Description: The mother of China’s prime minister was a schoolteacher in northern China. His father was ordered to tend pigs in one of Mao’s political campaigns. And during childhood, “my family was extremely poor,” the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, said in a speech last year. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 25, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/business/global/family-of-wen-jiabao-holds-a-hidden-fortune-in-china.html?ref=business Questions for… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Conflict
Airbnb, Coursera, and Uber: The Rise of the Disruption Economy
Description: Uber is being threatened by the taxi industry, Aereo by the TV broadcasting industry, and Airbnb by the hotel industry. … Of course, regulations that truly protect the public interest are necessary. But many regulations are created by incumbents to protect their market position. To try new things, entrepreneurs need to find a back… Read more »
Citi Chairman Is Said to Have Planned Chief’s Exit Over Months
Description: Vikram Pandit’s last day at Citigroup swung from celebratory to devastating in a matter of minutes. Having fielded congratulatory e-mails about the earnings report in the morning that suggested the bank was finally on more solid ground, Mr. Pandit strode into the office of the chairman at day’s end on Oct. 15 for what… Read more »
Models on Abercrombie Jet Had Rules on Proper Underwear
Description: The actors and models who worked on an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) Gulfstream G550 jet had crystal-clear rules for serving Chief Executive Officer Michael Jeffries. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Oct 18, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-18/models-on-abercrombie-jet-had-rules-on-proper-underwear.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the affect this publicity might have on the firm’s management. Why would the firm’s management indulge… Read more »
How Relevant Is Marissa Mayer’s Maternity Leave? Not Very
Description: New Yahoo! (YHOO) Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy on Sept. 30. When Yahoo hired her in July, she was already in her third trimester. “My maternity leave will be a few weeks long, and I’ll work throughout it,” Mayer said at the time. Now that the kid is here,… Read more »
Carol Bartz’s advice to Marissa Mayer
Description: Ex-Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s advice to the current CEO Marissa Mayer – ‘changing culture is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 03, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2012/10/02/f-mpw-carol-bartz-advice-to-mayer.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the views presented by Carol Bartz. What is your opinion of these positions?
How a Dashboard Can Set You Free
Description: Creating value in a business often starts with a change in the behavior of the owner. See if this sounds like you: Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 04, 2012 Link: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/how-a-dashboard-can-set-you-free/?ref=smallbusiness Questions for Discussions: What is the Dashboard concept and how is it supposed to help managers? Describe the specific problems faced by the author of… Read more »
H-P’s services meltdown offers no easy fix
Description: The magnitude of the meltdown of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s services business has surprised many analysts and is a major reason why the tech giant has stretched its turnaround plan into at least the next two fiscal years. Source: Moneywatch.com Date: Oct 04, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/h-ps-services-meltdown-offers-no-easy-fix-2012-10-04 Questions for Discussions: Explain the reasons for HP’s situation. What… Read more »
U.S. Is Tightening Web Privacy Rule to Shield Young
Description: Federal regulators are about to take the biggest steps in more than a decade to protect children online. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/technology/ftc-moves-to-tighten-online-privacy-protections-for-children.html?ref=technology Questions for Discussions: What are the social concerns that Web managers will have to deal with as a result of this movement in legislation? Do you believe web… Read more »
How to argue with the boss — and win
Description: (MoneyWatch) The whole problem with advice on how to deal with boss issues is it’s usually black and white. That’s because writing without a distinct point of view is usually very boring. In social media terms, that means it’s not very “clickable.” Source: CBSMoneyWatch.com Date: Sep 25, 2012 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57519430/how-to-argue-with-the-boss-and-win/?tag=nl.e664&s_cid=e664 Questions for Discussions: Summarize… Read more »
