COMPETITIVE EVENTS--Emerging Business Issues
2009-10 Topic

Emerging Business Issues

This event provides FBLA members with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in researching and presenting an emerging business issue. The event is based on team rather than individual participation. In addition to learning research skills, team participants develop speaking ability and poise through oral presentations.  At the region level, all students will make an oral presentation.  At the state level, all participants will be divided as equally as possible into three groups in a preliminary round, and the top four from each group will advance to a final round.  The student(s) will prepare based on the posted topic on the PA FBLA web site.

Restrictions: None
Region Leadership Conference Eligibility: one team of 2-3 members per chapter; one member may repeat
State Leadership Conference Eligibility: 1st place RLC winner advances to the state conference

2009-2010 Topic:
The U.S. federal government offered a bailout for the car industry—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Should government require accountability of where the money is spent or leave it to the discretion of the CEOs and board of directors? Should the car industry be required to improve technology of the hybrid vehicles or fuel-efficient cars through research and sales of new vehicles? How should they show accountability and improvements? You should be prepared to argue either the affirmative that accountability is essential to the national economy or the negative that the CEOs and board of directors can handle the decisions concerning how to best improve their company.