Description: With the runaway success of Disney’s (DIS) Frozen and the explosive opening of Warner Bros.’s (TWX) The Lego Movie, animated films have had a great run in recent months. When a live-action movie becomes a big hit, it’s not long before imitators—both real and imagined—show up on the horizon. Doing the same in the animation world… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management
Does entrepreneurial experience guarantee future startup success? Not really, study says
Description: Over the course of my career, I’ve encountered many self-described “serial entrepreneurs” — those who have made a career path out of launching new ventures, then moving on to the next. While the people I’ve met appear to have had strings of apparent successes, is entrepreneurial experience a predictor of future success? Source: SmartPlanet.com… Read more »
Coffee Following Upward Trend of Luxury Goods: Illy
Description: Andrea Illy, chairman & CEO at Gruppo Illy, discusses the growing market for premium coffee, his company’s partnerships with Coca-Cola and Samsung, and offers his view of Italy’s economy on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 14, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-02-14/coffee-following-upward-trend-of-luxury-goods-illy Questions for Discussions: What does this report tell you… Read more »
VW’s Passat, made in Tennessee
Description: Take a tour of Volkswagen’s $1 billion plant that opened in Chattanooga, TN. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 12, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/12/n-volkswagen-vw-plant-tennessee.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the main considerations for where to locate a car plant such as the one illustrated in the report? Why do other businesses typically decide to… Read more »
Why Would Comcast Improve When It Could Buy Time Warner Cable Instead?
Description: Cable companies can’t sign up any more people. In fact, they’re losing them to the Internet. So the only way to survive is to monopolize more of the market and up-sell subscribers just as Comcast-Time Warner Cable will do. Source: TheDailyBeast .com Date: Feb 14, 2014 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/13/why-would-comcast-innovate-or-cut-prices-when-it-could-buy-time-warner-cable-instead.html Questions for discussion: What is happening… Read more »
Super-rich CEOs are mad as hell, and not gonna take this anymore
Description: As the insensitive comments and sky-high salaries add up, it’s easy to start thinking that CEOs and other execs have completely lost touch with the lives of everyday Americans. Sadly, that’s likely the case. Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 14, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/02/14/out-of-touch-ceos/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the basic argument presented in this report. Do… Read more »
How Airbus Is Debugging the A350
Description: A few times a month, Airbus Flight Test Engineer Patrick du Ché stands up from his desk, takes off his jacket and tie, walks to the coat rack in the corner of his office, and slips into a set of fire-resistant underwear, a bright-orange flight suit, and sturdy black boots. Then he walks down two… Read more »
Has social media helped your career?
Description: From company branding to recruitment, New Yorkers sound off on how social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have helped them professionally. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/06/money-twitter-facebook-professional-career-job-social-media.moneymag/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report have to say about the way some people use social media? Do you think… Read more »
Gun industry courts women with pink guns
Description: Gun manufacturers are clearly trying to catch the eye and wallet of women, who are becoming a more important segment of their customer base. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/06/n-guns-for-women-pink-firearms-shot-show-2014.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the thinking in this industry as illustrated by this report. Why do you think… Read more »
Who is John Thompson?
Description: Microsoft’s new chairman brings focus and an even keel to its board of directors. Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 07, 2014 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/02/07/who-is-john-thompson/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the description of John Thompson presented in the report. Do you believe he is a good choice for the company?
