For the assignment, Answer with two paragraphs or less per answer. Each question scored on a 0 to 5 scale with 5 being the best score.

1. When we speak about the human costs of maximizing shareholder value above all else in the case study of Boeing, what are we referring to? Did short-term thinking poison the long-term viability of Boeing? Is doing the right thing (see Boeing 1920 to 1997) also the most cost-effective thing long-term?

2. Sir Timothy Clark, CEO of Emirates Air, recently stated that Boeing still doesnt get it. What do you think he meant by that?

3. If you were an outside consultant to Boeing, what steps would you recommend to restore Boeing to its former identity as the best aircraft manufacturer in the world? Is this possible within Boeings current management culture and Board of Directors?

4. What do we mean by Skin in the Game and how can it apply to curtailing current and past management failures that we have discussed (from Wall Street to Boeing to GE)?

5. Bloombergs Joe Nocera and The New York Times's David Gelles say that Jack Welch inflicted great damage on corporate America and America generally, not just GE; a point that the authors of Lights Out would agree with. What are the major points of their argument? Do you agree with them?

6. Do you think that Honesty, Transparency, and Flattened Organizational Structures are essential tools for effective strategic management and healthy quality of work life? (See Jim Farley, Marc Benioff, Simon Sinek)