Healthcare Equality
Professor of Law and Medicine Alex Capron talks about what he calls the "social obligation" to establish a healthcare system to which every American has equal access.
Small Business Incubators
This clip talks about the option of starting a company as part of a small business incubator, which is essentially a shared facility of resources.
Management's Five Basic Functions
It would be no exaggeration to say that society cannot function without organizations. And, equally important, organizations cannot function without those individuals, known as managers, whose job it is to direct the activity of others. In broad ter...
Long Hours and Personal Sacrifice
This clip talks about the long hours and personal sacrifice that are often part of running a small business. It's not uncommon for the business owner to miss important family events because the demands of the business are so great.
Managerial Challenges
Regardless of their level within an organization, managers virtually without exception find their jobs to be a uniquely challenging mix of the frustrating and the rewarding. Unlike the popular image of the manager as someone who spends his or her ti...
Managing a Small Business
This clip introduces the five major management functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. It notes that the challenge for small business owners is to avoid what is sometimes called "entrepreneur's disease": the inability to...
Using Up Our Resources
Former Sierra Club president David Brower talks about the depletion of Earth's resources, noting that, over the past fifty years, the United States has used up more resources than the rest of the world throughout all of history.