Description: The founder and co-CEO of supermarket chain Whole Foods, John Mackey, is a staunch libertarian and a vegan. As his public profile rises, he becomes harder to pin down. He seems to embody competing philosophies in one affable, “aw-shucks,” yet entirely controversial package. Source: Fortune.com Date: Mar 08, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/08/whole-foods-john-mackey/?iid=H_L_News Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Ethics & Social Responsibility
Brand Social Outreach Must Walk a Fine Line
Description: Consumers are sensitive to how much companies listen and respond to them online. Most US internet users across all age groups are aware that businesses frequently listen to what they say online. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Mar 07, 2013 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Brand-Social-Outreach-Must-Walk-Fine-Line/1009712#Ge1HoSvKiBF4j3Eo.99 Questions for Discussions: What are the highlights of this report? What does the report… Read more »
Will Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo ban on work at home increase productivity? New research suggests not
Description: In the selfish spirit of one who works at home quite a bit, I’m tempted to pile on with all the other telecommuters to spew vitriol at Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer for requiring all Yahoo employees to come to work every day — no exceptions, even to wait for the cable guy. Source: Boston.com –… Read more »
Snapshots of a Commute-Free Life
Description: Ever since Yahoo! (YHOO) Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer issued a company-wide telecommuting ban, the practice of “working from home” has come under scrutiny. What’s the reality of the commute-free, office-free life? Is it a bold frontier in tech-enabled productivity—or a green light to play Angry Birds full-time? We tracked down some full-time telecommuters… Read more »
CEO to France: ‘How Stupid Do You Think We Are?’
Description: The CEO of U.S. tire maker Titan International delivered a blistering critique of French working habits, writing to France’s industry minister that his company would be “stupid” to take over a Goodyear factory in France. WSJ’s Grainne McCarthy joins The News Hub to discuss the potential fallout for President Hollande’s labor-reform plans. Photo: AP…. Read more »
Women Who Run Tech Startups Are Catching Up
Description: Women-led private technology companies are more capital-efficient, achieve 35 percent higher return on investment, and, when venture-backed, bring in 12 percent higher revenue than male-owned tech companies. That’s according to new research presented at a recent conference in San Francisco organized by Women 2.0, a media company devoted to women founders in the tech… Read more »
Why Women in Hollywood Can’t Get Film Financing
Description: At last month’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, some film financiers met for nachos at the Wasatch Brew Pub to toast their comedy, Ass Backwards—a Dumb and Dumber-esque tale of two women who enter a beauty pageant. Dori Sperko, who’d been dabbling in Hollywood funding since selling her Florida-based payroll services company… Read more »
Nike’s long list of tainted sponsorships
Description: Olympian Oscar Pistorius, now an alleged murderer, is the latest in a string of Nike athletes to fall from grace. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 15, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/02/14/n-nike-oscar-pistorius-sponsorship-homicide-shooting.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How should management at firms like Nike handle sponsorship scandals? Do you believe that the publicity generated by scandals actually… Read more »
Taxes crush small businesses in Italy
Description: Increased taxes due to austerity measures are forcing some small businesses in Italy to close for good. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 05, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/02/05/n-italy-small-business-squeezed.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why has austerity caused small businesses to close more so than bigger firms? How should managers handle the situation? Is there any reason… Read more »
From the start, Dreamliner jet program was rushed
Description: The 787 Dreamliner was born in a moment of desperation. It was 2003 and Boeing — the company that defined modern air travel — had just lost its title as the world’s largest plane manufacturer to European rival Airbus. Its CEO had resigned in a defense-contract scandal. And its stock had plunged to the… Read more »
