Lee Iacocca Automotive Industry

You are expected to do a Deep-Dive into the research. A cursory view of Wikipedia or a similar review on Google is not sufficient. Many of these business leaders have books and articles written about them, some have written books, and some had movies made about them. I want you to become an expert on your subject. The underlying purpose of this project is to demonstrate to you that most of these people started from humble beginnings. If they can do it, you can do it.

Your Project is worth 15% of your total grade. Your project will be graded based on:

• Format
• Content
• Presentation.

You have ample time to:

• Perform your Research
• Edit your Writing
• Proof-read your Preliminary Drafts
• Perform a Final Edit
• Finalize your Submission

CATEGORIES:

1.) Early Background

2.) Family Background and how it possibly influenced your subject

3.) Initial Ambition

4.) Education

5.) Entry Level Business Experience

6.) Specific Traits

7.) Special Skills

8.) Ethical and / or Unethical Approaches

9.) Affiliations/ Associates/ Colleagues/ Partners

10.) Sources of Capital how did your subject get a financial start

11.) Motivational and Interactive Skills

12.) The Society / Culture in which this Person Lived

13.) Various Ventures/ Investments

14.) Failures

15.) Successes

16.) Moral Behavior

17.) Legal Issues

18.) Legacy

19.) Net Worth in Current U.S. Dollars (If Applicable)

20.) Your Evaluation and Opinion of the Person

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Your paper is to be typed single space with one-inch margins, fully justified, meaning that both margins are even.

1. There is to be approximately five pages.

1. A Bibliography is not needed.

1. There is to be a Cover Sheet with the following:

Title of your subject, Your name, The name of the course. This page does not count as one of the pages of the report.

1. Number each Category along with the Category Heading in capital letters and Bold type.

As an example, 1.) EARLY BACKGROUND 2.) FAMILY BACKGROUND

1. You MUST include ALL 20 Categories)

1. Separate each Category by skipping a couple of lines.

1. Your paper is to be submitted on the Due Date. Late papers will not be accepted

and will be graded as ZERO.