Posts By: Brahm Canzer

Walmart Just Gave its Managers a Raise

Posted by & filed under Chapter 8 - The Collective Bargaining Process, Compensation & Benefits, Decision Making, Ethics, Human Resource Management, Individual Behavior, Industrial Relations, Management, Negotiation, Social Responsibility.

Description: Pay will increase from 45 to Over 48K Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 12, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2e7TJxD Questions for Discussions: Why do you think Walmart has increased pay for managers ahead of legislation? Do you think Walmart managers receiving the pay increase feel better about their compensation package and are now more… Read more »

Samsung’s losses from Note 7 disaster keep mounting

Posted by & filed under Control, Global Management, New product, Operations Management.

Description: Samsung distributes flame-proof boxes for Note 7 recall Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 14, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/14/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-profit-loss/index.html Questions for Discussions: What damage has been done to Samsung branded products? Do you think management has responded to the problems properly?

Is Silicon Valley Bad for the American Worker?

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Description: Ever since the Great Recession, analysts and economy-watchers have been looking for a culprit to blame for America’s slow-to-recover job market. One popular scapegoat: Silicon Valley. Source: Fortune.com Date: Oct 13, 2016 Link: http://fortune.com/2016/10/13/silicon-valley-jobs/ Questions for Discussions: What is at the core of this thinking about business, jobs, and the economy? What do you… Read more »

Facebook shuts down ads for an entire country

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Description: Facebook has taken the unusual step of shutting down ads for an entire nation. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Oct 14, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/14/technology/facebook-ads-thailand-king-death/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for Discussions: Explain Facebook’s decision? Do you think it was appropriate?

The subtle discrimination facing job-seeking seniors

Posted by & filed under Ethics, Leadership, Management, Organizational Change, Social Responsibility.

Description: Sharlene Massie, CEO of About Staffing, joins BNN’s Catherine Murray for a look at what’s driving the growing number of seniors looking for jobs to supplement their pension incomes, and how seniors can overcome discrimination they may face in seeking these jobs. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: Oct 07, 2016 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/video/the-subtle-discrimination-facing-job-seeking-seniors~968111 Questions… Read more »

Nordstrom bans Moschino’s pill-themed fashions

Posted by & filed under Entrepreneurship, Global Management, New product.

Description: Nordstrom just nixed Moschino’s new prescription drug-themed fashion collection. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 07, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/07/news/companies/nordstrom-moschino-pill-capsule/index.html Questions for discussion: What is the controversy in this campaign? Do you believe Moschino or Nordstrom brands have been harmed or helped by the publicity? Do you think Moschino expected their campaign to provoke… Read more »

Translating War and Peace in 2.6 seconds: Microsoft enters the AI realm

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Description: Microsoft has leaped onto the accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) bandwagon with CEO Satya Nadella’s announcement of Microsoft’s goal to democratize AI during his keynote at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Atlanta. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Oct 07, 2016 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/cio/translating-war-and-peace-in-2-6-seconds-microsoft-enters-the-ai-realm?__lsa=64cb-7420 Questions for Discussions: What is Microsoft trying to do in the field of AI? What… Read more »