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 »
Posts Tagged: Motivation
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 »
BGI’s Young Chinese Scientists Will Map Any Genome
Description: When the workday ends at BGI’s factory in Shenzhen, the headquarters of the largest genome mapping company in the world, it’s like a bell has gone off at math camp. The company’s scientists and technicians spill out of the doorways of the building, baby-faced and wearing jeans and sneakers Source: Businessweek.com Date: Feb 07,… 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 »
Outsourcing to surge in 2013: study
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?
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 »
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 »
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 »
Growth in digital to remain in double digits through 2015
Description: Worldwide, digital ad spending passed the $100-billion mark for the first time last year, according to new eMarketer estimates, and will increase by a further 15.1% in 2013 to $118.4 billion. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jan 09, 2013 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1009592#SH2CeEcfGTU7hlwu.99 Questions for Discussions: Why do you think these advertising spending trends are growing? How will… Read more »
Ping Fu: No Book Can Teach You How to Be a CEO
Description: Geomagic CEO Ping Fu discusses 3D printing. She speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 04, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/VDYr6W Questions for Discussions: What does this interview with Ping Pu teach about management, entrepreneurialism, and business success? What sort of management style do you think she employs?
