Welcome to our series: GBL Shorts – Favorite Business Books! We asked folks in the GBS Community to answer one very important question: “What is your favorite business book and why?” Ama Ampadu-Fofie offers a book from the Arbinger Institute that dives into leadership and self-deception. Take a look! Want to read Ama’s book Read More …
As you head off to your internship this summer, remember your librarians are here all summer and happy to help you with research recommendations and search strategies for your projects. You can get started with our internship toolkit. Remember that due to Emory’s database licensing agreements you cannot use library databases at your internship. Be Read More …
It was great to see everyone at Welcome Weekend’s Dooley Dash this morning, with a special greeting from Dooley himself! Take a virtual tour of your Goizueta Business Library and learn more about our most frequently requested research databases and services. Welcome to Goizueta!
If you are considering working in a nonprofit, GuideStar will help identify lists of target organizations based on geography, organizational focus, and size of firm. Of note, the data from the 990 will often include the compensation of key employees, which can provide insight for salary negotiation.GuideStar helps answer the question “How are nonprofits spending their Read More …
April 17, 1837: J.P. Morgan was a titan of American business. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his position and connections put him squarely in the middle of the development of American industry. Even today the name remains in the forefront of the global business financial world. John Pierpoint Morgan was born April Read More …
April 15, 1955: Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, having purchased the rights to franchise the restaurant across the country from the founders, Maurice and Richard McDonald. To announce the grand opening, Kroc ran in add in the Des Plaines Journal, advertising “speedee service” and “plenty of free parking,” along with Read More …
April 6, 1992: This updated version of Windows established some features that are taken for granted today. This includes the CTRL-ALT-DEL command to avoid rebooting your computer, and allowing you to cut and paste from one application to another. As internet access moved forward, Windows 3.1 also supported modem speeds up to 9600 bps. To Read More …
GoinGlobal enables you to search for companies that have applied to sponsor H1B visas in the last 10+ years based on data from the US Department of Labor, and download up to 200 firms from your search. It also provides career guides for countries and cities you may be considering. GoinGlobal also includes the wage Read More …
April 1, 1976: College dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers, Inc. The two wanted to make computers small enough for people to have in their homes and offices. Ever wondered how they came up with the company name? According to an interview that Wozniak did with Byte magazine in December 1984, he credited Jobs with Read More …
March 30, 1971: Well before Howard Schultz walked into the picture, a small coffee shop with a name inspired by Moby Dick opened its doors in Seattle’s Pike Place Market for the first time. What started as a humble coffee shop has boomed since then into a monolithic organization which leads the industry. Today, it Read More …
