Description: Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall why Facebook became interested in buying his company. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/04/11/t-oculus-facebook-brendan-iribe.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why did Facebook buy Oculus, according to this report? How necessary was the financial input of Facebook money for Oculus to move forward? How… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Organizational Behavior
2 minutes of Obama on equal pay
Description: President Barack Obama signed two executive actions that made compensation from federal contractors more transparent, with hopes of closing the gender pay gap. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/08/n-obama-equal-pay-executive-action-wage-gap-transparency-2-minutes.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the issues surrounding equal pay and the role of government? How should managers deal with… Read more »
How to pitch Warren Buffett in 60 seconds or less
Description: At the world’s richest business plan competition, more than 40 teams delivered a minute-long appeal to an imaginary Oracle of Omaha. Here are our favorites. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/11/elevator-pitch-warren-buffett/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: What do you think of the ideas presented in this report? Sketch out a plan highlighting how you would… Read more »
The End of Free Facebook Marketing?
Description: Recent changes to the way Facebook serves up its news feeds are making it more difficult for small businesses to get their updates in front of customers. That’s causing some consternation among business owners who feel squeezed to pay for advertising when they used to get free exposure from the social media giant, which… Read more »
Golden Parachutes: Why it’s bad business
Description: Exorbitant payouts to executives for leaving violates the idea of pay-for-performance. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/11/golden-parachutes-why-its-a-sour-deal-for-business/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues presented in the report concerning executive payouts. What is your opinion on this matter?
Tesla and SpaceX: Elon Musk’s industrial empire
Description: So many children dream of fast cars and rocket ships, but few actually grow up to build them — and change the world in the process Source: CBSNews.com – video report Date: Mar 30, 2014 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/tesla-and-spacex-elon-musks-industrial-empire Questions for Discussions: Do you think the Tesla will succeed? How does Elon Musk compare to the… Read more »
Did GM’s Barra convince lawmakers on recall?
Description: Bloomberg’s Matt Miller recaps General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s day on Capitol Hill as she faces a second round of questioning by the U.S. Senate over a delayed recall to fix an ignition-switch problem on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Apr 02, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/is-gm-s-barra-convincing-congress-on-recall-78P6wgd8R8ajyE~UehgICA.html Questions for Discussions: Do… Read more »
Southwest Airlines’ new cause: ‘Placemaking’
Description: Through an innovative partnership, the airline is revitalizing public spaces in Detroit, Providence, and San Antonio. Look for more to come. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 03, 2014 Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/03/southwest-placemaking/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Explain the concept behind “placemaking” and why it has attracted corporate support. How does this action fit with corporate social responsibility to communities?… Read more »
Horowitz on Silicon Valley secrets
Description: Venture Capitalist Ben Horowitz dishes on Valley secrets, and what he looks for in entrepreneurs. Laurie Segall reports. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/03/28/t-horowitz-silicon-valley-secrets.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does Ben Horowitz have to say about the sort of entrepreneur he looks for? How does this profile compare to textbook… Read more »
Magnetic electronics let kids build toys
Description: LittleBits are electronic modules that snap together to create battery-powered toys. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 25, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/03/25/t-ts-littlebits.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How is this business similar to the Lego business model? Do you think the management of the firm should emulate the Lego approach to marketing? How can management capitalize… Read more »
