Directions:

For each of the following questions, please provide a short answer. Your answers should impress me with your critical thinking and the ability to creatively interpret a symbol.

• By short answer, I mean this can be one sentence answers or 50 sentences. I am looking for your ability to think critically, so show me what you can do.

Scenario: You are an artistic person who wants to design a creative project about monsters to demonstrate a social issue in current society.

1. Pick a movie, tv show, art project, or video game medium to produce your project

2. Decide what vampires or another monster will signify in your project?

3. What location(s) & what do the locations signify to your viewer?

4. What Weapons would your heroes use & what does that signify for your plot?

5. Who is your hero? Why?

6. Who would you cast in your project? Why?

7. What is the fortress of your project & what does that signify to your viewer?

8. What is the message of your project & what does that signify to your viewer?

9. Design a poster for your project with clearly shows signifiers & upload a picture Hint: this can be a stick figure drawing

Complete those 5 review question. The answers are from book page 100-123.

Review Questions

1. What are “selective incentives;’ and how do they impact collective action? How does the size and composition of the group affect its ability to engage in selective incentives?

2. Why are organizations more likely to engage in activities that focus on distributional aspects rather than social efficiency?

3. It is proposed that wars and revolutions destroy distributional coalitions. What does this imply about economic growth for countries that have recently suffered through wars or for those that have enjoyed a long time of internal stability?

4. How is this theory applied to different regions within the United States? What is the evidence in favor of the theory, and how is the theory modified to better explain growth in the South?

5. What limited the South’s economy between the Civil War and World War II, and why did it grow so rapidly following World War II? What other explanations were offered, and why are they considered to be less convincing? Why is it surmised the South’s higher growth rates will not be maintained?

Module 5 Discussion

Instructions for this Discussion

For this discussion, respond to the following…

In your initial post share a tip with the class to help prevent stage fright.

Then find suggestions from at least two classmates that you’ve tried before and respond to their posts with whether or not it worked and if you’d recommend the method to others.

THIS IS FOR POST AND 2 RESPONSES

Koch Industries is one of the most profitable privately held corporations in the country. In spite of being owned primarily by four brothers, it has not been immune from intense internal power plays and intrigue. A decades-long dispute between CEO Charles Koch and his younger brother Bill Koch led first to an internal battle for control of the company and ended with a lawsuit between the brothers.

Carefully review the background materials regarding sources of power within an organization and influence tactics. Examples of sources of power include reward power, coercive power, legitimate power, and expert power. Examples of influence tactics include forming coalitions, pressure, and exchanging favors. Make sure to understand the main power sources and influence tactics and know the vocabulary and definitions from the background materials before starting the assignment.

The epic battle between two of the Koch brothers tested the limits of both of their power bases within Koch Industries. Both used multiple tactics before Charles Koch ultimately secured his position of almost unrivaled power within the corporation. Do some research about this power struggle using the Trident Online Library and online news sources. Here are some articles to get you started:

Schulman, D. (2014, Jul). Koch vs. Koch. Mother Jones, 39, 16–27,64,2

Tomsho, R., (1989, Aug 09). Blood feud: Koch family is roiled by sibling squabbling over its oil empire: Fired by his brother, William sues often, helps feds to probe Koch Industries, haling mother into court. Wall Street Journal [ProQuest]

Case Assignment

Once you have finished your research, write a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the following issues. Make sure to cite at least two of the required background readings in addition to articles about the Koch brothers in your paper:

1. What were Charles and Bill Koch’s sources of power within Koch Industries? Did they have reward power, coercive power, legitimate power, or expert power? Any other sources of power? Refer to Bauer and Erdogan (2012) or Luthans et al. (2015) in your answer, as you should demonstrate a solid understanding of these readings as part of your answer.
2. What influence tactics did each of them use in their battle for control? Refer to Bauer and Erdogan (2012) or Luthans et al. (2015) in your answer.
3. Ultimately what do you think led to Charles Koch’s victory in this battle, and what do you think are the most important lessons on organizational power that you learned from reading about this power struggle?

Assignment Expectations

• Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.
• Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.
• Make sure to cite readings from the background materials page. Rely primarily on the required background readings as your sources of information.
• Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11-14 on in-text citations.

Report Headings; the company is FOOTLOCKER

1. Name of Company and Ticker Symbol: Company name, ticker symbol
2. 10-K Report: Paste the direct URL to the company’s most recent 10-K Report
3. Company Website: Paste the URL to the company’s website
4. Industry name and NAICS Code: Provide the name and NAICS code associated with the Industry Average data. (1 point)
5. Liquidity Ratios: Follow the formatting in the example below to present the data. See the sample eStatement Studies document posted under the Activities tab for help in finding the industry average data needed for this assignmen
   

   	20XX	20XX	20XX*	Industry Average**
   Current Ratio (CA/CL)	—	—	—	—
   —
   —
   Quick Ratio [(CA-Inventory)/CL]	—	—	—	—
   —
   —

   *most recent year
   ** list all 3 industry average figures for each ratio

6. Evaluation: Interpret each of the ratios and review the Financial Ratios Guidelines document for direction. Do you see any red flags? Does it appear as though the company may have difficulty paying its bills on time?