The following are common organizational barriers to innovation and entrepreneurial behavior:

• Lack of management commitment
• Vague or missing measures of performance
• No incentives for success
• Penalties for failure
• Resistance to change (desire to keep a narrow market focus or cling to present products)

Conversely, the following are characteristics of organizations that encourage innovation and entrepreneurial behavior:

• Supportive
• Protective
• Tolerant
• Trusting
• Sharing
• Experimental

Discuss your organization or one with which you are familiar, whether local, regional, national, or international in scope, in terms of these negative and positive organizational traits as they relate to innovation and entrepreneurial behavior.

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One example of how both science and science fiction have begun embracing the inclusion of both genders is Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games (2008). Collins chose to write the story’s narrator and main character as the female protagonist Katniss Everdeen. In addition to giving the spotlight to a female character, Collins wrote Katniss as an educated and highly skilled archer and hunter, who was selfless and levelheaded in most, if not all, high stress situations. There is an ever-present theme of dystopia in The Hunger Games; this version of dystopia in science fiction centers around the Capitol’s misguided efforts in planning what they believe to be a utopia. This is how Collins includes elements of utopia n the novel by showcasing the Capitol’s privileged few. The social and cultural themes in the novel are best seen in the vast gaps in their class systems and the focus on the evil’s of war.

Star Wars (1977) is another example of social struggles in a science fiction work.). Even though the story takes place in a highly technological society (humans and robots interacting) set in the future, the theme of good versus evil is present throughout all of the Star Wars sequels and prequels (Bowles & Kaplan, 2012). Throughout the series, we see the social morality demise of a young Anakin Skywalker as he transitions into the life he lives as Darth Vader.

Both Star Wars and The Hunger Games incorporate social, cultural and moral dilemmas into the futuristic science fiction genre.

Collins, S. (2008). The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press.

Bowles, M. & Kaplan, B. (2012). Science and culture throughout history. San Diego, California: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

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Your debate presentation should put forth a convincing argument, against the policy, based on your research. The policy is Costs of drugs in the United States as compared to other countries.

Your presentation must and address:

What effects will the policy change have on stakeholders?

Why, or why not, is this policy important?

What are the costs to stakeholders?

Important issues and research to support your position. issues to support the debate to keep the policy from changing. ppharmaceutical need to hike prices to fund research, to perform clinical trials, research to produce quality products (medications) that work and help improve health.