> Return to the #95 Newsletter The Library has IBISWorld on trial until July 25, 2022. IBISWorld is a comprehensive industry-market research database which offers web-based research reports on thousands of global industries. The reports cover the economies of Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, the UK and the US and include analysis of industry drivers, risk, market data and segments, competitors, and industry performance. How to access IBISWorld?…
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What Came First?
> Return to the #95 Newsletter Which is older: the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur in Paris or the painting “The Yellow House” by Van Gogh? Test your knowledge of Arts and Culture with “What Came First”. It offers an amusing way to challenge yourself to compare seemingly unrelated facts that can help you put things in perspective and inspire you. “What Came First” is part of Google’s Arts & Culture Games collection….
Factiva Expert Searches
> Return to the #95 Newsletter Looking for news on topics or subjects that are hard to find? Factiva can help you with its “Factiva Expert Searches” tool (FES). The tool consists of pre-defined search strings created by Factiva search experts to find implicit topics and subjects that are often difficult for many users to write searches on their own. The categories include Competitive Intelligence, Energy (Sustainable), ESG/ Investment Stewardship, News…
The Logic of Gift – Making Sense in Business and Management
> Return to the #95 Newsletter Diego Arias recently defended his dissertation, “The Logic of Gift – Making Sense in Business and Management“. The dissertation aims to study how gift-giving is integrated within management and its implications for business. For this purpose, Diego first built a morally-based taxonomy of three categories and eight types of gift-giving from Aquinas’ moral object of the action. Second, he studied how the gift and exchange…
Summer Readings 2022
> Return to the #95 Newsletter Summer is finally here, providing a well-earned opportunity to wind down and do some serious reading. Our selection of books for 2022 is focused on titles that promise to take you back in time. Find a list of history books from our collection that can help you better understand the present by learning from the past, and thereby better prepare for the future. Hope you…