Description: If there’s one word that’s almost certain to appear somewhere on every business’s website, that word is talent. Companies of every size love to talk about talent! They can talk about talent all day long. Source: Forbes.com Date: Feb 01, 2014 Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/02/01/ten-ways-companies-drive-away-talent/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the recommendations to managers who are concerned… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management
Crowdfunding’s Effect on Venerable Nonprofits Raises Concern
Description: THE ads ran for years. The global charity Save the Children asked for a monthly donation, and in return, a few times a year the donors received a photo and handwritten note or drawing from children in impoverished places like Haiti. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 07, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/your-money/crowdfundings-effect-on-venerable-nonprofits-raises-concern.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What are… Read more »
Manning’s Millions: On and off the field
Description: Business is booming for the superstar quarterback as he heads into the hunt for his second Super Bowl ring. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 31, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/31/n-business-of-being-peyton-manning.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the development of the Manning brand and what it represents to a marketing manager today. What would you recommend that… Read more »
What does J.Crew’s :Friendly Pricing” really mean?
Description: Joseph Gromek, former CEO at Warnaco Group, examines J. Crew’s pricing strategy on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” Source: Bloomberg.com –video report Date: Jan 30, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-does-j-crew-s-friendly-pricing-really-mean-zO4lgZRSRhy2JhP7zroTpg.html Questions for Discussions: What are the problems facing retailing managers at J. Crew and competitors? What are the solutions presented in this report? Do you believe they… Read more »
That Neurotic on the Team? Give Him Time
Description: Neurotics rejoice. If you can. Research suggests that the more anxious and withdrawn among us tend to gain respect over time at work, while more outwardly confident extroverts lose some of their initial esteem. To some degree, the research shows the value of creating low expectations, said the study’s lead author, Corinne Bendersky, an… Read more »
After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted
Description: The Gillette-Schick duopoly better watch out for Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s, which promise more convenience and less cost to do what men hate most in the morning. Don’t look now, bros but your morning routine is getting disrupted—in a good way. Source: TheDailyBeast.com Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/24/after-100-years-the-shaving-industry-is-finally-being-disrupted.html Questions for discussion: Describe… Read more »
Facebook Turns 10: The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
Description: Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t usually observe sentimental anniversaries. This year he’s confronted by three of them. On Feb. 4, Facebook (FB), the company he co-founded in a Harvard University dorm, turns 10 years old. The prodigy himself turns 30 in May. It’s also been a decade since his first date with Priscilla Chan, now his… Read more »
Big game, big deductions for businesses
Description: New York City will get a $550 million economic boost from next weekend’s Super Bowl and corporations will get big deductions for their lavish spending. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/24/big-game-big-spending-big-tax-breaks.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the benefits to corporations that send employees or clients to the Super Bowl?… Read more »
Rival says Uber played dirty
Description: On-demand taxi service Gett accuses Uber of ordering 100-plus cars and canceling them.CNNMoney investigates. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/01/24/t-uber-accused-dirty-tactics-gett-car-service-taxi.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What do you make of this accusation against Uber? Do you think it might be initiated by employees and not sanctioned by Uber management? If so,… Read more »
How Imgur Became a Photo-Sharing Hit
Description: There is a website where cats and dogs rule the day, profanities are common, and clips from Lord of the Rings movies can be used to convey universal sentiments like the joy of revenge. All right, there are plenty of websites like that, but this one is more popular than those of the Weather… Read more »