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Worldwide Casebook in Marketing Management... and on finding cases in general

Published by Mark Bodnar

I just noticed that an ebook I ordered last week is already here and available for your reading/teaching enjoyment: 

Worldwide Casebook in Marketing Management

From the publisher: 

Worldwide Casebook in Marketing Management comprises a large collection of case studies in marketing and business management. It covers a huge array of decision-making areas and many different industries ranging from computers, petrol retailing and electronic gaming to drinks, fashion, airlines and mobile communication...

New name & more content: Canadian Newsstand now Canadian Newsstream

Published by Mark Bodnar

Just a quick heads-up about some changes to our main Canadian news database: 

New name: Canadian Newsstand is now Canadian Newsstream 

​New content: The old Newsstand product contained major papers from across Canada (G&M, National Post, Vancouver Sun, etc.) as well as many small-market papers from here in BC (Burnaby Now, Vancouver Courier, etc.)  The new Canadian Newsstream product has all that, as well as dozens more small-market papers from throughout Canada (Airdrie City View to York Guardian) and transcripts from several major CBC and CTV news shows.

Why you should care...

On the economics of a marijuana industry - redux

Published by Mark Bodnar

I just noticed an interesting new videocast in our Passport database:  Opportunities for Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco in Legal Cannabis in the US (22 Aug 2016: 4 minutes). Sample: "Alcoholic drinks and tobacco are facing the ascent of the legal cannabis industry in the United States. Accounting for US$7 billion in 2015, and with half the states already having legalized use, the legal cannabis industry could also play the role of a huge disruptor. "

This reminded me that I once wrote a post on the economics of a legal marijuana industry... 

Women in the workforce: Statistics, causes, and issues

Published by Mark Bodnar

I see that Statistics Canada has just released the results of a study on The Canada–US gap in women's labour market participation, 1997 to 2015.  (Spoiler: The two countries had similar, and rising, rates until about 1976, then Canada's participation rate continued to climb while the US rate began to decline, to the extent that there is now 7-point gap between us on this measure.)

As is often the case, these numbers raise all sorts of questions...

Free resume booster for SFU researchers: Bloomberg Market Concepts

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Published by Mark Bodnar

A quick heads-up to all SFU researchers who deal with financial data from both companies and nations: did you know that you can boost your resume/CV and your LinkedIn profile with an official Bloomberg certification?  The Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) course is available at no extra charge to all SFU students and faculty1

BMC is an 8-hour, self-paced, e-learning course...

The Multicultural Mind - new book by SFU Beedie author!

Published by Mark Bodnar

Hey, I just noticed a new book in our collection by one of our illustrious international business profs: Dave Thomas!  Congrats to Dave on the publication of "The multicultural mind : unleashing the hidden force for innovation in your organization."

Note that we have both print and online copies of this book... SFU researchers can read it anywhere, anytime!

From the publisher:  Organizations need innovation, and there is a powerful source right under their noses...

Modeling major economic events for your strategic planning

Published by Mark Bodnar

Wouldn't business life be easier if we didn't have to worry about future calamities?  If we could just gather up the data on what's happened already and what's happening now, then create a perfect strategic plan for what we want to happen in the future...

In such an idyllic world, we'd need only to press the start button on our plan and let it run without a thought about the potential for a severe recession in the US, or a sudden tightening of credit in China, or yet another oil price shock...

"Business Dynamics" data and analysis via Passport

Published by Mark Bodnar

If you're like me, you probably choose our Passport database as your go-to place for data and analysis on markets for fast-moving consumer goods... but you may have forgotten that Passport also provides detailed economic and demographic data for most countries.