> Return to the #75 Newsletter One of the most comprehensive and reliable online resources on the world economy, society, education and environment is the OECD iLibrary. The resource is a gateway to the OECD’s analysis and data: books, papers and statistics. The OECD iLibrary also contains content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the…
#75 April 2018
Radio Garden
> Return to the #75 Newsletter Spin the world and listen to the radio of any country, any city and anytime. Nearly 10.000 stations to tune in to just in a click. Radio Garden, run by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, is an interactive map of live radio stations across the globe. A Google Earth for radio. This experience requires WebGL supported browser.
Screening PE & VC Investors by Investment Criteria
> Return to the #75 Newsletter Interested in screening for private equity or venture capital firms investing in a particular industry, stage of investment, and/or geography? Go to Thomson One. But bear in mind, this resource only works on Internet Explorer (see How-To: Thomson One: access). Click on Screening & Analysis. Drag mouse over Private Equity then click on Companies & Investors. At the top of the page select an Entity Type of…
Leading Companies Through Storms and Crises
> Return to the #75 Newsletter Principles and best practices that should inspire top management and corporate communications in facing conflicts, controversies, crises and scandals are the focus of the new book published by IESE Prof. Yago de la Cierva, Leading Companies Through Storms and Crises: Principles and Best Practices in Prevention, Crisis Management and Communication. Some of the data used to develop the study was obtained by using the resources available…
Entrepreneurship
> Return to the #75 Newsletter Enterprise is the core engine of economic growth. It’s broadly accepted that without enterprise and entrepreneurs there would be very little innovation, less productivity growth and even fewer new jobs being created. According to the management consultant and author John Hagel, entrepreneurs are people who see an opportunity to create value and are willing to take a risk to capitalize on that opportunity. They are needed…