Description: Lululemon Athletica Inc. has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court in Illinois targeting a sealed list of unidentified defendants that it says are China-based knockoff artists selling fake versions of its ubiquitous yoga pants and other merchandise online. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: July 19, 2014 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/7/19/Lululemon-seeks-a-leg-up-on-knockoffs.aspx Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Organizational Behavior
Arrogance Is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley
Description: Sam Altman sits behind his desk with his knees pulled up to his chest, eating dried apricots. He’s 29, but even the most laissez-faire bartender would card him. His hand is forever grabbing his hair while he thinks, making it stick up in Einsteinian tufts. Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 07, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-07/silicon-valley-tech-entrepreneurs-behind-the-stereotype Questions… Read more »
Why P&G can grow by shrinking
Description: The Ohio-based consumer goods company recently announced it would shed up to 100 brands, creating room to potentially become a leaner and more efficient company. Source: Fortune.com Date: August 07, 2014 Link: http://fortune.com/2014/08/07/why-pg-can-grow-by-shrinking/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about strategic thinking at P&G? Does it make sense to you? What are… Read more »
Big-box stores may see dark days ahead
Description: Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) gained dominance by offering everything from groceries to children’s toys, often putting smaller, local stores out of business in the process. Now, it’s the revenge of the smaller retailers. Source: CBSNews.com Date: July 19, 2014 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-dark-days-ahead-for-big-box-stores/?tag=nl.e713&s_cid=e713&ttag=e713&ftag=TRE4cf7aca Questions for discussion: What is happening in retailing today that is reflected… Read more »
How two ‘hippies’ created Whole Foods
Description: Co-CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey discusses his original vision for the health foods market. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: June 05, 2014 Link: http://fortune.com/video/2014/06/06/how-two-hippies-created-whole-foods/ Questions for Discussions: What is your impression of John Mackey as an entrepreneur and leader? Do you think his character has impacted on the culture within the organization?
GM CEO: 15 axed after recall report
Description: In a public town hall of General Motors employees, CEO Mary Barra shared some details of the internal investigation into the ignition switch recall and announced personnel changes. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: June 05, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/06/05/general-motors-mary-barra-investigation-report-ignition-switch-recall.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does the report claim is the fundamental reason GM management did… Read more »
For a Decade, G.M. Response to a Fatal Flaw Was to Shrug
Description: Just six months ago, a group of senior General Motors executives gathered to review a series of PowerPoint slides concerning a question that had been smoldering inside G.M. for a decade: Should the company recall hundreds of thousands of small cars because of a dangerous defect? Source: NYTimes.com Date: June 05, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/business/gm-response-to-a-fatal-flaw-was-to-shrug.html?ref=business… Read more »
The Collateral Damage of NYC’s Bike Share Program: Bike Shops
Description: Charlie McCorkell supported New York’s Citi Bike program from the beginning, as one of the bicycle-sharing network’s founding members. But he’s also the owner of several local bike shops. This presents a problem. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: June 05, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-05/the-collateral-damage-of-nyc-s-bike-share-program-bike-shops.html Questions for Discussions: How has the introduction of bike-sharing impacted small business bike… Read more »
15 Years After Napster: How the Music Service Changed the Industry
Description: Fifteen years after Napster launched, we asked a dozen music journalists and editors to give their thoughts on the service that revolutionized the way we share and listen to songs. Source: The DailyBeast.com Date: June 4, 2014 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/06/15-years-after-napster-how-the-music-service-changed-the-industry.html Questions for Discussions: How was the music industry affected by the introduction of new technologies?… Read more »
Real reason Apple is buying Beats
Description: The headphones are just part of what Apple is buying as they acquire Beats for $3 billion. They get a streaming service and a powerful music executive too. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 30, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/05/29/t-apple-buying-beats-3-billion-headphones-streaming-dr-dre-jimmy-iovine.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the assets acquired by Apple as a result of this… Read more »
