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Essay Instructions: Choose one of the following industries: web search engines, videogame players, portable music devices, bicycles, energy drinks, or cell phones. Identify the major firms in the industry and, to the extent possible, determine the market share of each firm. Explain how the firms compete. Discuss any public policies which affect the firms.

Essay Instructions: Main topic: Evolution of web search engines, past, present, and future. A description of the history of web search engines and how they have evolved into what they are today. Providing examples of and distinguishing between search sites and how they operate (i.e. google vs lycos vs altavista, etc...). Explain the benefits of and why they're necessary. At least one direct quote per page.

Essay Instructions: Answer each question with 150 words minimum.

1. Compare and contrast the European Union and United States' philosophies on data privacy. Which approach do you think is better? Why?

2. Why do employers monitor workers? Do you think they should be able to do so? Why or why not? Add some comments on RFID technology used in the organization as well. Share some comments about what your organization does in regards to monitoring if you can.

3. Should Web search engines such as Yahoo and Google honor requests by the Chinese government to reveal the identities of political dissenters? Is it better for the companies to operate in China and provide as much information access as possible, or to stand on moral principle and risk being shut down?

Essay Instructions: Read pages 124-137 in the text. Assignment #4- Project & Team work application questions:

Write a detailed two- page answer to question #3- on page 138 of the textbook. Also use two-three reliable web sources.


Boone, Louis E. & Kurtz, David L. Contemporary business, 12th Edition Harcourt College Publishers (Orlando, Florida).

Question 3: On your own or with a calssmate,use a Web search engine to select and research a state or federal business-related law enacted during the past year. Why was this legislation passed? What were the arguments for and against it? How do you think the new law will affect businesses? Consumers? Society in general?

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