In Response to Caitlyn Croasdale

Do you think this could be the start to a new beginning? Less emphasis on buying foreign over local?

I do not think this is start to a new beginning. Walmart has been in business for so long and I do not really think that they are going to change their strategy because they have been profitable. Walmart sells foreign and local foods so they will emphasize both. 

Self Regulation Vs. Governmental Regulatory agencies

I believe self regulation is less effective than governmental regulatory agencies because business needs government regulation to protect innovators of new technology, the interest of society in general, one business from another, and consumers. Government makes laws and restrictions to help make guidelines for new businesses and help to accomplish the organizations marketing objectives. 

Do you think state laws for to strict?

In Response to Ariana Barone

Is a flash mob an effective form of advertising? 

I believe that flash mobs are an effective form of advertising for younger generations. Flash mobs are really entertaining but I think that older adults will watch for a few seconds and leave but teenagers are always intrigued about them. I would think flash mobs would be a long process to create an advertisement since you have to gather a group and learn and perfect a choreography which is time and money that a company can not waste. 

Role of Women in the workplace

I think it is great how the roles in families and the role of women are changing. Having 59% of women in the workforce is a dramatic increase from hundreds of years ago. Women are getting more experience in their field and it is changing the way women are judged in the world. Women have been challenged by inequality in the workforce ever since women started working. We are the primary caregivers for children, the elderly, and the sick, and this is a burden on those women who want to join the business field. Men have not made it easy on women. Women need to fight for freedom, equality, and to have a job.

Do you believe that the percent of women in the workforce will increase or decrease in the next couple of years? Why? 

In Response to Pan Galante

In today's technological age, do you think that an online social networking presence (ie: Facebook, Twitter, etc.) is extremely important? Can it ever be a bad thing?

I believe that online social networking is extremely important now. I recently read of Forbes.com that Facebook is the best advertisement of the future. Millions of people have a Facebook and go on it constantly to chat with friends but people also go on Facebook to find out the latest news. There are ads upon ads on the side of the screen that help other companies get their products out. But Facebook knows everything about us, from what our favorite movies are to our age, all the data that Facebook holds has some value to marketers. Every ad that is on the side of the screen will be targeted at us based on our personal data. So maybe there is a downside to Facebook when it comes to advertising for other companies. 

Ethics

Ethics refers to the moral principles or values that generally govern the conduct of an individual or a group. It seems that everyone has a different definition of what they believe ethics is.The chapter states that there is no law against cutting a line but is it really ethical? That's a good question to think about. There are ethical conflicts within the work place because not every employee have the same morals. For example, top managers influence good ethical behavior within the workplace by individual ethics. Your individual ethics start to form as a child reacting to their parents behavior. What is your definition of ethics?  Do customers notice when a company makes bad ethical decisions?

In Response to Kristen Shea

Do you believe that giving people a smaller amount of options will make the market go up or down? 

I believe that giving people a smaller amount of options will make the market smaller. The less the options, the smaller the markets. If there are more options then the market will have a wider range of customers.