Description: Lululemon Athletica Inc. has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court in Illinois targeting a sealed list of unidentified defendants that it says are China-based knockoff artists selling fake versions of its ubiquitous yoga pants and other merchandise online. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: July 19, 2014 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/7/19/Lululemon-seeks-a-leg-up-on-knockoffs.aspx Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Ethics & Social Responsibility
Big-box stores may see dark days ahead
Description: Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) gained dominance by offering everything from groceries to children’s toys, often putting smaller, local stores out of business in the process. Now, it’s the revenge of the smaller retailers. Source: CBSNews.com Date: July 19, 2014 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-there-dark-days-ahead-for-big-box-stores/?tag=nl.e713&s_cid=e713&ttag=e713&ftag=TRE4cf7aca Questions for discussion: What is happening in retailing today that is reflected… Read more »
For a Decade, G.M. Response to a Fatal Flaw Was to Shrug
Description: Just six months ago, a group of senior General Motors executives gathered to review a series of PowerPoint slides concerning a question that had been smoldering inside G.M. for a decade: Should the company recall hundreds of thousands of small cars because of a dangerous defect? Source: NYTimes.com Date: June 05, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/business/gm-response-to-a-fatal-flaw-was-to-shrug.html?ref=business… Read more »
Top 5 reasons why your CEO just got a big fat raise… and 5 reasons why you didn’t
Description: WASHINGTON — Pay for globe-trotting CEOs has soared to new heights, even as most workers remain grounded by paychecks that are barely budging. Source: NationalPost.com Date: May 27, 2014 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/05/27/the-ceo-of-your-company-just-got-a-huge-raise-you-didnt-heres-why/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the overall explanation provided in this report for the wide gap in pay. Do you agree? Should anything be… Read more »
French don’t pan baguette vending machine
Description: A new vending machine serves hot baguettes, and even the fussy French approve. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 23, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/23/n-french-baguette-vending-machine.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the advantages and disadvantages to a baker who chooses to install this machine? Do you think the installation of the machine would affect customers who… Read more »
What the heck is going on with GM?
Description: General Motors has now set a company record with the number of vehicles recalled in a single year. But will it cost the auto giant sales or the new CEO her job? Source: CNN.com – video report Date: May 22, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/22/gm-recall-hits-record.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does the report answer the question posed… Read more »
The Trouble With IBM
Description: In the summer of 2012, five American technology companies bid on a project for a demanding new client: the CIA. The spy agency was collecting so much information, its computers couldn’t keep up. To deal with the onslaught of data, the CIA wanted to build its own private cloud computing system—an internal version of… Read more »
McDonald’s and America’s new low-wage economy explained
Description: Who owns your local McDonald’s or builds your cell phone tower does not matter much to consumers. But it has huge implications for workers. Source: Fortune.com Date: May 23, 2014 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/05/23/mcdonalds-and-americas-new-low-wage-economy-explained/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: How are wages determined? In your opinion, what are the social responsibilities of the large corporations in this matter?
Can a virtual incubator democratize entrepreneurship?
Description: Zana, a new virtual incubator from a prominent venture capitalist, aims to bring startup education to the masses. Source: Fortune.com Date: May 23, 2014 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/05/23/can-a-virtual-incubator-democratize-entrepreneurship/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: How does this concept work? Do you think it is a good tool that can be used by managers?
Protesters: Double minimum wage!
Description: Fast food workers are on the streets again, demanding employers double their federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 15, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/15/fast-food-protests.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the arguments surrounding the minimum wage issues? What do you think the government should do? How does this issue… Read more »
