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Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word
fictitious dialogue that takes place during a segment of Let’s Talk Money, a
fictitious TV talk show that interviews prominent individuals in the business
community. During the segment, the show’s host, a government official, and a
business savvy CEO discuss the relationship between the government, the
economy, and a company selected from the following list:o Pepsi-Cola Company™o
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.™o Lowe’s®o Starbuck’s Coffee® Companyo Barnes
&Noble®o Amazon.com, Inc. ©o Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P. ©o
Dell Inc. ©o The Walt Disney Company©oMicrosoft®Note.
You may use a company with which
you are familiar as a substitute.· Use your creativity with this dialogue and
develop the points of view of the characters involved. The following questions
must be addressed and serve as the basis for grading this assignment:
o In what type of situations
might the selected company run a high risk of violating antitrust laws? How
might the government react to assure fair competition within the company’s
given market?
o In what ways might the selected
company create a benefit externality?
In what ways might it create a
cost externality? How might the government respond to the externalities created
by the selected company?
o What is the importance of the
government as a buyer in a market economy? Explain from both a governmental and
a business perspective
o In what ways might the selected
company do business with the government? From the company’s perspective, what
might be the benefits and drawbacks of selling to the government? From the
government’s perspective, what might be the benefits and drawbacks of buying
from the company?
· In what
situation would the selected company likely consider a merger with one of the
other companies on the list? What risks and benefits would a possible merger
present? How might the government respond to the merger? Would the two
companies merge? Explain why or why not.
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