Description: Vice Media fired three employees for behavior ranging from “verbal and sexual harassment to other behavior that is inconsistent with our policies, our values, and the way in which we believe colleagues should work together,” a company executive said in a memo to employees. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 02, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/business/media/vice-media-harassment-fires-three-employees.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=12&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for… Read more »
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Shouting ‘pay your taxes,’ activists occupy Apple retail stores across France
Description: A group of global activists stormed and occupied several Apple Inc. Stores in France on Saturday in a move aimed at pressuring the company to pay up on a €13 billion ($15.5 billion) tax bill to the European Union. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Dec 02, 2017 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/shouting-pay-your-taxes-activists-occupy-apple-retail-stores-across-france-2017-12-02 Questions for discussion: What is the basis… Read more »
Publishers Bolster Mobile Efforts with Outside Data
Description: ..the majority of publishers are working to expand their users’ data profiles by augmenting their own information with third-party data. In fact, 85% of publishers said they used at least one third-party data provider. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Nov 30, 2017 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/publishers-turn-to-outside-data?ecid=NL1009 Questions for discussion: How is data being collected and used by mobile… Read more »
Twitter Backtracks on Why It Didn’t Block Trump’s Anti-Muslim Tweets
Description: In a statements Friday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Twitter’s Safety team revised its rationale for allowing three anti-Muslim videos retweeted by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. After initially defending the videos as “newsworthy” despite their apparently hateful intent, Twitter now says the videos are permissible under its current policies. Source: Fortune.com Date:… Read more »
Bitcoin Futures Are About To Be a Thing and It’s Sending Prices Soaring
Description: Bitcoin has been on a tear since the start of 2017. But according to Fortune’s Jen Wieczner, the cryptocurrency’s due for a downturn. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2017 Link: http://fortune.com/2017/12/01/bitcoin-price-cme-cftc-futures/ Questions for discussion: What is Bitcoin, according to the report? What drives the changes in price? Is Bitcoin a product… Read more »
The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
Description: Building more housing, more densely, could help address a widespread economic challenge. A fight over one lot in Berkeley, Calif., shows how tough that could be. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 02, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/business/economy/single-family-home.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the relationship between the housing industry, governments, and local communties? How… Read more »
How Often Do Consumers Intentionally Click Mobile Ads?
Description: A new survey found that most consumers say they rarely or never mean to click on ads served up on their phones. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Nov 28, 2017 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/b23d8933-4f9b-4850-a9cd-71d3005c6f23?ecid=NL1009 Questions for discussion: What does the report suggest about the efficacy of mobile adversiting? How would you explain the data? What advice would you… Read more »
This $15 Ticket Buys What Tesla Fans Have Waited 20 Months For
Description: Tesla Inc. has kept several hundred thousand would-be buyers waiting to see a car they started paying $1,000 deposits for 20 months ago. The chance to finally get up close to a Model 3 sedan can be had now for another $15. Source: Fortune.com Date: Dec 02, 2017 Link: http://fortune.com/2017/12/02/tesla-model-3-los-angeles-auto-show/ Questions for discussion: Why… Read more »
Air Transat failed passengers stuck on 2 flights at Ottawa airport, agency decides
Description: The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ruled Air Transat broke its agreement with passengers when it left them in two planes stranded on the tarmac of the Ottawa International Airport on July 31. Source: CBC.ca Date: Nov 30, 2017 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/air-transat-delay-decision-day-1.4426687 Questions for discussion: Summarize the attribution of blame set out in the report?… Read more »
Grieving Mother’s Firing Sparks Backlash Against Chinese Education Startup
Description: VIPKid is the latest gig-economy company to be ensnared in the contractor-versus-employee debate. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 21, 2017 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-21/grieving-mother-s-firing-sparks-backlash-against-chinese-education-startup Questions for discussion: What are the managerial issues that distinguish between a contractor versus an employee relationship with a firm? Should companies publicize how they treat contractors and employees differently?
