> Return to the #83 Newsletter What to find out if you are a musical prodigy? Can you tell what kind of song you’re listening to? Do you think you’re tone-deaf? In The Music Lab website you can test your musical IQ and pitch perception, do a tone-deafness test or play the World Music Quiz, among many other fun things. The Music Lab is an offshoot of the Department of Psychology…
Mª José Castell
Journal Quartile?
> Return to the #83 Newsletter Interested in knowing what the quartile of a particular journal is? Go to A-Z Databases and choose Web of Science. Select “Journal Citation Reports” from the menu bar on the top of the homepage. Sign in using the “Institutional (Shibboleth) Sign In”. Select “Select your group or region” > “Federation of Spain by FECYT“. Once in JCR enter in the search box the journal name…
Leaders and Millennials
> Return to the #83 Newsletter IESE Prof. Guido Stein’s latest book, Leaders and Millennials: a Meeting Point of Generations, explores the common generational traits of Millennials from a humanistic point of view. The book features a number of case studies that underscore how generational differences and conflict can emerge in the workplace and how they can be overcome, turning the meeting point between generations into an opportunity, instead of a…
Fintech Revolution
> Return to the #83 Newsletter FinTech is increasingly embedded in every day financial transactions. The term is used to describe both innovative technology-enabled financial services and the novel business models that come with them. Faster than ever before, new technologies are tested and introduced into finance, rapidly becoming a global phenomenon. No longer the exclusive domain of start-ups, fintech services are increasingly being offered by large, well-established companies that offer…
EMIS Africa
> Return to the #82 Newsletter EMIS, the essential database for people working in or with so-called emerging markets or economies, has just enhanced its contents and search tool. Particularly noteworthy is its massive expansion of Africa-related content. African companies’ coverage has been expanded from 4,300+ to over 530,000 profiles, largely as a result of adding 20 new countries to their country coverage, which more than doubles EMIS Africa’s regional coverage…