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Hispanic Business Owners Hope to Improve Training, Market Access, Communications
Procter & Gamble board sticks by its criticized CEO
Hedge fund manager who owns 1% of company’s stock has 75 pages of complaints about CEO Bob McDonald’s leadership. Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
Private purchasing of prisons locks in occupancy rates
A private prison management company is offering to buy prisons in exchange for various considerations, such as mandatory occupancy rates. Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
Is Michigan State Really Better Than Yale? – NYTimes.com
The business of elite business schools is thriving, but they’re missing the economic opportunity of a lifetime. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Citizens United: California Becomes Sixth State To Call For Amendment Against Ruling
One of the largest states in the nation took an official stand Thursday against the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which ruled that government restriction of corporation or union spending on political campaigns violated the First Amendment right to free speech. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
John Kay – ‘Not on my watch’: applies to banks and the navy
Black Friday ruckus, firing changes 73-year-old Walmart greeter’s life – Tampa Bay Times
In an instant, a dedicated Walmart greeter loses far more than her job to the whim of an unruly shopper. ST. PETERSBURG Original post on tampabay.com Comments on reddit.com
89 Business Cliches That Will Get Any MBA Promoted And Make Them Totally Useless – Forbes
You don’t need an MBA to Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
Netflix Investors Vote To Change Governance Rules – Deadline.com
Netflix shareholders thumbed their nose at management by voting decisively to get rid of the classified board — meaning all directors would be up for elec Original post on deadline.com Comments on reddit.com
China’s Wanda Group Acquires AMC – U.S. Movie Chain Bought For $2.6B
About $2B in the purchase price comes from Wanda’s assumption of AMC’s debt, I’m told. The deal is expected to close in a few months after it’s approved by Original post on deadline.com Comments on reddit.com
New York Times Staffers Protest Contract Negotiations, Pensions (VIDEO)
New York Times staffers have put out a new video speaking out against the ongoing contract negotiations with the paper’s management — particularly proposed changes to their pension plans. The Times and the paper’s union have been engaged in a contentious battle over the terms of a new contract for over a year. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
Megaupload Worked on a Multi-Billion Dollar IPO – TorrentFreak
Before Megaupload was shutdown the company was preparing to go public and enter the US stock market with a multi-billion dollar IPO. While the US authorities were conducting their criminal investigation, Megaupload had discussions with some of the ‘Big Four’ auditors and several of the world’s largest investments banks. The top of the financial world was looking at a huge potential tech IPO with a billion dollar valuation, but these plans ended abruptly in January. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
“Forever” Dies Hard – BlogHer
I didn’t want to sell my engagement ring — more out of obstinate pride than any sentimental reason. When my husband and I got a divorce, I did the tasteful thing and offered to return the ring to him. He told me to keep it. Leaving a cushy executive job made sense if one was going to be a wife. But surely I didn’t think this silly notion of supporting myself as a writer was going to work out? Original post on blogher.com Comments on reddit.com
Bill Daley resigning as White House chief of staff – Jennifer Epstein – POLITICO.com
He will be replaced by budget director Jack Lew, who has stronger ties to Capitol Hill. More
Climbing the corporate ladder ‘Inside Coca-Cola’ – latimes.com
“I have a belief system that when the Good Lord created the world, he created Coke No. 1 and Pepsi No. 2,” Isdell writes in a new memoir, “Inside Coca-Cola: A CEO’s Life Story of Building the World’s Most Popular Brand.” The first approach was in the 1980s, when he was in charge of reviving Coke’s business in the Philippines. Then Pepsi tried to recruit him to help fix its South Africa operation — but, Isdell writes, he could not be tempted to sell something he did not believe in. Beyond the biographical details, however, it is also a case study in management, detailing Coke’s recent history as seen by one of its most successful CEOs. Isdell’s experience dispels any notion that a career at one company is limited. For anyone seeking a short history of Coke, a lesson in juggling family and a job or a look at how… More