Doing Business with Germany
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Today I met with some students regarding doing business in Germany. Here are some suggested links:
Archive for the 'Class Projects' Category
PRCM researching methods to alleviate traffic congestion
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009One PRCM class is charged with the following:
“Your company employs over 40,000 workers, and your CEO has been approached by local officials to
find ways to reduce the traffic congestion caused by your workforce. You have been assigned the task of researching ways other organizations have solved similar problems as a first step towards solving this problem at your own company. Your CEO is willing to consider anything from subsidized bus passes to company-owned shuttle buses to telecommuting.”
The following image shows some of the terms and solutions that we brainstormed about in class.
You could use databases such as Business Source Complete or Environment Complete to search for many of the terms. Also, look at site like GreenBiz.Com, which offer loads of information about making businesses and companies greener.
The resources at TransitCenter also look to be worth checking out.
Resources for Apparel Industry Research
Monday, April 6th, 2009This video highlights a few databases to look at when research the apparel industry, including IbisWorld, Mintel Reports, Plunkett Research, and Market Insight. The video also highlights the Apparel and Footwear Industry Guide, which can be found in the Biz Wiki.
Notes for Business Journalism presentation
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Google versus Databases
- indexing
- limiters (date, keyword location, publication, etc)
Lexis Nexis
- search General Motors
- Limit to company name
- second line, put in union or united auto workers or UAW in the second line
- limit down to find relevant results
- try General Motors and Ford
Factiva
- our topic is we want to find articles about same store sales for The Gap and Limited Brands
- keyword search on limited brands
- find a good article with Limited brands in it, then click company name to run search
- use keyword box to search for same-store sales or same store sales
Mergent Online
- Search for General Motors
- Historical company financials
- Executive compensation (under executives in the Company Details tab)
- Look at Insider Trades (under the research tab
- Private Company Data
- Tearsheets (equity research, factsheets)
Business Source Complete
- Trade Publications
- Magazines
- Academic Journals
The State of the News Media 2008
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009The State of the News Media report could be of interest to the cluster students, who are currently working on an analysis of the newspaper industry.
The State of the News Media 2008 is the fifth edition of our annual report on the health and status of American journalism.
Its goal is to gather in one place as much data as possible about all the major sectors of journalism, to identify trends, mark key indicators, note areas for further inquiry and provide a resource for citizens, journalists and researchers.
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.