Discussion about ethics, business ethics, ethical analysis, ethical dilemmas, terminal and instrumental values, utilitarianism, universalism, rights and justice.

Part three of the lecture series, Let’s Talk About Money, where we discuss compound interest, retirement vehicles, and mutual funds.

Part two of the discussion on business structures and with discussion on mergers, acquisitions, and franchising.

Continued discussion of chapter four into the internal and external business environment, functional designs, divisional, virtual, mechanistic, organic, virtual, and a brief discussion of SWOT analysis.

Discussion on types of business entities: sole proprietorship, partnerships, c-corps, s-corps, and LLC’s

Introduction to chapter four with discussion on external macro factors.

Discussion on the history of management, the industrial revolution, Frederick Taylor, scientific management, Henry Fayol, and Max Weber

Discussion of globalization, importing and exporting, licensing and franchising, outsourcing and offshoring, and barriers to trade.

Discussion on the end of chapter two (managerial decision-making) and part two of the lecture series, Let’s Talk About Money, where we discuss the books, The Richest Man in Babylon and Rich Dad, Poor Dad, along with discussion on credit and credit cards.

We discussed economic factors, production, command and free markets, and supply and demand.