Description: High ticket prices affect number of movie theater visits Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jan 30, 2015 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Penny-Pinching-Movie-Viewers-Skip-Theater/1011939/3#sthash.rUTv0Nf0.dpuf Questions for Discussions: What does the report say about changing consumer behaviors and the reasons given? Which managers are most affected by these changes in either a positive or negative way? What should managers do with this… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Motivation
Facebook at Work Is Late to the Office
Description: Facebook is making a play for the office. On Jan. 14 the social network unveiled a corporate version of its website and app, Facebook at Work, which ditches travel pics and kitten videos in favor of memos and project updates. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 22, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-22/facebook-at-work-offers-little-new-as-corporate-social-network Questions for discussion: How does Facebook lend… Read more »
Zappos is bringing Uber-like surge pay to the workplace
Description: For the online retailer’s call center employees, more caller demand means more pay. Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 28, 2015 Link: http://fortune.com/2015/01/28/zappos-employee-pay/ Questions for discussion: Describe the scheduling system. What are the pros and cons of such a system from a managerial point of view?
Using Smartphones and Apps to Enhance Loyalty Programs
Description: Nearly as long as there have been coffee shops and carwashes, all manner of businesses have handed out buy-10-get-one-free punch cards and hoped to reap the rewards of this simplest of loyalty marketing campaigns. But a new day is dawning. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 28, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/business/smallbusiness/using-smartphones-and-apps-to-enhance-small-business-loyalty-programs.html?ref=smallbusiness&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What are the advantages… Read more »
Will Blue Apron kill the grocery store?
Description: Less than 3 years after opening, Blue Apron delivers more than 1 million meals per month to customers across the U.S. Will it kill grocery stores? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 21, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/innovationnation/2015/01/21/blue-apron.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Describe Blue Apron’s business model. Do you believe it is sustainable? Who do you… Read more »
Google looks to SpaceX for internet-beaming satellites
Description: You know how Facebook wants to provide Internet to everyone on the planet? Well, now Google is looking to give Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies a hefty $1 billion investment to do the same thing. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Jan 20, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1Bba4Iq Questions for Discussions: Is this a good fit… Read more »
What Makes An Entrepreneur?
Description: Entrepreneurs have a greater capacity for pain and discomfort than most. They can stay up later, work longer hours, stay more focused and, somehow, are able to set so much aside in deference to their dreams and visions. But there’s so much more that sets them apart. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Jan… Read more »
The huge challenges and opportunities of the Circular Economy
Description: The core challenge for the global economy is to decouple economic growth from resource constraints. Source: Fortune.com Date: Jan 20, 2015 Link: http://fortune.com/2015/01/20/the-huge-challenges-and-opportunities-of-the-circular-economy/ Questions for discussion: What is the “circular economy”? Why is it critical from a managerial point of view? What will drive managers to adopt or not adopt this thinking?
7 tips on climbing the corporate ladder
Description: Seven women executives from Fortune’s Most Powerful Women community give their best career advice. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Jan 14, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1ykuU73 Questions for Discussions: What are the key pieces of advice given? Are any of these items specific to women or to men in leadership positions?
Will Apple crush GoPro?
Description: Andrew Nusca and Robert Hackett discuss the plunge in Go Pro’s stock after Apple announces it’s patent for remote control cameras. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Jan 15, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1uaatWw Questions for Discussions: How can management turn Go-Pro into a media company? What changes would need to be made to the organization… Read more »
