Resources of the Week
By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor
This week, we bring you another eclectic ResourceShelf Round-Up. Here's a brief look at a few quality resources available from some of the leading U.S. business schools. We'll bet there's at least something here you've never seen before. And if you know about other "hidden gems" like this, please let us know.
Business Education--Research
Source: Columbia University School of Business http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/
"Columbia Ideas at Work is a bridge between business research and practice, offering key insights from Columbia Business School's faculty in a format that is easily accessible to busy executives. Our faculty members -- world-class scholars in accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and operations -- are engaged in pioneering research on issues that affect your business. This site presents practical applications of that research to help you understand your customers, motivate your employees, make strategic investment choices and capture opportunity in today's dynamic, global marketplace. The site is organized into three sections:
+ Magazine -- a quarterly, online magazine showcasing recent research
+ Research briefs -- one-page digests of the main findings of research papers (includes the idea, the research and how you can apply it)
+ Research archive -- a searchable database of faculty publications (citations, abstracts, and full text)
An RSS feed is available, as is a link to the collection of research guides compiled by the Thomas J. Watson Library of Business and Economics.
-- Business Leaders--Multimedia
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business Audio & Video
Here you'll find a large collection of audio and video presentations from business leaders in a wide range of discplines who have spoken at the graduate school, including such notables as Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Jack Welch, Anne Mulcahy of Xerox, and Symantec CEO John Thompson. RealPlayer format.
-- Union Army--Data
Source: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Center for Population Economics Union Army Study
"The Union Army Data Set consists of 35,747 white males mustered into the Union Army during the Civil War, for whom military, socio-economic, and medical information from several sources throughout their lifetimes has been collected." Includes three datasets:
+ Military, Pension, and Medical Records: The largest data set is the 'Military, Pension, and Medical Records' data set, which is derived from military-related documents housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. These include both war-time records and applications made by veterans for pension support.
+ Surgeon's Certificates: "Associated with these pension applications are detailed physical examinations, completed by physicians, that certify the veterans' health and disability status. Information from these examinations is collected in the second major dataset, known as the 'Surgeons' Certificates' data set."
+ Census Records: The 'Census Records' data set contains all information on the veterans that is available in the U.S. Federal Censuses of 1850, 1860, 1900, and 1910, though not all veterans could be linked successfully to the Census documents."
Researchers have used this data "to analyze, among other things, trends in chronic diseases, life-cycle and intergenerational factors in the secular decline of mortality and morbidity, and changes in the pattern of retirement and aging."
-- Branding
Source: Emory University, Goizueta Business School Zyman Institute of Brand Science
"The Institute's lauded scholars lead the development of new knowledge and insights for building, maintaining, enhancing, and revitalizing persistently profitable brands. We help companies link brand equity to business and shareholder value." If you're doing research in this area, you'll find an interesting collection of full-text articles on the front page, including Building a Branding Taxonomy, one of the Institute's projects. There's also an annotated selection of relevant articles from around the Web.
-- Public Utilities--Research
Source: University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Public Utility Research Center
"The Public Utility Research Center (PURC), at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, provides international training and strategic research in public utility regulation, market rules, and infrastructure management in the energy, telecommunications, and water industries. Its outreach activities support the expanded deployment and efficient delivery of telecommunications, energy, energy and water/wastewater services, including the achievement of environmental objectives." Offers:
+ Collection of "articles and working papers on regulation"
+ Infrastucture Regulation and Market Reform, an online book that "covers such topics as price cap regulation, interconnection pricing, investment incentives, benchmarking, and sector issues."
+ Spanish language materials
+ Extensive collection of briefly annotated links to resources in electricity, general regulation, international development, natural gas and oil, telecommunications, water, transportation, analytical tools, and laws.
-- Business Leaders--Audio
Source: Dartmouth University, Tuck School of Business Radio Tuck
"Radio Tuck brings you ground-breaking digital interviews, straight from the business leaders of today." Download mp3 files and transcripts, or listen in streaming audio. Collection is searchable.
-- Business--Research Guides
Source: Harvard School of Business, Baker Library Baker Library Research Guides
You may already be familiar with this excellent resource, but if you haven't been here lately, you'll see that it's been updated and now includes a large collection of Country Guides that draw on a variety of U.S. and international sources. Also here:
+ Research Guides
+ Subject Guides
+ Industry Guides
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We also like the collection of research guides from the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford.
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