This is the ninth in a series of posts aimed at the current RADIUS Trampoline cohort – but of use to anyone learning to do secondary market research... 

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This is the tenth in a series of posts aimed at the current RADIUS Trampoline cohort – but of use to anyone learning to do secondary market research... 

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This is the eleventh (penultimate!) in a series of posts aimed at the current RADIUS Trampoline cohort – but of use to anyone learning to do secondary market research... 

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This is the last in a series of posts aimed at the current RADIUS Trampoline cohort – but of use to anyone learning to do secondary market research... 

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I mentioned a couple months ago that we'd purchased several additions to our Plunkett Industry Almanac series, but at the time we were still waiting for three of our volumes to be published. 

One of those remaining titles has just been released and is now available for SFU researchers... Plunkett's Green Technology Industry Almanac 2018.

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A quick reminder that we have pilot, one-year subscriptions to two "emerging technology" market report databases: Frost & Sullivan & BCC Research.  We'd love to hear your feedback!

Please send comments, concerns, and questions to me at mbodnar@sfu.ca.

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Earlier this month I wrote about a new collection of practice datasets optimized for use in classroom exercises or in exam papers:  SAGE Research Methods Datasets.  I'm very pleased to announce that SFU researchers now have access to a companion resource: Sage Research Methods Video!  

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It can be hard to promote a history resource in a discipline such as Business where the focus is usually on the future. 

However, a good company history can help you understand the many strategic choices (successful or not) an organization has made, plus how those choices have shaped the company.

 Such information is invaluable for job hunting, strategic planning...

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We've just started a trial to Scopus and would love to hear what you think of it.

For those who don't know Scopus, it's a direct competitor to Web of Science (and perhaps to Google Scholar, depending on what you are trying to accomplish).  That is, Scopus is a very large citation database of peer-reviewed literature in journals, books, and conference proceedings across most research fields...

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I see that IBISWorld has published an analysis of the possible effects of a US steel & aluminum tariff on Canadian industries and consumers:  Trump Tariff to Hit Consumers, Canadian Steel and Construction.

As I'm sure you could guess, such tariffs are expected to touch on many industries.  Here are direct links to IBISWorld reports on some ...

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