The IESE Library website has just launched a new research guide under the heading “Refworks Import References.”
Refworks is an online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.
You can access the pdf document via the IESE Library [...]
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has just launched the 2009 edition of its “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific.” It focuses on the convergence of three global crises – an economic downturn, food and fuel price volatility, and climate change – on Asia and [...]
The subprime mortgage crisis has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and now it threatens to derail the U.S. economy and economies around the world. In this trenchant book, best-selling economist Robert Shiller reveals the origins of this crisis and puts forward bold measures to solve it. He calls for an [...]
As auto makers expand and shift their production facilities, suppliers are expected to follow. Certainly supplier companies have typically opened larger numbers of plants in more countries over the past decade and a half. This study by KPMG International, which involved 131 automotive industry suppliers in North America, Asia and Europe, examines how suppliers develop [...]
This study analyzes the situation regarding the occupational promotion of migrant workers in the EU Member States and Norway. It is divided in two parts. The first part presents an overview of the current evidence on barriers to career mobility experienced by migrant workers in the EU. The second part focuses on public policies for [...]
The director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Richard Lambert, said that it is even more important during the recession that students gain vital employability skills and experience of the workplace while at university, so that they are better equipped to compete in the increasingly competitive jobs market after graduation.
Launching a new CBI/Universities UK [...]
Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company focused on professionals, today issued its online 2008 Annual Report and 2008 Sustainable Entrepreneurship Report. Both reports are available at the company’s interactive website, which features tools to enable easy access to the content and data, fast information sharing, and the customization of certain sections [...]
Looking ahead to the next decade the retail experience across all channels will be very different and retailers need to gear up for the magnitude of change that is to come. This new report by Capgemini explores the major factors that will drive change, their impact on channel shopping and what retailers should be doing [...]
The 2009 Ernst & Young real estate business risk report, produced in conjunction with strategy consultancy Oxford Analytica, itemizes the top business risks faced by the industry as ranked by leading sector analysts. The top 10 risks in 2009 are:
1. Continued uncertainty and impact of the credit crunch.
2. Effects of globalization.
3. Impact of aging and [...]
This report is based on the second EQLS carried out in 2007-8 and offers a broad overview of the diverse social realities in the 27 EU Member States, Norway and the candidate countries of Turkey, Macedonia and Croatia. The Survey measures resources and living conditions through objective and descriptive indicators, but also incorporates subjective information. [...]
