Assignment Due 4/8/08

Articles 57 & 60

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Starbucks avoids use of the word "employees" in favor of the company lexicon ____ .
a.
"workers"
b.
"staff members"
c.
"partners"
d.
"team members"


____ 2. The Reverend Edwin C. Sanders II is African American and the congregation is predominately:
a.
Caucasian
b.
Asian
c.
African-American
d.
Native American


____ 3. Reverend Sanders informed Gary David Comstock that more than 35 percent of his congregation is being treated for:
a.
poor health and drinking
b.
theft and vagrancy
c.
alcohol and drug use
d.
abuse and mistreatment


____ 4. What reason(s) does/do Reverend Sanders give for African American gay people emphasizing the importance of religion in families and communities?
a.
African Americans tend to have a stronger belief in God than other groups.
b.
The black church is the only place where African Americans can really escape the racism they experience in society.
c.
Both a and b
d.
Neither a nor b


____ 5. According to Gary David Comstock one of the drawing elements of the Sunday service at Metropolitan Interdenominational Church is the ____ of the service.
a.
formality
b.
reverence
c.
informality
d.
pleasantness


____ 6. The uniqueness of Metropolitan church, in comparison to other churches, is expressed in Reverend Sanders' statement, "I think the Church has been a place where folks have not been able to find community, when they have been ____.
a.
accepted
b.
manipulated
c.
rejected
d.
ignored


Essay

7. Besides full benefits for employees working 20 or more hours per week, what are some other "perks" that Starbucks offers its employees?

8. What is the "Starbucks paradox?"

9. How is Starbucks different from Wal-Mart? How is it similar?

10. What is the meaning behind the fellowship circle?

Short Answer

11. Internet Sites and Questions for Further Study

a. World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/whatis_e.htm
1. What are the 10 benefits of the WTO trading system?
2. What are the 10 common misunderstandings about the WTO?

b. Starbucks -- What is the relationship between the price of a cup of Starbucks coffee and what Starbucks pays for cofee beans?
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/CSR2004_Sec2Coffee.pdf
1. Discuss Starbucks progress report from 2004 with regard to coffee farmers.