Description: Shares of WW International, also known as WeightWatchers, skyrocketed Tuesday after the company said it planned to buy Sequence, a telehealth platform that provides treatment for obesity. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Mar 07, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/07/weightwatchers-stock-surges-sequence-deal.html Questions for discussion: Explain why the stock soared? How does this acquisition change the business model at… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management Issues
How to Understand the Problems at Silicon Valley Bank
Description: If you’re wondering why Silicon Valley Bank, one of the biggest lenders to tech start-ups, had to be taken over Friday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, one good place to look is the Federal Reserve. Source: Nytimes.com Date: Mar 10, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/opinion/silicon-valley-bank-federal-reserve.html Questions for discussion: Explain the demise at SVB as described in the… Read more »
How the Wealthiest Got to Where They Are
Description: The super-rich have an affinity for private equity investment, an appetite for risk, and copious savings, according to a study of wealth creation in Norway over 22 years. Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Mar 7, 2023 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-the-wealthiest-got-to-where-they-are/?utm_campaign=KatW2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=3-8-2023&utm_content=How_the_Wealthiest_Got_to_Where_They_Are Questions for discussion: What does the research say is how the wealthiest people became so wealthy? What do… Read more »
A Colorado Ski Area With No Lift Lines? This One Has No Lifts at All.
Description: At Bluebird Backcountry, you can feel the thrill of making fresh tracks without the constant fear of avalanches. And you can bring your dog. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 10, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/travel/colorado-backcountry-skiing.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the approach taken to explore the concept and then establish the alternative ski experience? How is this a… Read more »
Allbirds stock plunges after company admits missteps, unveils new strategy
Description: Footwear retailer Allbirds on Thursday unveiled a broad overhaul of its strategy and an executive shake-up after failing to post year-over-year quarterly sales growth for the first time in its history. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Mar 09, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/09/allbirds-bird-q4-earnings-2022.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Explain the drop is share value? How much was this due… Read more »
iPhone supplier Foxconn will build a factory in India, moving away from China: Report
Description: Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers and a major manufacturer of iPhone components, will invest about $700 million to build a new plant in India’s Karnataka state, Bloomberg reported Friday. The report comes as U.S. companies continue to reevaluate their reliance on China in the wake of mounting tension between the U.S. and the… Read more »
Beyond Meat: Cost Cuts Working, Communicating Product Benefits A Longer Haul
Description: Once inflation cools off and people are educated about the dietary benefits of Beyond Meat’s plant-based products and their positive impact on the environment, the company could be in good shape. Until then, Beyond Meat is slashing production and other operating expenses and testing retail pricing initiatives as it contemplates new marketing messaging about… Read more »
Nordstrom closing all of its Canadian stores, cutting 2,500 jobs
Description: Nordstrom Inc. is closing all of its Canadian stores and cutting 2,500 jobs as it winds down operations in the country. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Mar 02, 2023 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/nordstrom-closing-all-of-its-canadian-stores-cutting-2-500-jobs-1.1890535 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the financial reasons behind the decision? Do you believe the decision is correct,… Read more »
The Future of Human Agency
Description: Experts are split about how much control people will retain over essential decision-making as digital systems and AI spread. They agree that powerful corporate and government authorities will expand the role of AI in people’s daily lives in useful ways. But many worry these systems will diminish individuals’ ability to control their choices Source:… Read more »
Covid’s ‘legacy of weirdness’: Layoffs spread, but some employers can’t hire fast enough
Description: Job cuts are rising at some of the biggest U.S. companies, but others are still scrambling to hire workers, the result of wild swings in consumer priorities since the Covid pandemic began three years ago. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Feb 21, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/20/weird-job-market-layoffs-hiring.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the employment trends and hiring taking place… Read more »
