Linkedin’s management secrets

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Description:   Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner explains how he and founder Reid Hoffman split responsibilities at the company. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: June 18, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/06/07/ctd-linkedin-weiner-hoffman.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What does the interview tell you about leadership and managerial relationships in the firm? Do you think decisions about operations should belong to the… Read more »

Bayo in Hot Water Over Controversial Ads, Again

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Description:  Fashion brand Bayo’s latest ad campaign is causing a furor because of its racially charged content. Weeks earlier, the company had to pull an earlier phase of its advertising campaign. The WSJ’s Patrick Barta tells Deborah Kan what the controversy is all about. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: June 18, 2012 Link: http://live.wsj.com/video/bayo-in-hot-water-over-controversial-ads-again/B06B0867-917E-4A8A-8F2D-299DD51C900A.html… Read more »

Want a 9% Raise? Hit the Gym

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Description:    Workers who exercise regularly earn 9% higher pay on average than those who don’t. Jack Hough on Lunch Break explains why. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: June 08, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/want-a-9-raise-hit-the-gym/175E5A0D-F5A3-4B43-A7D9-3FB63B74671C Questions for Discussions: Why do people who exercise earn more, according to the report? Can you suggest other reasons?  

Pfizer Sees Harvard Collaboration As Spark For New Drugs

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Description:  When Hal Dvorak, a Harvard scientist whose ideas helped spur the advance of targeted cancer drugs, sought a partner recently to help him develop new treatments, he only had to walk two blocks to find one. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: June 15, 2012 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-15/pfizer-sees-harvard-collaboration-as-spark-for-new-drugs.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the relationships between educational institutions and… Read more »

Behind the World’s Most Comfortable Thong

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Description:   Hanky Panky CEO Lida Orzek talks with Bloomberg’s Stephanie Ruhle about the prospects for the company of which 90 percent of the customers are based in the U.S. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: June 06, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/L3aXso Questions for Discussion: Explain how this American apparel manufacturer has been able to maintain… Read more »

Why Mellody Hobson is on Groupon’s board

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Description: Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments talks about her involvement on boards of Groupon, Starbucks and Estee Lauder. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: June 01, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/05/29/f-mellody-hobson.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about the decision-making activities of board members, as described by Mellody Hobson? How do these boards benefit from her… Read more »

Your Boss Is Snooping On Your E-mail

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Description: Bloomberg’s Gigi Stone takes a look at recent studies on digital etiquette and the dangers that come along with email and social media. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: June 01, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/LPeh8S Questions for Discussion: Summarize the latest concerns about online communication etiquette? How should employees and managers deal with… Read more »

Apple’s Cook says focus remains on products

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Description: CEO does not see himself as replacement for Steve Jobs Source: Marketwatch.com Date: May 30, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apples-cook-says-focus-remains-on-products-2012-05-30?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about the management style of Apple’s new CEO? How do you think this style will affect the performance of the company? Is he a better sort of manager for… Read more »

On Facebook, ‘Likes’ Become Ads

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Description: On Valentine’s Day, Nick Bergus came across a link to an odd product on Amazon.com: a 55-gallon barrel of … personal lubricant. Source: NYTimes.com Date: May 31, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/technology/so-much-for-sharing-his-like.html?_r=1&hp Questions for Discussions: Explain how “sponsored stories” work. Why are they more effective than regular advertisements? Do you think this strategy is unethical in… Read more »