Description: From free candy to pet-friendly perks, working at America’s third-largest private company is a toothsome gig. An exclusive look at the secretive empire of Mars Incorporated. Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 17, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/17/best-companies-mars/?iid=F_Jump Questions for Discussions: What are the main reasons Mars Incorporated ranks among the top businesses to work for? How would… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Organizational Behavior
Fix This/Food and Agriculture
Description: It’s clear the food crisis will only become more acute when you consider climate change, population explosion, volatile markets, and lax safety standards. Four experts discuss ways to ensure a growing world doesn’t go hungry. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Jan 15, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/reports/innovation/fix-this-food-and-agriculture#r=hpf-s Questions for Discussions: Review the articles in this special report and… Read more »
Mobile users look to phones to instill habit
Description: January is the month when many New Year’s resolutions stand or fall. This year, people are bringing a new ally to the fight to keep their resolve: their smartphones. A December survey by Prosper Mobile Insights found that more than one in four US smartphone or tablet owners—24% of men and 30% of women—planned… Read more »
The battle over Herbalife
Description: An inside look at Herbalife’s business model and the $1 billion bet hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has against it. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 11, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/01/11/n-herbalife-bill-ackman-queens.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Compare the organizational structure of Herbalife to a pyramid selling organization. Do you believe Herbalife is a conventional distributor of… Read more »
Meet Amancio Ortega: The third-richest man in the world
Description: After Gates and Slim comes Amancio Ortega, who built the world’s largest fashion empire, Zara. He’s difficult to know, impossible to interview, and incredibly secretive. An exclusive portrait Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 08, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/08/zara-amancio-ortega/?iid=F_F500M Questions for Discussions: What does this article tell you about the entrepreneurial character of Amancio Ortega and the… Read more »
The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks
Description: A little more than 10 years ago, the evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar began a study of the Christmas-card-sending habits of the English. This was in the days before online social networks made friends and “likes” as countable as miles on an odometer, and Dunbar wanted a proxy for meaningful social connection. Source: Businessweek.com Date:… Read more »
4 possibilities for new Facebook products
Description: Investors are eager to hear what Mark Zuckerberg and company are up to at Facebook Inc., driving up the social network’s shares to their highest level in nearly six months. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Jan 09, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-possibilities-for-new-facebook-products-2013-01-09?link=mw_story_world Questions for Discussions: What do you think of the strategic choices described in the article? Which… Read more »
Growth in digital to remain in double digits through 2015
Description: Worldwide, digital ad spending passed the $100-billion mark for the first time last year, according to new eMarketer estimates, and will increase by a further 15.1% in 2013 to $118.4 billion. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jan 09, 2013 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009592#SH2CeEcfGTU7hlwu.99 Questions for Discussions: Why do you think these advertising spending trends are growing? How will… Read more »
Ping Fu: No Book Can Teach You How to Be a CEO
Description: Geomagic CEO Ping Fu discusses 3D printing. She speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 04, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/VDYr6W Questions for Discussions: What does this interview with Ping Pu teach about management, entrepreneurialism, and business success? What sort of management style do you think she employs?
Nasty Gal: One of L.A.’s Fastest Growing Companies
Description: Jon Erlichman introduces a report about Nasty Gal, an e-commerce website for women’s fashion which has become one of the fastest growing companies in Los Angeles. (Source:Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 03, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/VFWUfO Questions for Discussions: Why do you think this firm has become so successful? What lesson is… Read more »
