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Chapter 2 introduces us to strategic leadership. For this Discussion Board, your tasks are as follows: In addition to your chapter reading, do some research on strategic leadership by reading articles in respected business publications. Based on your research, fill in the blank in the following sentence: \"Strategic leadership refers to a manager's ability to What are some key characteristics of good strategic leaders that lead to high performance? Pick one or two of these characteristics and use a real-life example of a leader who possesses this characteristic. Try not to use a leader mentioned in the textbook. Having read Chapter 3, discuss Porter's Five Forces model with reference to what you know about the restaurant business in New York City (or wherever you may be living). Assess the impact of macroenvironmental factors (general environmental trends in society) as it relates to big businesses (Walmart, Home Depot, McDonald's etc...) replacing independent small businesses in the US. What are the causes and effects of such trends. Separately, read the mini case study at the end of Chapter 3 (page 67) entitled \"The Multilndustry Battle for Digital Living Room Entertainment\". Answer the 'l of the 4 questions posed. (Please make sure to post which question is being answered.) Note: Technology, and its adoption (or lack thereof) moves at a very rapid pace. Since the date of the textbook's publication, Google TV has not quite lived up to the hype. You may wish substitute any \"Smart TV" (Samsung, SONY, LG, etc ...) in its place as you read and answer the questions posed