Obsessed Much? Mobile Addiction Is Real

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Description: According to the survey, which polled 2,000 US internet users ages 18 to 75, most people check their device approximately 47 times per day. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Nov 16, 2017 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Obsessed-Much-Mobile-Addiction-Real/1016759?ecid=NL1001 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about consumer attitude toward smartphone devices? How should managers of businesses that make use… Read more »

Strong underground economy discovered in side-gig “5-9ers”

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Description: We like to think that we have an inclusive economy when it comes to entrepreneurship. But according to a new PayPal Emerging Entrepreneurship study, there is an estimated 2.5 million Canadians (nine per cent of the adult population in Canada) who are unaccounted for on the business landscape. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Oct 25, 2017… Read more »

WeWork Is Launching a Grade School for Budding Entrepreneurs

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Description: The fast-growing co-working company joins a growing list of billionaires trying to reshape American education with their influence and investments. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 06, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/wework-hits-education-with-an-entrepreneurial-school-for-kids Questions for discussion: How would you best describe the vision for WeWork? Do each of the currently active strategic businesses reflect the vision well? What other… Read more »

Wendy’s loses in burger wars

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Description: Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 08, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/08/investing/wendys-earnings-burgers-mcdonalds-burger-king/index.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about Wendy’s competitive performance? Why is Wendy’s losing the burger wars? What can management do to better compete?

Black Friday Bargain Hunters Have a New Secret Weapon This Year

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Description: Consumer holiday shopping habits have been in an ongoing state of evolution for years, but 2017 will mark a notable milestone. For the first time, more Americans will do their online holiday shopping with their phone than with any other device. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 10, 2017 Link: http://fortune.com/2017/11/10/black-friday-2017-smartphones/ Questions for… Read more »

Are Honey Nut Cheerios Healthy? We Look Inside the Box.

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Description: Honey Nut is America’s best-selling breakfast cereal, and by a comfortable margin. Roughly 151 million boxes and other containers of various sizes were sold over the past year, well ahead of the second best-selling breakfast cereal, Frosted Flakes, according to IRI, a Chicago based market research firm. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 11, 2017 Link:… Read more »

Chinese-Owned Factory in Ohio Fights Off Unionization Plan

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Description: A Chinese glassmaker beat back a unionization bid at a plant in Ohio on Thursday, winning a key victory in an important test of the way Chinese companies handle employee relations as they increase their holdings in the United States. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 09, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/business/union-ohio-plant-china.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What does the… Read more »

When It Comes to Branded Content Headlines, Longer Is Better for Sure. (See What We Did There?)

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Description: More characters and more words mean more clicks Source: eMarketer.com Date: Nov 03, 2017 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/Article/Comes-Branded-Content-Headlines-Longer-Better-Sure-See-What-There/1016708?ecid=NL1001 Questions for discussion: Why do you think consumers’ responses varies with the length of the headlines? What content do you think should be embedded in the headline to further improve chances of the CTR?

‘We absolutely have a problem’: Canada’s tech sector gender gap

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Description: Canadian technology companies may be breaking new ground as innovators, but a landmark study published on Wednesday finds the sector is behind the times when it comes to finding a place for women in senior roles. Source: GlobeandMail.com Date: Oct 20, 2017 Link: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/technology/we-absolutely-have-a-problem-canadas-tech-sector-gender-gap/article36789423/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& Questions for discussion: Summarize the findings presented in this report?… Read more »

Michael Oreskes Quits NPR Amid Sexual Harassment Accusations

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Description: Michael Oreskes, who led NPR’s news division and was formerly a high-ranking editor at The New York Times, resigned on Wednesday after being accused of sexually harassing women. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 01, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/business/media/mike-oreskes-npr-sexual-harassment.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=13&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: How serious a problem is a charge of sexual harrasement for an individual and for… Read more »