Description: Jerry Dias: We blew it on NAFTA Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Feb 01, 2018 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/video/1_tq7if0ru Questions for discussion: Summarize the strategic issues presented by Jerry Dias. What does this mean for labour relations in Canadian industries, particularly, the auto industry. How can Canadian auto industry firms respond to the situation?
Posts Categorized: Social Responsibility
Women, it’s time to reach for those leadership roles
Description: Oprah Winfrey, in her electrifying speech at the Golden Globes, said that things are changing. Source: Chicagotribune.com Date: Jan 22, 2018 Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-women-it-s-time-to-reach-for-those-leadership-roles-20180122-story.html Questions for discussion: What does the writer say to women about leadership? Do you agree with her assessments and advice?
‘Thank you. This confirms your concert-ticket purchase. And your parking. And your t-shirt and beer.’
Description: The Showpass app lets anyone buy — and sell — event tickets, and they’re not scalpers or bots Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Jan 23, 2018 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/0120-biz-rs-spence-tickets Questions for discussion: What makes this app different? How should operations change at the firms competing with this app?
Whitney Wolfe turned a traumatic experience at Tinder into her…
Description: After leaving Tinder under traumatic circumstances, Bumble co-founder Whitney Wolfe started her own dating app that grew to be one of the biggest in the space. Whitney Wolfe turned a traumatic experience at Tinder into her successful ‘Bumble’ empire from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 23, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/01/23/whitney-wolfe-turned-a-traumatic-experience-at-tinder-into-her-successful-bumble-empire.html Questions for… Read more »
Tesla unveils pay plan for CEO Elon Musk
Description: CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports on how Tesla is paying CEO Elon Musk’s salary. Tesla unveils pay plan for CEO Elon Musk from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 23, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/01/23/tesla-unveils-pay-plan-for-ceo-elon-musk.html Questions for discussion: How is Elon Musk compensated? Is this an appropriate method for senior management of a firm, in… Read more »
The Facebook News Feed Conundrum
Description: In the latest episode of eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, we consider the changes planned for Facebook’s News Feed and the possible implications for advertisers. Will the shifting focus of the News Feed, with an emphasis on “personal” posts, force changes for marketers? Source: eMarketer.com Date: Jan 23, 2018 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/the-facebook-news-feed-conundrum?ecid=NL1001 Questions for discussion:… Read more »
Why Facebook Is Cleaning Up The Neighborhood
Description: Brands (and the people that work for them) are going apoplectic about where Facebook is headed next. Investors are a bit nervous, too. Source: Sixpixels.mirumagency.com Date: Jan 23, 2018 Link: http://sixpixels.mirumagency.com/blog/archives/why-facebook-is-cleaning-up-the-neighborhood/ Questions for discussion: What does the article say is happening at Facebook? How will usage change? How should marketing managers respond to these… Read more »
This Army of AI Robots Will Feed the World
Description: And it could do it while eliminating herbicides, replenishing topsoil, and reducing carbon consumption. If all goes to plan. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Jan 11, 2018 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-11/this-army-of-ai-robots-will-feed-the-world Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the future uses of technology? How will these predictions affect business and workers?
Cracking down on big tech: Tech-lash gains momentum
Description: Alexandra Suich Bass, The Economist U.S. tech editor, discusses the accusations that tech is too big, addictive and destructive. Cracking down on big tech: Tech-lash gains momentum from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 19, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/01/19/cracking-down-on-big-tech-tech-lash-gains-momentum.html Questions for discussion: What are the arguments suggesting the chances of big breakups or… Read more »
Flu season could cost employers $9 billion in productivity
Description: Dr. William Schaffner, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, and Andy Challenger, of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, discuss how the flu affects the US economy and how people can avoid illness during a tough flu season. Flu season could cost employers $9 billion in productivity from CNBC. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 19, 2018… Read more »
