In this video clip from the movie, A Beautiful Mind, the concept of cartels and game theory is taught during a scene at a club. All of the men in the group want to have the same blond woman. John Nash, the main character, then suggests that all the men make a deal where no one gets the blond and they all spend the night with one of her friends instead. In this deal, everyone agrees, yet there is a huge incentive to cheat, much like in a situation between cartels in oligopolies. Keywords: Economics, Game Theory, Cartels, Oligopolies

In a study to assess six male and six female award-winning research professors, interviews revealed that mastery experiences and social persuasions were particularly influential sources of self-efficacy and that these sources tended to be closely related leading to outstanding research results from these professors. These professors identified past instructional successes and students’ evaluative feedback as the most powerful sources of their teaching self-efficacy.

Hoping that Europe will someday become a hotbed of basketball, as China has, the NBA has been hosting single games in London for eight years now. During the most recent season, The Washington Wizards played the New York Knicks with a 101-100 victory in front of a 19,000 sold-out crowd. The league believes there is an entire world who loves basketball and the market is open to grow the league's game destinations to crowds internationally. Keywords: Marketing

Chieh Huang breaks down why micromanaging is so detrimental to progress with data and first-hand accounts. After starting his own business in mobile commerce, he found himself micromanaging his employees and began wondering why we micromanage, how that affects the employee, and what happens when we stop that micromanaging and let the employees think freely and creatively.Keywords: Management, Entrepreneurship

The importance of formative assessment in student learning is generally acknowledged, but it is not well understood across higher education. Formative assessment is often more complex than it first appears. It can be formal or informal, performed by peers or by educators. The central purpose of formative assessment is to contribute to student learning through the provision of information about performance, as opposed to summative assessment whose purpose is to find out what a student knows.

There has been a long-time pressure on businesses to diversify their companies and eliminate gender biases. Though businesses have begun responding by increasing the number of women they hire and improving the positions they hold in the boardroom, racial and ethnic minorities are still being overlooked and underrepresented. Though women are still underrepresented as well, their gains have still been much more substantial than those of African-Americans and Hispanics.

Adam Grant highlights the common habits of original thinkers. The first is moderate procrastination which allows for time to think and the free flow of ideas. Original thinkers have more success when they improve others' ideas compared to being the first to market. They focus on idea-doubt instead of self-doubt and fear never trying more than failure. Finally, originals aren't afraid to attempt even if they may fail because sheer volume of attempts bring successes. Keywords: Entrepreneurship

Shawn Achor takes a humorous approach to positive psychology and its role in the workplace. He suggests that when we find positive 'measurement errors' or outliers in data, we shouldn't delete them but work to bring the average up to them. Research shows that our happiness levels actually affect our external world, not the other way around. Shawn addresses ways that we can change how our brain sees success, encouraging us to be happy first which leads to success. Keywords: Management, HRM, Business Administration

Good news from the IRS seems to be rare but in 2019 the Internal Revenue Service is being more lenient on those taxpayers who got confused by the 2017 republican tax overhaul. Originally, those who paid less than 90% of their taxes were heavily penalized but this year the IRS has lowered it to 80%. Last year, 10-12 million taxpayers underpaid and faced penalties but hope remains for the 2019 tax season. Keywords: Accounting

The telehealth company, Ro, seeks to confront stigmatized health issues one at a time. Starting as a men's health company geared toward addressing erectile dysfunction, the direct-to-consumer health company is now providing kits to help smokers kick the habit and personalized products to women going through menopause. Having received $88M in funding, Ro seeks to connect patients to all the products they need to address their often stigmatized conditions. Keywords: Marketing, Entrepreneurship

The last couple of years have brought the 'retail apocalypse', which is claiming over 4,000 brick-and-mortar stores across the country. With the bankruptcy and liquidation of companies like Toys R Us, Payless ShoeSource, and Shopko we don't see this pattern slowing down. Yet as Gap announces the closure of 230 stores we also see them parting ways with Old Navy which brought in $8B last year and plans to open more locations. Keywords: Finance, Economics, Marketing

This video clip from the movie, Monty Python's Life of Brian, can be used to teach price discrimination in the first degree. When a man tries to purchase an item from a merchant at the market, the merchant refuses to let him pay the price of the item, insisting that he barter for it. By altering his prices based on his customer's willingness to pay and forcing him to barter, the merchant is price discriminating in the first degree. Keywords: Economics

Amazon has backed out of its plans to build headquarters in NYC after facing major backlash from its announcement that the deal was contingent upon $3B in government incentives. A few politicians and activists felt there were too many drawbacks to allowing Amazon to build the new HQ in Queens while the governor, NYC mayor, and others felt it was more beneficial to have Amazon bring in the 25,000 promised jobs. Amazon hoped for a HQ city with more community support. Keywords: Economics, Marketing

This website explains the value of teaching, and having students practice, problem solving skills. It includes a basic description of what problem solving is. Problem solving steps are identified and a variety of possible ways to implement these skills into any classroom are provided. A large variety of quotes about problem solving are also included throughout the article.

In a landmark ruling, Ireland's Supermac's has caused McDonald's to lose its "Big Mac" trademark in the entire EU. McDonald's had recently blocked Supermac's from expanding into the UK and Europe saying the names Supermac's and the Big Mac were too similar. This led to Supermac's' managing director to claim 'trademark bullying.' Now that Big Mac is no longer trademarked in the EU, Burger King has been having a lot of McFun with their marketing. Keywords: International Business, Marketing, Competition

During Q4 of 2018, many companies reported revenue loss and yet stock prices for many continued to rise at the start of 2019. It's possible that, although the US economy is still strong, there are a few factors like the trade war with China, the slowing of other large international economies, and the government shutdown that can reverse that stock market. Luckily, the current outlook is positive and this is attributed to the Federal Reserve slowing their constantly increasing interest rates. Keywords: Economics, Finance, International Business

Allergan, the company who created Botox, dropped nearly 4% at the announcement that Evolus is entering the market with their anti-wrinkle product, Jeuveau. Allergan, who owns about 70% of the market, is crying foul claiming that a former employee stole their secret formula and brought it to Evolus and they intend on taking the rival company to court. Evolus says that Allergen is making false claims only because they plan to sell Jeuveau at 20-25% less than Botox. Keywords: Marketing, Economics

America's economy is on track to its longest period of growth on record, reaching one decade in July 2019. But that's nothing compared to Australia's 27-year run without a recession. Known as "the Lucky Country", Australia benefits from many different factors that have allowed them to avoid an economic collapse for as long as they have. Keywords: Economics, Finance, GDP

Uber is continuing its vision to be a one-stop shop for transportation with the integration of public transit agencies into its app. Starting in Denver, Uber will show customers information and directions in real-time to give them a more seamless experience. This benefits the transit companies as well by improving efficiency and allowing customers to purchase tickets on the Uber app. Uber hopes to create partnerships like these with other U.S. cities soon. Keywords: Marketing

The brick-and-mortar video game retailer, GameStop, has given up the hunt for a buyer after months of struggles to settle on an agreeable price. After announcing this, the company's stock has dropped 26% and the company is still searching for a permanent chief executive officer to save them after the previous CEO stepped down after just a few months. One analyst suggests that GameStop will need to be more aggressive in closing stores and investing in new systems. Keywords: Management, Finance

In this Ted Talk, Joe Ruhl explains teaching methods for inspiring students of the future. He focuses on specific methods that he refers to as “The 5 C's” (Choice, Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, and Creativity).

Despite common belief, a recent report states that automation will actually cause the need to increase, not decrease, headcount for many companies. Around 87% of employers report the need to hire and train more with automation of their business. The main set back? The need to upskill a large majority of workers to keep them relevant and retainable. Read here to see how much this could all cost. Keywords: HRM, management, operations management

This address from the 2017 Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference focuses on innovative strategies to motivate and engage students.

South Africa's Naspers has gone from a media company to an international venture capitalist and now it has just purchased Russia-based classifieds site, Avito for $1.16B. Naspers hopes to get in on the high-potential market that recently generated Avito $157.5M in six months and is only expected to grow. The purchase was based off of the high internet and smartphone penetration, the unclaimed 73% of the market, and bright future of classifieds in Europe. Keywords: International Business

There could be an additional 1.4M displaced workers due to the implementation of automation, e-commerce, robotics, and AI. This could all cost nearly $34M to train roughly 77% of public- and 45% of private-sector employees in new, viable, desirable and growing roles. The remaining may not have options to train for similar opportunities. The federal government and private organizations are attempting to fund training opportunities to prepare for such changes. Keywords: analysis, HR, economy

Student evaluations have been used as a basis for promotion and recognition in academia for years, but research shows that student evaluations are full of biases and do not accurately reflect the quality of instruction received. Some universities are seeking to improve the way their evaluations and the way they make tenure/promotion decisions.

An acre of dirt is valued at a higher price than an area of the same size already developed in the area. Yet the demand for that land in one area can be as high as 7,500 times a similar lot in another area. It all boils down to supply and demand and in some areas of the US it is at a major high. The demand is uneven though and areas with already pricey land appreciate faster than others. This leads to the widening of already wide wealth gaps furthering inequality between the rich and poor. Keywords: Economics, Economy, Management, Real Estate

Stitch Fix founder, Katrina Lake, never imagines herself as a CEO, especially as a pre-med student at Stanford University. But an interest in economics led her to, within a matter of years, receive a Master's in Entrepreneurship from Harvard Law School, launched her company as a personalized shopping service, and become the youngest women ever to take a company public and one of the wealthiest self-made women in America. In this article, she shares insights about her journey and what it took to start a company. Keywords: Economics, Entrepreneurship, Economy

Major brick-and-mortar stores are closing, and online shopping is not the only reason why. Retailers not only face competition from website sales, but also from their suppliers. Once relying on stores as their primary sales channels, suppliers now bypass the brick-and-mortar and ship their goods directly to their customers. Retailers must evolve constantly to remain relevant and survive in today’s cutthroat retail atmosphere. Keywords: Finance, Marketing, Innovation, Economy, Economics

This is a scientific research article on the impact of active learning and discusses the importance of active learning compared to simply lecturing. For this research, the subject matters studied were Science, Engineering, and Math. Specifically, the research shows that students who learned in an active learning environment performed significantly better on exams. This would suggest that information is understood and retained better in an active learning environment.

Mother of twenty-two years, Jennifer Fleck was finally able to return to the workforce as an engineer through General Motors career re-entry program or "returnship". Aimed at recruiting more experienced employees, re-entry programs help people who have taken long extended breaks from the work force to raise a family, for health issues, etc. by helping them refresh on skills they already know and catch up with the new market developments and trainings that they have missed during their time away. Keywords: Employment, Economics

Lecturing is a teaching tool as old as education itself, but it's value is being questioned more and more. When does lecturing become too much, and how can you stop yourself from crossing that line? Keywords: Intentional learning, Course Design, Student attention, retention

Outdoorsy, a company that connects customers with rarely-used RVs and other vans big enough to camp in, is quickly gaining traction in the market. After just three years, it has raised a total of $81.5 million and managed 31,000 vehicles. Now plans for international expansion, vacation financing and travel insurance make Outdoorsy an up-and-coming startup. Keywords: International Business, Hospitality and Tourism, startup, Entrepreneurship

After raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, Amazon cut stock options and incentive-based bonuses for some employees. Before the change, stock options guaranteed employees a future slice of Amazon’s stock at a time when individual shares are valued at more than $1,950 and warehouse employees received monthly incentive-based bonuses when their facilities hit production goals.

Americans are getting older and Best Buy used it as an opportunity by buying GreatCall for $800 million. GreatCall makes cellphones with big buttons and bright screens designed specifically for senior citizens. By buying GreatCall, Best Buy has been able to expand their customer base overnight. Keywords: Marketing

Learning outcomes describe the measurable skills, abilities, knowledge and values that students should be able to demonstrate as a result of a taking a class. Often our courses are designed in ways that make it difficult, if not impossible, to allow students to physically demonstrate mastery of their skills and abilities. Instructors often have to rely on exams to assess knowledge a student has gained and to demonstrate their mastery of a subject. Writing effective learning outcomes and connecting our learning outcomes to specific assessment questions allow instructors to track a student's mastery.

2018 was an interesting year in the Business world. This short video goes over what CNN thinks are the top 8 stories of the year in different companies and what aspects and events qualified them to be considered a top business story of 2018.

Active learning is a method that encourages student participation in the learning process. This website from the University of Minnesota Center for Educational Innovation provides an article and video about active learning strategies. It also includes samples of activities for different sized classrooms.

Professor Mike Christiansen's address at the 2018 Empowering Teaching Excellence conference at USU focuses on four principles that will always improve teaching even in an ever-changing academic environment.

Campus Technology provides 16 sites for educators to find quality open educational resource (OER) textbooks and other class materials including practice questions and textbooks adapted for students with disabilities.

Global company PepsiCo is expanding their Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator program by selecting 10 startup companies from the US and Canada to participate in a competition used to identify the next generation of healthy food innovators and determine which products are most in demand. Each company is given $20,000 for the competition and paired with a mentor from PepsiCo. The winner receives $100,000 and in turn, PepsiCo gains valuable insight into what the next popular products will be.

Jeff Bezos shares 4 traits to look for in a successful company; “Customers love it, it can grow to very large size, it has strong returns on capital, and it is durable in time”.

Dana Kanze focuses on the correlation between gender biases and start-up funding. While women have founded 38% of US companies, they only receive 2% of venture funding. In her research, Kanze discovered a prominent presence of the social psychological theory of regulatory focus that differentiates between two motivational orientations of promotion and prevention during the question and answer section of an entrepreneur’s pitch to investors. Key Words: Entrepreneurship

Nonprofit organizations or social entrepreneurs may have great difficulty in learning more about their customers. Lean data is data that is useful, gathered quickly, and is low cost. Lean data can close the gap between those seeking to do good and their customers. Lean data also provides a way for these organizations to be accountable to their users instead of only their investors. Keywords: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration

Dr Tom Tobin's keynote address from the 2018 Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference focused on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Dr. Tobin introduced five strategies to reach more students and make your teaching more accessible. He also introduces the idea of +1 thinking. Included is a summary of another presentation by Dr. Tobin from the conference and a summary of a third presentation focused on accessibility and tools available to professors.

Republican lawmakers and the Chamber of Commerce don't typically associate with the support of higher minimum wage and mandatory sick pay. But particular citizen-driven bills in Michigan were passed legislatively to keep them off the ballet. Now, during the lame-duck session, lawmakers are easily having them removed. Keywords: Economics, Unemployment

This video clip from Batman: The Dark Knight, gives an example of the economic game of strategy, Prisoner's Dilemma. The Joker gives two ships the ability to detonate a bomb located on the other. If they choose to blow up the other ship, they will go free. If neither choose to detonate the bombs within a certain time period, both ships will be blown up. In this extreme example, the concepts of game theory and dominant strategies can be illustrated. Keywords: Economics, Game Theory, Strategy

Geoffrey Canada asks for a change in the school system, stating, "Why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it's because we're clinging to a business model that clearly doesn't work. Education advocate Geoffrey Canada dares the system to look at the data, think about the customers and make systematic shifts in order to help greater numbers of kids excel."

Blended learning has become another method to deliver course content. Research has found that motivation, communication, and course design are factors that play a role in the success of blended learning.

For the first time since 2002, Microsoft was named the world's most valuable publicly traded company. Three days later, Apple reclaimed the title, but Microsoft has not given up the fight for the top spot. Either way, Microsoft has come a long way since a 2007 Silicon Valley blog post stated "Microsoft is dead."

This Christmas season can be the last for some major retail giants. Sears in particular is having issues with vendors being willing to supply them if they don’t pay cash upfront because then they might not get cash at all. Some creditors want the company to begin shutting down.

Small talk is critical in building quick relationships. This video shares three solid questions to ask in small talk to build credibility and trust. It’s important to remember that more important than asking questions is listening. The three questions are: How is your day going so far? How did you join your organization? What are you working on right now?

This study examined multiple factors that influence the effectiveness and success of group work and measured those effects in multiple categories. The author outlines the six factors considered and explains how each affects group work in terms of outcome, student satisfaction, and collaboration.

A small London cafe owner, Ross Brown, stopped accepting cash over a year ago and says that business is better than ever. The decision to go cash-less, for Brown and many other small business owners, has helped make business faster and safer and the UK now ranks as the third most cashless country in the world. This transition toward digital and card payments is forcing many organizations that typically rely on cash to embrace new technology.

Sal Khan shares his plan to turn struggling students into scholars by helping them master concepts at their own pace. He discusses the idea that many students don't enjoy topics like math because they never learned or mastered basic steps needed for more difficult equations. Missing these critical steps early in the process can hinder a student's ability to learn more challenging material. When learning to play a musical instrument students are required to master material before advancing to more difficult material.

Jeff Bezos predicted to Amazon employees that "one day Amazon will fail." As a large company, government regulation and potential antitrust violations are "big concerns" when looking to the future of the company. It is also critical to maintain a customer focus.

This brief on project based learning (PBL) from the Buck Institute for Education contains short summaries and the outcomes of 20 different studies analyzing the effectiveness of PBL. These studies, while not a comprehensive or definitive source of information, offer a promising and optimistic look at the real world outcomes of PBL.

LinkedIn’s VP of Global Talent Acquisition talks about the top 4 hottest trends of recruiting in 2018. Linkedin surveyed 9,000 talent acquisition professionals and four trends emerged: Diversity, Interviewing, Data, and Artificial Intelligence.

Many luxury brand markets, for example, the wine-making industry, are facing an enviable problem: a surfeit of demand for its limited supply. Wineries are facing problems with finding enough high-quality raw materials for production. Companies in luxury brand markets are working to secure the sources of their competitive advantage and buy supply chains using vertical integration as a strategy to ensure that they can meet the surging demand of their consumers.

Chick-fil-A believes that people think about food the same way they think about shopping: why go to a store when you can order online? That is why the company is opening prototype restaurants to exclusively to fulfill delivery and catering orders and they are miles ahead of the competition. With first-mover advantage in an online order/delivery service and really strong brand loyalty, Chick-fil-A is set to change the future of fast food and move from the restaurant, into your living room.

This video shows 10 impressive business opportunities that were rejected on Shark Tank and eventually went on to be successful businesses. It goes to show that you should not give up on your goals if you are confident that you have a great company.

Any entrepreneur will tell you that every successful company starts with a successful pitch. There are many different elements that make a great pitch what it is. In this video, three winning contestants on Shark Tank pitch their products using similar and different techniques, but all three yield the same result: investment by a shark.

Poll Everywhere transforms one-sided presentations into two-way conversations with the audience. This web-based audience response system lets you embed interactive activities directly into your presentation. The audience responds on the web or via SMS texting on their phones.

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, free for teachers. Kahoots are best played in a group setting, for example, a classroom. Players answer the questions on their own devices, while games are displayed on a shared screen to unite the lesson. It creates a ‘campfire moment’ encouraging players to look up and celebrate together. Besides creating your own kahoots, you can search among millions of existing games.

In a rare glimpse behind the tech curtain, Google released its 2014 diversity figures. The numbers weren't good, but they were in line with the few other companies that release such figures. Google is making a concerted effort to be more open and proactive about their diversity issues.

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational "death valley" we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

To learn well, students need to use their learning and receive high-quality feedback. But who has time to give a lot of great feedback? Explore how to super-charge the student’s learning environment with productive feedback without burning out.

Blooms taxonomy is an important theory in teaching. It includes different levels of a pyramid that build on one another. This video from LSU briefly explains the concept behind Bloom's Taxonomy and describes individual application for how college students can be better learners.

University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor explains how they use the case method to teach accounting. It’s a four step process which helps the students learn more efficiently than just being lectured to.

Short video that gives a very simple and clever acronym to understand the basics of accounting principles such as Debits and Credits. The acronym is DC ADE LER.

Zoe Cohen, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, saw an increase in student effort and improved grades after sending personalized emails to struggling students. This article highlights the effectiveness of "nudges", actions that encourage but do not mandate a course of action, in education.

Many of today's classes have students for whom English is a second language. Academic fluency can take years longer to achieve than conversational fluency, making it difficult for these English learners to keep up. This article outlines three things educators can do to become linguistically responsive teachers.

When ESPN started losing subscribers in 2011, they began making more money than ever before off of subscription fees and here's why. When they started losing subscribers, instead of lowering the price to try and maintain equilibrium with the demand of subscriptions, they raised their prices by over 50%, becoming the most expensive network on cable. Because the subscription rate grew at a faster rate than the rate of losing subscribers, ESPN started bringing in more revenue than they did before.

An in-depth look at cooperative learning, its value and implementation to help learning be more effective.

In an effort to maintain customer loyalty, Samsung is looking to introduce new smart home technology called SmartTech that will save time on basic household tasks and allow customers the ability to more closely monitor their homes. SmartTech will be able to perform tasks such as starting a washing machine and turning other outlet appliances on and off. But there are also costumer concerns that Samsung is taking into consideration as they prepare to introduce new smart home technology to their customers.

A simple, easy to understand, breakdown of two major parameters of teaching; high tech vs low tech and teacher-centered vs student-centered. Great insights on how to focus your classes depending on your teaching style and desired outcomes. Several specific methods are described showing where they fit within each parameter.

After the members of four unions representing ticket takers, ride operators, cleaners, store employees and truck/bus drivers at Disneyland Resort approved a contract through collective bargaining to raise the minimum wage by January 2019. Members from the parks two largest unions supporting hotel and food service workers were not included in the deal. Angry about the outcome of the original deal, additional workers pushed Disney management until a deal was made that included a $15-an-hour raise for all workers.

Have you ever wondered how to get people to listen to you more? This video goes over techniques anyone can use to be more influential. In this video you learn the seven deadly sins of speaking, the four cornerstones to be heard more, and six techniques anyone can do to warm up their voice.

This website comes from the University of Southern Florida and is a great resource for creating an effective rubric. This page addresses what a rubric is, why a rubric should be used, and the steps to creating a rubric.

The World Café Discussion Method is a flexible format for hosting large group discussions. It includes a rundown of the five basic components in the model.

This resource from Carnegie Mellon University's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation outlines the what, how and why of using case studies as an effective instructional method.

Venezuela sits on top of the worlds largest oil reserve and up until a few years ago, it has kept Venezuela's economy running and stable. Because of the reliance on the oil production and the giant reserve just below their feet, Venezuelans never really bothered to industrialize in any other way. Since oil prices then plummeted in 2014, Venezuela is now facing mass shortages and a failing economy as hyperinflation is only months away from reaching 1 million percent.

General Mills is following the industry trend of adding more paid time off for new parents. Parents will be able to take 12 weeks off with mothers being able to take an additional 6-8 weeks off after having a baby. Companies such as Unilever and Kellogg have already made these changes to their maternity and paternity leaves last year.

Ryan Serhant who is a successful real estate agent in New York shares there are two things people really want from a boss. First they want direction and then they want someone who is just nice. Ryan lives the golden rule of treating others how he would like to be treated.

The World Cup is easily one of the most lucrative events but those who pay for the tournament aren't necessarily those who see its profits. While FIFA rakes in billions in revenue every four years, the countries that host the tournaments pay upward of $10 billion. But hosting the World Cup has it's benefits as well. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the former Prime Minister stated that about $14 billion was added to the country's GDP as well as about 220,000 jobs during preparations alone.

Since the financial crisis in 2008, banks have been steadily losing junior recruits to large companies like Google and Facebook. But recent scandals within social medias top contender have caused Facebook to lose their recruiting advantage of junior talent. Due to "politically-based divisiveness" Facebook is dropping on recent employer branding studies, being passed by large investment banks like Goldman Sachs. But this is good news for investment banks, since they have nowhere to go but up.

This video contains 25 basic Excel tricks that gives learners a glimpse of what Excel can do. Below is the list in numerical order that is shown in the video.

Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Lenovo, distributed $3 million from his bonus among 10,000 junior-level employees. The employees, such as receptionists, production-line workers and assistants, each received an average bonus of 2,000 yuan, which is $314, in the name of their CEO.

A University of Virginia study found that family parenting cultures fall into four main categories: The Faithful, Engaged Progressives, The Detached, and American Dreamers. This article presents an opportunity to talk about family cultures and how they may impact organizational cultures.

This video is a discussion with Harvard Business School faculty and students about using the case method for learning business principles.

Thomas Smale, founder of FE International points out that financial mismanagement is an oft-cited reason for business failures and discusses five accounting challenges that start-ups face and programs that can help to fix them.

Food delivery is estimated to be a $70 billion-a-year industry in the U.S. Startup companies like Postmates and Instacart have created apps that they hope will tap into that, and more. At just the click of a button, they're aiming to deliver anything, from seafood to shoes, in a matter of hours or just minutes. Jamie Wax, from CBS This Morning, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the growing business of instant delivery.

Eighty people enter a Manhattan Best Buy store wearing blue polo shirts and khaki pants that look a lot like Best Buy uniforms, without the logo. Chaos ensues. Keywords: Branding, Uniforms, Customer Service, Publicity