Description: Video game maker Electronic Arts is on a remarkable run. Consumers and investors are excited for its Star Wars: Battlefront game this November. And EA mints money from its sports games like Madden and FIFA. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 05, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/05/05/electronic-arts-ea-star-wars-battlefront-buzz.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the growth strategy for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
McDonald’s unveils turnaround plan
Description: McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook aims to modernize the fast food company after recent poor performance. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 04, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/05/04/mcdonalds-turnaround-plan.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are the problems facing McDonald’s? How would you fix things at the company?
Own a smartphone? You can work for some of the world’s biggest brands
Description: Gigwalk is mobile technology that allows anyone to become an independent contractor, or “Gigwalker,” and work for brands and retailers conducting market research. Source: Fortune.com Date: May 05, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1IdsA8V Questions for discussion: How does the app work? Why does it match up well with some people? Do you think this sort of… Read more »
George Soros May Face a Monster Tax Bill
Description: George Soros likes to say the rich should pay more taxes. A substantial part of his wealth, though, comes from delaying them. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: April 30, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-30/george-soros-s-tax-bill Questions for Discussions: How has George Soros benefited financially from the tax code? Do you think it is unethical to allow this sort of… Read more »
Can Windows 10 convince people to switch to a Microsoft phone?
Description: Developers will be able to port iOS and Android apps to Windows 10 phones. Andrew Nusca and Robert Hackett discuss if it will spark adoption of Microsoft devices. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: April 30, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1HVDTkC Questions for Discussions: Do you think Microsoft management is handling their platform product properly? What… Read more »
Tesla Ventures Into Solar Power Storage for Home and Business
Description: In recent years, the fast-growing popularity of solar panels has intensified a central challenge: how to use the sun’s energy when it isn’t shining. Source: NYTimes– video report Date: May 01, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/business/energy-environment/with-new-factory-tesla-ventures-into-solar-power-storage-for-home-and-business.html?_r=0 Questions for Discussions: How is this technology going to change the management of utility companies? How will it change the… Read more »
Tim Hortons finds sales footing in U.S. markets after Burger King merger
Description: After 31 years of slogging it out in the United States, merging with Burger King may finally be giving Tim Hortons a leg up in a country where it had historically fought to maintain and grow market share in the face of Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s and Starbucks. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: April 27, 2015 Link:… Read more »
Kraft to stop using yellow dyes in Mac & Cheese
Description: The company has decided to stop using yellow dyes in its macaroni and cheese products after health activists petitioned the company to cut the additives. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1HfpyAK Questions for Discussions: Why do you think this decision was made? How would you turn the publicity that… Read more »
Buttered Coffee Could Make You Invincible. And This Man Very Rich
Description: Asprey, 42, is a self-described biohacker—somebody who uses science and technology to make his or her body function better and more efficiently. There are about 100,000 biohackers worldwide, Asprey estimates, and among them, he’s a celebrity. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-04-21/buttered-coffee-could-make-you-invincible-and-this-man-very-rich Questions for Discussions: How has social media… Read more »
How Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’ could hurt small businesses
Description: Starting Tuesday, sites that aren’t optimized for mobile devices could see a drop in their Google search ratings. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1QfJPbT Questions for Discussions: What is the problem facing small businesses? How should they respond?
