three-stage qualifying tournament known as the "Q-School." Anyone may enter the Q-School by submitting two letters of recommendation and paying $3,000 to cover greens fees and the cost of a golf cart, which is permitted during the first two stages, but is prohibited during the third stage. The rules governing the events include the "Rules of Golf," which apply at all levels of amateur and professional golf and do not prohibit the use of golf carts, and the "hard card," which applies specifically to the PGA tour and requires the players to walk the course during most of a tournament. Casey Martin is a talented golfer with a degenerative circulatory disorder that prevents him from walking golf courses. Martin entered the Q-School and asked for permission to use a cart during the third stage. PGA refused. Martin filed a suit in a federal district court against PGA, alleging a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Is a golf cart in these circumstances a "reasonable accommodation" under the ADA? Why or why not? [PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin, 532 U.S. 661, 121 S.Ct. 1879, 149 L.Ed.2d 904 (2001)]

The court ordered PGA to permit Martin to use a cart. PGA appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed the order of the lower court. PGA appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which affirmed the lower court's decision, ruling that a golf cart is a reasonable accommodation for a disabled athlete. PGA argued that making an exception to its "walking" rule would "fundamentally alter the sport of golf." The Supreme Court disagreed, stating that the "[u]se of a cart is not inconsistent with the fundamental character of the game of golf," PGA's tours, or the third stage of the Q-School. Golf is defined by "shot-making," not by walking. The Court explained that the ADA is applied case by case. In other words, "[t]he needs of a disabled person [is] evaluated on an individual basis." Thus, in this case, "[e]ven if petitioner's factual predicate is accepted, its legal position is fatally flawed because its refusal to consider Martin's personal circumstances in deciding whether to accommodate his disability runs counter to the ADA's requirement that an individualized inquiry be conducted."

Give your opinion as to whether you agree or disagree with the Supreme Court's ruling in this case. If you were on the court, how would you have ruled? Has the game of golf been altered or equalized? Should ADA apply in this matter? Give your opinion and state reasons for your answer. Also, be sure to respond to someone in the Forum who disagrees with your position or comment on something that someone said that you found interesting

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