Description: Lynn Teo is impressed. “It’s funny,” she says, “how just one gesture can make such an impact.”We’ve met at the cafe of the Crosby Street Hotel in lower Manhattan. It’s a few days before Thanksgiving, and the dining room already bustles with extra guests. Noting the noise and my tabletop recorder, Teo asked the… Read more »
Posts Tagged: HRM
Why Can’t Walmart Be More Like Costco?
Description: Because they’re really very different Source: The DailyBeast.com Date: Nov 26, 2012 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/26/why-can-t-walmart-be-more-like-costco.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the comparison between the operations of Walmart and Costco. Are Costco employees more productive? Should Walmart try to become more like Costco? What would change, if anything at either of these retailers?
Improving Medtronic’s execution
Description: CEO Omar Ishrak discusses his efforts to improve Medtronic’s execution shortly after taking the helm of the medical technology company. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 02, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2012/11/02/ldrshp-medtronic-3.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the reorganizing efforts undertaken by incoming CEO Omar Ishrak. Why are “goals” always at the center of this effort?… Read more »
Get paid to play video games
Description: A video game designer at Riot Games in Los Angeles explains what his job entails and how he landed his dream gig. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 01, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2012/11/01/pf-video-game-designer-best-jobs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How would you write the job description for a game designer? What criteria would you think an HR… Read more »
Is Apple starting to unravel without Jobs?
Description: Apple Inc.’s shares are now down nearly 15% since they briefly passed the $700 mark in mid-September. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Nov 01, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-apple-starting-to-unravel-without-jobs-2012-11-01?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What does this report suggest is the reason for Apple’s stock performance? Do you agree with this assessment? Do you see a managerial solution or is… Read more »
Chinese workers: America’s loss is our gain
Description: A Bain Capital subsidiary is shifting jobs from its plant in Indiana to China, and workers there are happy to have them. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 25, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/10/25/n-china-taking-american-jobs.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about changes to operations and global development of business? How should US managers… 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 »
Starbucks CEO on opening in India
Description: Howard Schultz talks about Starbucks new store in Mumbai, a joint venture with India’s Tata Group. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 19, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/10/19/n-starbucks-schultz-india.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Explain Starbucks strategy for entry to the Indian market? Do you think it was a wise decision? Do you think it will be successful?
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 »
