Description: Love it or hate it, outsourcing is here to stay as a standard business practice. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Jan 28, 2013 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/outsourcing-to-surge-in-2013-study/11466?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660 Questions for Discussions: Why is outsourcing popular? How does outsourcing relate to productivity? What are the risks and limits to outsourcing?
Posts Tagged: Ethics & Social Responsibility
It’s time to switch off your mobile and set yourself free
Description: Experts have found an effective new formula for happiness – ditching the smartphone Source: Telegraph.co.uk Date: Jan 28, 2013 Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9831913/Its-time-to-switch-off-your-mobile-and-set-yourself-free.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report suggest about the influence of technological devices like the Smartphone on personal management? Do you think the writer is on to something that will result in… Read more »
Grumbling over younger workers: A time-honored tradition
Description: A look at a Fortune feature from 1971 shows that there’s not much of a point in trying to classify generations. Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 25, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/25/younger-workers-generations/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: What are similarities and differences between younger employees then and now? What explains this phenomenon? What are the lessons for management –… Read more »
Are Workers Free to Trash Their Employers Online?
Description: The National Labor Relations Board has declared that employees have the right to discuss their working conditions online, even if they use harsh language or insults. In other words, disgruntled workers among us are legally protected by federal regulators to bellyache about their companies and oppressive bosses on Facebook (FB), just as if by… Read more »
This Year, All Publishers Go Mobile
Description: Mobile readership offers publishers new circulation revenue sources.Media businesses have already gone through a first wave of digital transition, and in the last few years, mobile has been the next frontier. Publishers have been tasked with deciding whether to offer their content on the smaller-screen devices—and how. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jan 25, 2013 Link:… Read more »
Mars Incorporated: A pretty sweet place to work
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 »
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 »
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 »
