Business Admin Capstone Course

Discussion Question 1

“Executive Pay” Please respond to the following:

Some evidence suggests that there is a direct and positive relationship between a firm’s size and its top-level managers’ compensation. Explain what inducement you think that relationship provides to upper-level executives.

Recommend what can be done to influence the relationship so that it serves shareholders’ interests.

Discussion Question 2

“Innovation Applied” Please respond to the following:

Analyze the different approaches to innovation discussed in this chapter to determine which approach you think would be the greatest value to the greatest number of organizations. Explain your rationale.

Create one innovative approach that is not discussed in the textbook for increasing the amount of innovation within a large company. Describe this approach in detail and explain how companies could benefit from it.

Discussion Question 3

“Summation” Please respond to the following:

• Create a metaphor or analogy that captures the essence of the major lessons learned in the BBA program (e.g., business administration is like . . .).
• Discuss the single most interesting or surprising thing you learned in the BBA program, as well as what made it so.

Discussion Question 4

“Looking Ahead” Please respond to the following:

• Discuss how you will use the lessons learned in your BBA program to be more productive in your current (or future) career. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• Predict what major issues this program will be addressing 10 years from now. Explain your rationale.