Description: BP’s new chief executive, Robert Dudley, is an industry veteran with wide-ranging qualifications, but it was his American passport as much as his in-depth knowledge of Russia and his green credentials that sealed the deal for the board. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: 07/27/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bp-appoints-robert-dudley-as-new-ceo-2010-07-27?siteid=nwtwk  Questions for discussion: Why do you suppose a new… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
Mad Man
Description: Why did Alex Bogusky, the most celebrated adman of his era, turn his back on the business? Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 07/29/2010 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_32/b4190060449252.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the probable reasons for Alex Bogusky`s decision. What do think about his decision? What do you think about his criticism about the advertising industry?
What Mad Men Gets Right About Innovation
Description: A scene from the Sterling Cooper ad agency offers a lesson about how leaders can foster creativity. Source: Businessweek.com  Date: 07/23/2010 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jul2010/ca20100723_186913.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the main findings of the research report. Are you surprised by any of them? What message is there here for managers and for employees?
digits: Has Apple Lost Its Mojo?
Description: As Apple finally speaks out on the antenna reception controversy surrounding its Apple 4, Simon Constable talks to Alan Murray, Lauren Goode and Rex Crum about whether the company has lost its mojo given this issue and other recent stumbles amid its successes. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 07/16/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/digits-has-apple-lost-its-mojo/E0F1EF8A-0443-48EE-9766-89A1DD9ED361 Questions… Read more »
D8 Video: Steve Case in Full Session
Description: Steve Case and Kara Swisher meet again onstage at the D8 Conference. What has the Revolution CEO been up to on the 25h Anniversary of American Online? Source: Marketwatch.com – video report  Date: 07/02/2010 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/d8-video-steve-case-in-full-session/2B7724EE-756E-4975-893A-BBA244AFD4B3  Questions for discussion: Summarize the history of AOL and the development of the Internet. What surprises you… Read more »
Business ethics, with a chuckle
Description: The quick videos can be described as “The Office” meets YouTube meets your annual Business Ethics 101 seminar. Source: MSNBC.com Date: 06/11/2010 Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37595722/ns/business-small_business/ Questions for discussion: Do you think this approach is better than traditional training efforts? Do you think this sort of training would appeal more to certain target markets rather than… Read more »
Airlines Work to Catch Up to the Digital Age
Description: Airlines have made great technological leaps in recent years, allowing passengers to check in from home or download boarding passes on their smartphones. But if you’ve ever been stranded at an airport during a raging thunderstorm, chances are you will end up standing in a long line watching a gate agent typing furiously on… Read more »
Are we friends or colleagues?
Description: As workers spend more time on Facebook and Linkedin, companies are developing social-networking services for the office. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 05/28/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/05/27/tm_social_net_enterprise.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Do you think there is a special role for social networking applications in workplace environments? What advantages and disadvantages are there to installing social networking… Read more »
‘Shocking’ conditions at Tylenol plant
Description: The quality and safety violations that led to the shutdown of a Tylenol plant were extremely serious, and could lead to tough action by regulators on drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 05/14/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/14/news/companies/tylenol_recall_plant_conditions/index.htm  Questions for discussion: Are there any excuses that the firm could offer the public that might mitigate… Read more »
CEO Pay Breaks Glass Ceiling as Bartz Gets $47.2 Million in ‘09
Description: Chief executive officers’ pay is shattering the glass ceiling. Boosted by a $47.2 million package for Carol Bartz of Yahoo! Inc. and $26.3 million for Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods Inc., compensation for woman CEOs at the biggest U.S. companies is booming. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 05/13/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aM3CXlOJRBcs Questions for discussion: What does this… Read more »
