Description: It’s a fact easily forgotten, in light of all the fame and the folly that’s followed. But before Justin Bieber was a tabloid fixture, a Calvin Klein model and a teen cult leader, he was a tiny, backlit figure swaying in front of a cinderblock wall, singing Ne-Yo’s “So Sick” in a pre-pubescent tenor…. Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Your Co-Workers Are Mean to You for a Reason
Description: Some of the biggest complaints about corporate life concern co-workers—and what self-interested jerks they can be. Turns out there’s something to the complaints. People at work act more calculating, are more cynical about favors, and are less likely to reciprocate good deeds to co-workers than they are to acquaintances outside work, Stanford researchers say in a forthcoming Academy of Management… Read more »
Robert Herjavec: Why health care companies are susceptible to hacks
Description: Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec talks with Fortune’s Leigh Gallagher. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 06, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1FfA9Ym Questions for Discussions: What does Robert Herjavec have to say about security that should resonate with all IT mangers connected to older systems? How should this problem be managed?
Warby Parker named most innovative company
Description: “Fast Company” is releasing its annual list of the world’s most innovative companies, and this year, Warby Parker claims the number one spot. Source: CBSNews – video report Date: Feb 09, 2015 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/warby-parker-named-most-innovative-company/ Questions for Discussions: Why did Warby Parker management pick eyewear as an industry to enter? Why does this industry lend… Read more »
Twitter’s user problem overshadows strong revenue increases
Description: The company posted $479 million in quarterly revenue, up a meteoric 97 percent from this time last year. However, the social media giant’s user growth has slowed to a crawl. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 06, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1C1nKnj Questions for Discussions: What are the concerns with Twitter that are related to… Read more »
Programmatic to Make Gains in Connected TV, OTT Video
Description: Programmatic digital video ad spending to more than triple this year Source: eMarketer.com Date: Feb 11, 2015 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Programmatic-Make-Gains-Connected-TV-OTT-Video/1012014/3#sthash.ZIdiuVXV.dpuf Questions for discussion: What is happening in advertising as viewers shift to connected TV? How should advertising managers change their communications strategies, given the ability to target these viewers?
15 successful entrepreneurs share the most important lesson they learned in their 20s
Description: Your 20s are a time for figuring out your place in the world. Mistakes are unavoidable, but the truly successful learn from these setbacks and move on all the wiser. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Jan 30, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2015/01/30/15-successful-entrepreneurs-share-the-most-important-lesson-they-learned-in-their-20s/?__lsa=e08e-ac8e Questions for Discussions: Summarize the managerial lessons presented for entrepreneurs in this report. What stands out… Read more »
Are Google and Uber about to be ride-booking rivals?
Description: Google is developing a ride-booking app using autonomous cars. Google and Uber: rivals, not friends? Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 03, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1z8gdRC Questions for Discussions: What are the managerial implications when firms collaborate, as illustrated in this report? How should management plan for the inevitable conflict that will emerge?
RadioShack may be ready to pull the plug
Description: According to reports, consumer electronics retailer RadioShack is preparing to close its doors for good. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Feb 03, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1Ct9by7 Questions for Discussions: Why has RadioShack fallen on hard times? Could management have done something in the past to redirect the company towards sustainability? Is there any business… Read more »
Betting on the Growth of Microbreweries
Description: When the term microbrewery had scarcely entered the vocabulary, Rich Doyle saw possibilities. Almost three decades ago, he became a co-founder of the Boston-based Harpoon Brewery, which has grown into the 12th-largest craft beer maker in the country. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 05, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/business/smallbusiness/betting-on-the-growth-of-microbreweries.html?ref=smallbusiness&_r=0 Questions for discussion: How have most microbrewers financed… Read more »
