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May 20, 2013
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Welcome to the Bloomberg Businessweek Education Resource Center

The Education Resource Center provides detailed information on how to get started with the B-School Connection Program and outlines the value-added benefits available through our program partnership.

The Resource Center is a one-stop shop for professors in our program, delivering robust teaching tools and resources, including weekly Instructor Guides by discipline, discussion and quiz questions, curriculum integration ideas and more. 

This Week's Instructor Guides:

Accounting & Taxation

The Only Man For The Job – And That’s the Problem

How has Jamie Dimon managed to keep control of JPMorgan, and should he maintain control in light of the problems the company has recently endured?

Reviewer: Larry Tunnell, Ph.D., CPA

Business Fundamentals

The Doctor Will See You Now. And Now. And Now.

U.S. employers spend around $2 billion annually on wellness programs, but most pay little or no attention to their return on that investment.

Reviewer: Ralph W Flanary, MBA, CFE

Business Law

Have Credit Unions Become Stealth Banks?

Banks are concerned about the growth and consolidation of credit unions.

Reviewer: J. Vincent Eagan, JD, Ph.D.

Business Strategy

Where's the Colonel When You Need Him?

Will localization be the strategy that helps KFC maintain its dominant position as a fast food giant in China?

Reviewer: James Richardson, Ph.D.

Economics

The Next Crisis for China Lurks in the Shadows

Some $5.86 trillion in unsupervised lending hangs over the Chinese economy.

Reviewer: Brian Kench, Ph.D.

Ethics & Responsibility

Crowdsourcing an End to Sweatshops

Systems based on anonymous employee phone calls may be able to help Western companies monitor and improve working conditions in factories across the globe.

Reviewer: Katherine Campbell, Ph.D.

King Cat

Caterpillar is reporting record profits. Its CEO has been rewarded by steep increases in compensation. Should the company's employees benefit, too?

Reviewer: Katherine Campbell, Ph.D.

Finance

Facebook Struggles to Find Its Footing

Can investors be convinced that Facebook can continue to generate earnings as its mobile ad market share shrinks and users shift from personal computers to smartphones and tablets?

Reviewer: Delvin D. Hawley, Ph.D.

Information Technology

The City that Runs on Sensors

Can sensors really help us with traffic congestion?

Reviewer: Angelina I. T. Kiser, Ph.D.

International Business

Mercedes Keeps Its Eyes on the Back Seat

Since Chinese owners of many Mercedes S-Class sedans ride in the back seat, the company has redesigned the passenger compartment for the market.

Reviewer: Duane Helleloid, Ph.D.

Where's the Colonel When You Need Him?

KFC, China's largest fast food chain, has seen revenue fall as consumers became concerned about the spread of bird flu.

Reviewer: Duane Helleloid, Ph.D.

Marketing

Facebook Struggles to Find its Footing

Facebook scrambles to make money from mobile. Does it have a plan to make it profitable?

Reviewer: Douglas L. Wilson, MBA

Operations Management

Where's the Colonel When You Need Him?

At its Chinese restaurants, KFC’s “finger lickin’ good” eats offer more local dishes, such as chili black fungus and fishball soup, undermining its American identity.

Reviewer: Pedro M. Reyes, Ph.D.

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Crowdsourcing an End to Sweatshops
Facebook Struggles to Find Its Footing
Facebook Struggles to Find its Footing
Have Credit Unions Become Stealth Banks?
Innovator Greg Raleigh: Pay-as-You-Go Custom Wireless
King Cat
Mercedes Keeps Its Eyes on the Back Seat
Poland's Small Exporters to the Rescue!
The City that Runs on Sensors
The Doctor Will See You Now. And Now. And Now.
The Next Crisis for China Lurks in the Shadows
The Only Man For The Job – And That’s the Problem
Where's the Colonel When You Need Him?
Where's the Colonel When You Need Him?
Where's the Colonel When You Need Him?