This Day in Business History: The Black Monday Stock Market Crash

October 19, 1987: As a call-back to the October 28, 1929 stock market crash on Black Tuesday, Black Monday refers to the October 19, 1987 stock market crash during which the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 508 points (22.6% of its value) and the Dow Jones Index lost over $500 billion. The impact of Black Read More …

Uniworld for GBS Alumni

Thanks to the contribution of class gifts, the Goizueta Business Library is able to provide all Goizueta Business School alumni free remote access to UniWorld: American and Foreign Companies with Global Operations Passwords for Uniworld are available in the Goizueta Job Board and Resume Database (GO) and by request using this form. Uniworld’s multinational company directory lets you create custom Read More …

GBL Shorts: Library Questionary with Donna Peters

Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Questionert has nothing on the business librarians when it comes to asking just the right questions to learn things about our Goizueta community that we never knew before! We are continuing our video series, GBL Shorts: Library Questionary with Donna Peters. Check it out! Want more GBL Shorts? GBL Shorts: Favorite Business Books with Read More …

IBISWorld Global Industry Reports: Now Available via EMIS Database

EMIS, one of our best databases for market research reports, as recently added IBISWorld Global Industry Reports to its collection of vendors. IBISWorld’s U.S. reports are not included in EMIS. Follow these search steps to locate an IBISWorld report. EMIS Searching for an IBISWorld report for a specific industry Enter search in the search box, Read More …

This Day in Business History: Henry Ford’s Model-T hits the market

October 1, 1908: Also known as the Tin Lizzie, the Leaping Lena, and the “flivver,” the Model T was designed to be an accessible automobile for the masses. Inventor Henry Ford innovated the car making process by implementing assembly line production (as opposed to handcrafting), making the cars more affordable for the middle class and Read More …

This Day in Business History: NYSE Ends Saturday Session

September 29, 1952: The New York Stock Exchange ended the Saturday trading session to create a five day work-week. To even out the reduced number of days, a half hour was added to the close of the Monday-Friday trading sessions. That made the sessions open from 10AM -3:30PM. Sources: MarketWatch, Friends of Business History Read Read More …

This Day in Business History: Honeywell Retreats from Computer Market

September 25, 1986: Honeywell announced partnership discussions to join one of its computer operations with the Japanese firm NEC and France’s Groupe Bull. This consolidation was in part due to IBM’s large market size, controlling over 50% in 1986. According to a company official quoted in the New York Times, ”We can’t deal with computers Read More …

Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek: You Have Access NOW

Did you know that you already have access to these two frequently requested Bloomberg resources? Both are available via the Business Source Complete database.  Just follow the steps below to browse and search them. Business Source Complete (BSC) Create an Account– By creating your own account, you can save searches and set up email alert Read More …

This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Jim Henson!

September 24, 1936: Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, was born in Greenville, Mississippi. His passion for puppets started in high school, and he would go on to create lovable characters such as Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert & Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch. His organizations The Jim Henson Company and the Jim Henson Read More …

Vault (formerly FirstHand) no longer requires individual registration

Vault (formerly FirstHand) has upgraded their platform to simplify access.  You may now log in with your Emory NetID and password, with no additional registration steps required! This new platform includes all the Vault career guides and company rankings that were previously available in FirstHand. Vault Guides are under “Guides” Vault Rankings are under “Careers” Read More …