Business Research Database Blog Series: AtoZdatabases

The Emory community has access to a wealth of business research databases. This series highlights many of these great resources, including content and the best applications for classes and career prep. AtoZdatabases      What You Will Find AtoZdatabases enables you to build target lists from 30 million U.S. business records using criteria including geography, industry, revenue, Read More …

GlobalData’s new Job Analytics Dashboard

GlobalData’s Job Analytics dashboard, currently in beta, offers a great way to track macro industry job posting trends. Data collected includes active jobs by seniority, geography, job description key words, industry themes, key hiring companies and more.  This global perspective of hiring trends can be helpful when exploring industries where hiring is expanding or contracting. Additionally, Read More …

Real Estate Modeling Course, new content from Wall Street Oasis

  WSO’s newest course licensed for GBS students and alumni includes real estate case studies and modeling tests sourced from interviews, covering fundamental knowledge of real estate modeling practices across different asset types and investment strategies. This includes video walkthroughs and excel files available for practice.  Content ranges from inputting data from an Offering Memorandum Read More …

COVID-19 Data in SimplyAnalytics

SimplyAnalytics is now offering COVID-19 data at the national, state, and county levels, updated daily. The data is sourced from USAFacts.org.   Data variables included are:  Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by date Prevalence of confirmed COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 individuals) by date Deaths from COVID-19 by date Prevalence of deaths from COVID-19 (per 100,000 individuals) by Read More …

Will the library buy market research reports that I find on Google?

Students often ask if the library is able to purchase access to market research reports that they have found online. The question might go something like this: “Why doesn’t the library have more market research reports?  I found a summary of one on Google from Research and Markets and it’s perfect for my class project. Read More …

Studying for the GRE or GMAT?

Considering a graduate admissions test?  If you’re deciding between the GMAT and the GRE,  LinkedIn Learning has a course  focused on that  exact question:  Deciding Between the GMAT and the GRE.   This 6 hour course also includes key concepts to study for both exams.    LinkedIn Learning includes a variety of other courses focused Read More …

Consumer Research with Simmons Quick Reports

Simmons Quick Reports let you quickly analyze target consumer groups for products and services.  Before creating a crosstab search, it can be helpful to generate a Quick Report for your target to get a general idea about their behaviors and preferences.  You can search and enter your target and select from multiple reports.  These include Read More …

GlobalData Launches COVID-19 Playbook and Featured Analysis

GlobalData has created a COVID-19 Playbook compiling their analysts’ insights in four key areas: decoding the business impact, understanding the economic impact, monitoring the spread, and the strategic response across businesses. To access the COVID-19 Playbook, and all other content from GlobalData,  you will need to log in using one of the username/password sets from Read More …

Supply Chain, FinTech, Marketing…recommended COVID-19 market research portals

Many market researchers are providing ongoing analysis of COVID-19, including coverage of the personal, business, and political implications. A few market research portals you may wish to review outside of daily news sources are: eMarketer: Coronavirus Coverage Daily updated coverage on how COVID-19 has, and has not, impacted global ad spending, how it is changing Read More …

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Business Words of the Year: 2009-2019

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Goizueta Business School, the business librarians thought it might be fun to explore the evolution of business terminology between 1919 and 2019. So each month we will post a blog identifying business words and concepts that were captured in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the decades that GBS has been Read More …