Description: Thursday’s quarterly earnings report from Amazon (AMZN) spooked Wall Street. The 95¢ per share loss for the third quarter was worse than even the 74¢ loss analysts had expected. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct 23, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-23/amazon-employees-not-investors-will-have-to-pressure-jeff-bezos-to-slow-down#r=hpt-ls Questions for Discussions: Why did Amazon stock plunge? Do you think these initiatives to develop new business will… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management
Chasing Wallpaper Dreams
Description: Elizabeth Rees, who grew up in the printing industry in the Midwest, came up with a new type of removable wallpaper. Source: NYTimes.com – video report Date: Oct 15, 2014 Link: http://nyti.ms/ZFje1O Questions for Discussions: What is different about Chasing Paper wallpaper? How important was Rees’ family in her entrepreneurial journey? Do you think… Read more »
Tinder’s popularity grows in India
Description: Young Indians in cosmopolitan cities are embracing the dating app Tinder, which is growing its user base in India by more than 1% every day. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 15, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/10/15/india-dating-app-tinder.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What drives users of Tinder? Do you think Tinder can be popular globally? Do you… Read more »
More people prefer a male boss
Description: In the 1950s, Americans were asked, “If you were taking a new job and had your choice of a boss, would you prefer to work for a man or a woman?” Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Oct 17, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/17/smallbusiness/prefer-male-boss/index.html?iid=H_SB_News Questions for Discussions: What does the report say? Are you surprised? How should HR and… Read more »
FedEx Ground Says Its Drivers Aren’t Employees. The Courts Will Decide
Description: FedEx Ground didn’t pay overtime or contribute to Scalercio’s Social Security benefits. That’s because since acquiring RPS and introducing its ground service, the FedEx unit has treated drivers as independent contractors, not employees. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct 16, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-16/fedex-ground-says-its-drivers-arent-employees-dot-the-courts-will-decide#r=hp-ls Questions for Discussions: Describe the business model FedEx has used to manage ground… Read more »
Social Marketing 2015: The Key to ROI Will Come from Within
Description: Answers to measuring social success will come from internal metrics, rather than external Source: eMarketer.com Date: Oct 17, 2014 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Social-Marketing-2015-Key-ROI-Will-Come-Within/1011305#sthash.jismopBQ.dpuf Questions for Discussions: What does this article say about the challenges to measuring the ROI of social media? Why do you think managers of most businesses are willing to employ social media? How… Read more »
Disney’s nightmare in Europe
Description: Walt Disney rescues Disneyland Paris with a $1.25 billion refinancing deal. Visitor numbers at Europe’s top attraction are falling as the economic crisis takes its toll. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/10/06/euro-disney-numbers-fall-paris.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Who is the target customer for DisneyParis? Why do you think it has consistently… Read more »
Meg Whitman defends HP split
Description: At Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, CEO Meg Whitman explains why splitting up Hewlett-Packard is good for customers, not only shareholders, and why the right time to do it is now. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 07, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/10/07/meg-whitman-defends-hp-split.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize Meg Whitman’s explanation for the split up of… Read more »
A Small, Spicy Start-Up Prepares for the Demands of Eggnog Season
Description: THE CHALLENGE Because they have yet to hire employees, Mr. Hemeyer and Mr. Salenski have been handcrafting, bottling, labeling, packaging and shipping about 750 bottles of their liquid spices themselves each month. The founders expect a bump in sales during the holiday season, but have no idea how big that bump might be. Source:… Read more »
What Snapchat Wants From Yahoo!
Description: Reports that Yahoo! (YHOO) is on the verge of investing $20 million in Snapchat, at a valuation of $10 billion, have prompted discussion of how the investment fits with Yahoo’s broader strategy and why some shareholders are less than amused. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct 07, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-07/what-snapchat-wants-from-yahoo#r=hp-lst Questions for Discussions: What strategic advantage is SnapChat… Read more »
