Description: The resurgence of the American auto industry has been driven primarily by pent-up demand for new cars and trucks by consumers in the United States. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 05, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/business/on-the-worlds-roads-more-american-wheels.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the changes happening in the auto industry? What are reasons for improving… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 1 Business in a Global Environment
Apple Can Track You in Its Stores, and That Might Not Be Bad
Description: Apple wants to know exactly where you are when you enter an Apple Store. On Friday Apple launched a new feature in its Apple Store app, which allows Apple to see specifically where you are in its own stores. Those who have the latest version of the app and have enabled the new location… Read more »
Tesla’s Industrial-Grade Solar Power Storage System
Description: It’s weird to see the big, red Tesla Motors “T” logo hanging from the side of a house or a building. But it’s the real deal. The company’s march from the automobile to the home, office, and factory has begun. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 06, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-06/teslas-solar-power-storage-unit#r=hp-lst Questions for Discussions: Is Tesla’s technology… Read more »
‘Differentiated content’ key to AOL strategy
Description: AOL Brand Group CEO Susan Lyne discusses AOL’s strategy to deliver unique content in different ways and how CEO Tim Armstrong has ‘double-downed’ on video. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 25, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/11/25/fortune-leadership-ceo-susan-lyne-aol-video-ads.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: How is AOL attempting to distinguish itself in the online marketplace? How does this orientation… Read more »
Interns who sued now can’t find jobs
Description: Former Hearst intern Diana Wang says her lawsuit over an unpaid internship at Bazaar has made it difficult to find a full-time job. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 18, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/11/18/n-asher-interns-sue-companies-job-prospects.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the ethical and legal issues surrounding internship working conditions and contracts? What are the potential… Read more »
Facebook’s pain may be Instagram’s gain
Description: BLOG: Facebook (FB-Q 47.01 0.52 1.12%) may have a problem with teenagers. During its third quarter earnings call, CFO David Ebersman admitted Facebook saw a decrease in daily users in its latest quarter, specifically among younger teens. Since then Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has been in damage control mode – saying the reaction to Ebersman’s comment… Read more »
BlackBerry shakeup: Third time’s a charm?
Description: The Canadian phonemaker has seen three management regimes in as many years. Is this the one that will save the company from obsolescence? Source: Fortune.com Date: Nov 25, 2013 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/11/25/blackberry-shakeup-third-times-a-charm/?iid=F_F500M Questions for discussion: How important is a new management team for the firm at this time? How do think the introduction of yet… Read more »
What a Higher Minimum Wage Does for Workers and the Economy
Description: Tom Wolfe himself couldn’t have imagined a better New York juxtaposition. Pizza, Pepsi, and hot chicken wings were out on the table one November evening at Strive New York, an agency in East Harlem that helps ex-convicts and other chronically unemployed people get and keep jobs. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Nov 27, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-27/what-a-higher-minimum-wage-does-for-workers-and-the-economy#r=hp-sf… Read more »
McDonald’s CEO: We will continue our expansion
Description: McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson speaks with Bloomberg Television’s Betty Liu at Bloomberg’s The Year Ahead: 2014 conference at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 21, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/18U53UH#ooid=5zNXBqaDreGgymOn83TY2NeE0R4Ff_Qy Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about CEO Don Thompson and his management style by watching this… Read more »
Facebook, Still Dominant, Strives to Keep Cachet
Description: When Evan Spiegel peered into a crystal ball to divine a future for his company, Snapchat, he did not see Facebook. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 17, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/technology/facebook-strives-to-keep-its-cachet.html Questions for discussion: What does this report suggest about the future for social websites like Facebook and its partners? How do you think Facebook will… Read more »
