Description: Chris Rock has made a career of being blunt, particularly about race. So when he wrote in the Hollywood Reporter last week that the movie business is “a white industry,” his appraisal was familiarly provocative. And by most measures, his remark was also right. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 12, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-12/top-five-chris-rock-is-right-hollywood-isnt-fair-to-black-films#r=hp-ls Questions for Discussions: What… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
How Wall Street Puffed Up Sales of $800 Down Parkas
Description: Fashion doesn’t take many cues from dog kennels in Fairbanks, Alaska. But in Lance Mackey, a rangy 44-year-old professional dog-sled racer with a greasy ponytail and a chunk of jaw lost to a battle with cancer, a high-priced parka has found a winning spokesmodel—even if Mackey doesn’t seem too concerned with his head-turning wardrobe. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 09,… Read more »
What is “Ban The Box”?
Description: In a movement gaining steam across the country to help ex-convicts find employment, ‘Ban the Box’ prevents businesses from asking about arrests and criminal records in the first stage of a job application. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 05, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/12/05/ban-the-box.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is this program about, from a… Read more »
Polaroid’s Cube camera takes on GoPro
Description: Polaroid’s retro resurgence is getting a modern makeover. It’s launching the Cube, which is a 35mm video camera that aims to appeal to a broad demographic. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 04, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/12/04/polaroid-cube.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Do you think this product can revitalize the Polaroid brand image, especially with younger… Read more »
Three Chinese Proverbs Expose Gaps in U.S. Business Education
Description: Having taught in MBA programs and worked for many years in China, I have found that most Western business students have little insight into the mindset of an economic power that is on a path to surpass the U.S. in the near future. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 05, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-05/business-school-doesnt-prepare-mbas-to-compete-with-china#r=most%20popular Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Success Draws Competition for Luxury E-Retailer Yoox
Description: In an unmarked warehouse at a vast industrial park on the outskirts of Bologna, a three-story-tall robot is mining for a gem: a $980 sleeveless cocktail dress from Armani, in French size 42. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 06, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/business/international/success-draws-competition-for-luxury-e-retailer-yoox.html?ref=international Questions for Discussions: What is the basis for this business model success? How… Read more »
Can Virgin Group Solve the Cruise Industry’s Old-People Problem?
Description: Sun, fun and drinks on a boat? That’s about as logical a brand extension as one could imagine for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, which plans to field two new, 4,200-passenger cruise ships late this decade and begin selling Caribbean voyages. Source: Businessweek.com – video report Date: Dec 05, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-05/bransons-virgin-group-aims-to-join-the-cruise-industry Questions for Discussions: Who… Read more »
What is the shared economy?
Description: Worth billions globally, the shared economy operates outside of conventional business practices and models. CNN’s Nina dos Santos looks at what the shared economy is and how it’s a model for success for small start-ups to large companies like AirBnB. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 28, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/11/28/what-is-shared-economy.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Gratitude In Business: The Appreciation That Inspires Employees
Description: Of every kind of gratitude that matters in business, one of the most vital is a company’s appreciation for its great employees. Source: Forbes.com Date: Nov 25, 2014 Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2014/11/25/gratitude-in-business-the-appreciation-that-inspires-employees/ Questions for Discussions: What does Dan Caffee have to say about leadership and employee motivation? How would you describe the corporate culture at Neutron… Read more »
Shops on Wheels, but the Goods Aren’t Sold From the Trunk
Description: Most weekday mornings, Jessie Goldenberg can be found driving around the Flatiron district or Lower Manhattan searching for just the right parking space for her truck. And Black Friday will be no different, as competition for consumer dollars heats up for the holiday season. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 26, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/27/business/smallbusiness/more-start-up-retailers-opt-for-the-freedom-and-lower-costs-of-selling-from-a-truck.html?ref=smallbusiness Questions for… Read more »
