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BUS 291: Business Intelligence Resources is a three-credit course being offered in the Fall of 2015. In the course, students will learn how to use advanced web search techniques and specialized business databases and how to critically evaluate information regardless of the source.
Students will be able to significantly reduce the time they spend searching for quality information and gain a competitive edge in class assignments, projects and job searches by taking this course. Designed to more fully prepare sophomores for 300 and 400 level business coursework, the course is also...
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Laura Leavitt is on the editorial board of an open-access journal that will launch soon: Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review. Ticker is published by the Academic Business Library Directors (ABLD) and is a forum for the exchange of the research, best practices, and innovative thinking in business librarianship and business library management. The journal will include research articles, opinion pieces, member profiles, case studies, and conference reports reflecting all aspects of business librarianship. Questions? Contact Laura Leavitt.
Susan Cain is co-founder of Quiet Revolution and author of the New York Times bestseller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which was named the #1 Best Book of the Year by Fast Company magazine, which also named her one of its Most Creative People in Business. Cain’s book was a TIME cover story, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and others. Her TED talk has had over 7 million views, and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks.
Cain will lecture for 45 minutes and then...
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The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn’t What it Used to Be
by Moisés Naím
Reviewed by: Terence O'Neill
Earlier this year founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg publicized his plan to read a book every two weeks for the duration of the year. For his first selection, he chose The End of Power, a book about the changing state of power relationships across...
Continue reading "Book Review: The End of Power by Moisés Naím"...ISI Emerging Markets EMIS is a great resource for emerging market company and industry information and we now have unlimited access to the Professional version.
The Companies section now includes an analytical workspace which can be used to build valuation models and analytical tools which can be used for aggregation analysis, concentration analysis, DuPont analysis, and statistical distribution.
The DealWatch section tracks completed deals, the top financial and legal advisers in deals, and deal intent.
If you create a personal account, you can:
We will be discussing Moisés Naím's book The End of Power at the library! The End of Power was the first book chosen by Mark Zuckerberg for his Year of Books challenge.
When: Thursday, Februrary 26 from 12pm-1:30pm
Where: Room 13 of the Gast Business Library
The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge isn't What it Used to Be discusses how power is shifting from large corporations and governments to start ups and individuals. The nature of power is also changing, becoming harder to use and easier to lose.
... Continue reading "Discuss The End of Power Over Pizza"...Over the next two weeks, there are some great career events that MSU business students can attend to talk to potential future employers!
The Career Resource Fair
When: 1/20-1/21 and 1/27-1/28 from 10:00 AM - 2:00PM
Where: 1st floor hallway of the Business College Complex
The Career Resource Fair is a one-stop shop for students to prepare for the Supply Chain Career Fair and the Diversity Career Fair!
Employers will be paired with Career Center staff to help service students in resume critiques, interviews, elevator speeches, career resourcing...
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The database PrivCo provides info on private companies, private market deals, venture capital funding and private investors. PrivCo recently released the PrivCo 100 rankings, which ranks the top 100 companies in the U.S. based on 2013 revenue.
Four companies headquartered in Michigan made the list:
17. Penske Corp: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Revenue: $23,100,000,000
26. Meijer: Grand Rapids, MI
Revenue: $16,620,000,000
41. Alticor, Inc.: Ada, MI
Revenue: $11,800,000,000
53. Gordon Food Service: Grand Rapids, MI...
Continue reading "The Top 100 Private Companies in the US"...For those of you who aren't familiar with the term, a phablet is a smartphone with a screen size from 5.5 inches to less than 7.0 inches. The iPhone 6 Plus is an example. According to the mobile analytics firm Flurry, phablet activation increased 225% year over year during the week of Christmas, taking share away from full-size tablets whose activations were down 35.3%.
For more on phablets, or to read the full article, "Phablets Performed Fabulously on Christmas," go to eMarketer.
Citation: eMarketer. (2015, January 5) Phablets Performed Fabulously on Christmas. Retrieved...
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It’s time for the end of the year, where we take a look at what we learned and figure out what to take with us to the next year. For me, that means taking a look at what I’ve learned about business in 2014 and what media has contributed to that. Here are some of the highlights from the television, radio, and computer.
This list is by no means comprehensive, but represents some of my favorite resources for learning more about the art and science of creating and operating businesses. Each of the following pieces of media was informally rated based on 1) my actually having read or...
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