$2)$ What is 'financialization'? $($You can be quite brief in defining this and giving examples$).$

$3)$ How and why has financialization affected the management strategies of NON$-$FINANCIAL companies and organizations.

WHY must non$-$financial companies now put short$-$term shareholder value well above other business goals and strategies?

$4)$ How has the managerial $($financialization connected$)$ imperative of short$-$term profits and shareholder value affected the funding of research and development in non$-$financial firms? $($You may wish to provide one or two examples from set readings or resources you have located.$)$

$5)$ How has the managerial $($financialization connected$)$ imperative of short$-$term profits and shareholder value affected the treatment and pay of innovation and knowledge workers within these companies?

$6)$ How and why do non$-$financial corporations engage in "doublespeak"? You may wish to provide an example or two.