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[cyseymour]

One business problem for the 21st Century is how companies deal with climate change in a world of conspicuous consumption.

Another business problem is that many companies today outsource, but the labor conditions in the factories of the third world countries they outsource to can be dismal.

Another key business problem, especially in today's economy, is ensuring that workers receive a living wage. There are too many low-paying jobs - not enough quality jobs are being created.

Another topic could be how companies, and manufacturers manage waste. Particularly in a world that is running out of space or has constrained resources, how can waste be most effectively managed/reused/stored/recycled?

Hope those provide some food for thought...

[mart8081]

Jamie - post above - nice ideas.

Following on - what about comparing the Life Cycle Assessment of an e-reader compared to a book? This opens up lots of issues - resource use, energy use, reuse or sharing of a physical book where this is not possible with an electronic version.

[tachyonbb]

Along the lines of another poster is the wages of current professional baseball players compared to the average worker and how that impacts perception and attendance at a game.

Another would be to see if people going to one of the new minor league parks (with game areas, kids areas, lots of between inning events) even know what the score is at the end of the game. Perhaps compare to those attending more traditional parks.

A more general topic would the the escalation of CEO wages as compared to the wages of the average worker, compare the United States with Japan or other market economies.

[glchen]

How to make collecting baseball cards popular with kids without resorting to short prints or inserts.

How to reduce shilling in auctions.

Are TPG's necessary for collectibles?

How to deal w/ forgers, counterfeiters, card doctors in the collectibles market.

[tschock]

I thought one of the forum rules is that politics are not to be discussed. Some of the suggestions surely hit the borderline of this rule, if not crossing over it. Just saying...

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by tschock

I thought one of the forum rules is that politics are not to be discussed. Some of the suggestions surely hit the borderline of this rule, if not crossing over it. Just saying...

I don't see it Some posters have phrased their topics for dissertation in a way that you know how they lean, but it's nothing that hasn't been discussed freely here many times before. Anything can be political if that's how we want to read it.
Here's mine:

[batsballsbases]

The role of the U.S Government that passes legislation (just to keep government workers working) that kills small business before they ever get started. Well you asked for a subject!

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Paul S

I don't see it Some posters have phrased their topics for dissertation in a way that you know how they lean, but it's nothing that hasn't been discussed freely here many times before. Anything can be political if that's how we want to read it.
Here's mine:

Sorry for trying to keep the gist of the OP question's on topic. (partly, but not totally, tongue-in-cheek)

To the OP's request - "I would love to find a problem related to this hobby or baseball."

I would offer that some of the responses, which specifically ignore this request, were made with the simple intent of espousing a politically view. Otherwise, what was the purpose of posting. (questioning the purpose of posting could be said for THIS post as well as MANY posts I've read). Similarly as well, what would the intent of the OP poster's original request be if NOT related to the hobby?

I could be wrong, but it passes the smell test (for me, anyway). And I will attempt to make this the last post on this sub-subject with my intent being not to engage in a political discussion.