Essays on Lebron James

When you are talking about two stars from the same league, there are going to be some similarities. In the case of LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki, you are talking about two future Hall of Fame players with NBA championship rings. You are also talking about two players who never played in the NCAA, going right from high school to the pro ranks as early as the league allowed. However, the career trajectories, the play and the personalities of these two stars show that they are quite different players. Both LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki entered the game young ...

Derived demand is likened to the ‘LeBron effect’. A term coined by Time magazine , the LeBron effect refers to how basketball player, LeBron James, affected the entire economy of Cleveland, Ohio by his joining the city’s basketball team. He is said to have attracted as much as $500 million in consumer spending in the city. Ticket prices games where he would play have increased. Business establishments around the stadium have enjoyed a tremendous increase in patronage every there is a game. The entire economy of Cleveland had buoyed up. People’s optimism and positive attitude as a result ...

Critical Thinking About HR

Critical Thinking about HR 1. The main purpose of this article is to discuss the talent war, which is currently based on human capital and the talent in which employees possess in the business marketplace. Some are so talented, in fact, they are lured away from their current place of business in an effort to help create success elsewhere. Because the authors are discussing Human Resources, human capital, in this case, refers to talent one can bring to a company or organization or company they work for. The article makes references to LeBron James moving from one team to ...

The story of LeBron James begins and ends with discussion about his legacy. He emerged as a 14 year-old boy in Ohio—the prodigal son destined to resurrect a city and end a championship drought. But when he struggled to produce, he was heavily criticized, and eventually left town for Miami where he promptly won two championships. James has returned to the city he left five years ago, hoping to bring the championship clout with him. Gary Washburn accurately displays this conflict in his Boston Globe article “LeBron James is giving us a lesson in leadership.”

Washburn quickly explains the conflict in ...

Introduction

Sports and media have always had a direct link between them. In the modern context, it is even argued sports and media cannot exist without one another. Sport can be defined as a “repeatable, regulated physical contest producing a clear winner”. The evolution of the media has had a direct impact on sport. Currently, the media chooses, analyzes, interprets and finally represents sporting events mainly to attract audiences. Sports in the media have increased dramatically, and some media firms have even abandoned other communication roles to focus primarily on sports. The content and style of sports programs are designed to entertain the audience. ...

The National Basketball Association provides opportunities for players from different backgrounds who have exceptional talents in basketball. Even though the National Basketball Association is open to people from all races and ethnicities, racial disparities are evident in the players and the award of honors in the association. For instance, in 2011, the percentage of black Americans in the National Basketball Association was close to 80% Williams, W. (2012). This has fueled the thought that black American players are better at basketball compared to players from other races. This is vindicated by luminaries in the game such as Michael ...

Or Should They Be Able To Play Straight Out Of High School?

According to NBA Media Ventures, LLC, “The National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League” all makeup the global sports and business, known as the NBA. The NBA has become the world’s favorite sporting entertainment and one of the most worthwhile professional team sporting association in the world. The NBA and WNBA have been able to use its combination of competition, sportsmanship, and entertainment to have a unique global impact on social change, self-achievement, and diversity in various aspects of society such as work, sports and school. On the other end of the ...

Introduction

Public relations means harnessing favorable relations and reactions for organizations and products through effective utilization of communication tools and channels (Bernays, 2004). There are numerous types of public relation strategies, but the most effective one is crisis public relations, which is used in defending organizations and individuals facing a challenge in reputation. In crisis communication, there are many strategies all with the aim of: sustaining connectivity, accessible to news media, sustain information security, and streamline communication process (Griffin, 2008). Therefore, effective communication in a crisis can vastly transform an unforeseen situation into an expected one, hence responding accordingly. A case ...