Archive for August, 2008
MBA schools do well in a slow economy
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008From Business Week:
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) said that 77% of business schools surveyed by the group reported an increase in application volume in 2008, up from 64% in 2007. It’s the second-largest year-over-year surge in applications to full-time programs since 2002, and the highest level of increase in five years, GMAC said. And early signs are that the upcoming admissions cycle will continue to be strong.
The strong demand for business school did not surprise admissions officers, who note that applications for MBA programs typically go up when the economy slides. A similar upturn was seen following the dot-com crash earlier in this decade.
Second Life as a business incubator
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008From Business Week:
Virtual worlds, of which Second Life is the most populous, are becoming more than just a place where Web surfers socialize, play games, or sell nonexistent products to imaginary people. Increasingly, tech-savvy businesses are using virtual worlds to design, create, and even test product concepts before they make their debut in the real world.
MBA orientation session
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008These are my notes of the MBA orientation session that I will be giving later this morning.
I. find a book with keywords
II. find a specific book using citation
| The complete book of long-distance cycling : build the strength, skills, and confidence to ride as far as you want / by Edmund R. Burke and Ed Pavelka | |
| [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale ; [New York] : Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin’s Press, c2000 |
III. using ohiolink
| Wallack, Roy M. | |
| Bike for life : how to ride to 100 / Roy M. Wallack and Bill Katovsky. | |
| New York : Marlowe & Co., c2005. |
IV. alden video
V. renewing books
VI. find a specific article using citation
Akuthota V, Plastaras C, Lindberg K, Tobey J, Press J, Garvan C. The Effect of Long-Distance Bicycling on Ulnar and Median Nerves: An Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Cyclist Palsy. American Journal of Sports Medicine. August 2005;33(8):1224-1230.
Martin, S. (1995, June). `Trying to find the one that breaks me’. Bicycling, 36(6), 60.
VII. Sample Searches
1. Find this: D’Aveni, R. (2002, November). The Empire Strikes Back: Counterrevolutionary Strategies for Industry Leaders. Harvard Business Review, 80(11), 66-75.
2. Find this: Burgelman, R. A. (2002). Strategy is destiny : How strategy-making shapes a company’s future. New York: Free Press
3. Find this: (February 23, 1986). DEBATE OVER TAX PROPOSAL HEATS UP. Columbus Dispatch, The (OH) HOME FINAL ed., 2B.
4. Find articles about M.B.A. programs in the Wall Street Journal
VIII. use ebrary to find e-books
IX. use business source complete to find articles
X. use lexis nexis to find articles
Find a book in Alden
Friday, August 15th, 2008This video demonstrates how to use a call number to track down a book in Alden Library.
I'm Chad Boeninger and I write this blog for the students and faculty of Ohio University. I cover business research issues, databases and other resources, current business trends and topics, and much more.