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Discussion Post: The Growth of Colonial America

Part I

Study the figural images and canons of Egyptian art. What do you believe was the ethnicity of the Ancient Egyptians? Why? Remember that ethnicity is more than skin color; it involves the cultural identity of a group of people. Keep in mind the geography, religion, culture, and historical period in which this art was produced. What do you see in the artistic conventions that support your position?

Part II

A. There are various factors influencing consumer behavior (see your textbook discussing characteristics affecting consumer's behavior - cultural, social, personal, psychological...). Select two factors/characteristics and discuss how the target consumer's behavior can be influenced by the same. Provide examples.

B. Of the four types, what type of buying decision behavior would the target consumer that you described above, represent? Analyze.

Part III

Your text specified some of the changes in the external environment that can provide business opportunities (technological discoveries, lifestyle and taste changes, and so on). Identify some recent changes on current trends in the external environment and the business opportunities they might offer.

Part IV

Use the job of a customer service representative.

Pick a job you have held, and describe it in terms of span of control, delegation, responsibility, authority, and accountability

Part V

What was the "industrious revolution," how did it shape the colonial economy, and what other factors shaped the development of the colonial economy? Explain your answer with specific examples from your assigned reading and media.