College of Business Administration

1) Provide a balanced critique (i.e., the 'upside' as well as the 'downside') of the article Easter's End. What is implied in this article about the way we practice commerce within the American economy? What (if anything) should we change in order to avoid a fate simlilar to that which 'befell' Easter Island?

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2) Several of the case readings have to do with what some regard as the excessive compensation afforded CEOs within the American economy. Through reference to ethical, social, and economic theory, provide either a rational defense of the current level of executive compensation...or a rational criticism of the current level of executive compensation.