Business

Will Big Data be Huge?

Published: Tue, 2012-09-04 09:06 by Helen Morgan

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According to a report in 2011 by the World Economic Forum, big data is redrawing the boundaries of business and could be viewed as a new class of economic asset, like oil.

But just how big will big data become? How will it affect your company and what management skills will be needed to exploit its potential?

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Management

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias:

The Blackwell encyclopedia of management

Encyclopedia of business ethics and society

Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology

Encyclopedia of leadership

International encyclopedia of organization studies

Handbooks:

21st century management: a reference handbook

The Blackwell handbook of strategic management

Gower handbook of internal communication

A handbook of human resource management practice

Handbook of organizational behavior

The Oxford handbook of business ethics

The Sage handbook of complexity and management

Dictionaries:

The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of organizational behavior

A dictionary of business and management

A dictionary of human resource management

Browsing the shelves:

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

HD28 - HD70 Management. Leadership
HD57.7 - HD58.95 Organisational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture.
HD59 Public Relations
HD66-HD66.2 Work groups
HD6958.5 - HD6976 Industrial relations
HF5001 - HG 6182 Business. Business Administration
HF5387 - HF5387.5 Business Ethics
HF5549 - HF5549.5 Personnel Management
HF5717 - HF5734.7 Business Communication

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles:

Key journal article databases for business

ABI Inform Global (via ProQuest)

Business Source Complete (via EbscoHost)

Other journal article databases for business

AIMMAT (via Informit) - AIM Management and Training Database

APA FT (via Informit) - Australian Public Affairs Full Text

Communication Abstracts

Emerald Insight

PsycINFO (via ProQuest)

Scopus

Web of Science

More Databases

Browse all library databases for Business

Multimedia

Multimedia:

Informit TV News TV news stories, current affairs and documentary series broadcast on Australian television

VLearn Digital Library provides access to video programs produced and distributed by VEA

Academic Video Online (Business & Economics Collection)

Harvard Business School Executive Education (available via YouTube)

Harvard Business Review (available via YouTube)

News

News:

Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.

Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.

PressDisplay Shows page layout views of newspapers, showing the stories exactly as published. Only the last 60 days of publication available.

Related Guides

Related Guides:

Business Subject Guide

Database Searching "How-To" Guide

International Statistics Subject Guide

Legal Research Guide

Academy of Management Style Referencing "How-To" Guide

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources:

Aspect annual reports online - Part of DatAnalysis, this tool allows you to access annual reports of all Australian Stock Exchange listed and delisted companies back to 1995.

Dat Analysis - comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX.

GMID (Euromonitor) - Key database for global consumer market analysis. Provides time series statistics by country and market.

IMF e-library data - range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators.

Osiris - comprehensive database of listed corporates, banks and insurance companies around the world. In addition to the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios it contains news, ownership, ratings, earnings estimates and stock data.

Web Sites

Web Sites:

Australian Human Resources Institute

Australian Industrial Relations Commission

Australian Institute of Management

Biz/Ed - a website for students and educators in business studies, economics, accounting, leisure, sport & recreation and

Business.gov.au - government service providing essential information on planning, starting and growing your business.travel & tourism.

Business Ethics - Canadian resource for business ethics.

Business Plan - Australian Institute for Commercialisation

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Fair Work Australia - National workplace relations tribunal

Fair Work Ombudsman

HBS Working Knowledge - browse articles by the Harvard Business School on various business topics and by industry.

International Labour Organization

The Times 100 Case Studies by Company

Statistics - International

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias:

Statistics sources 2005 : a subject guide to data on industrial, business, social, educational, financial, and other topics for the United States and internationally

Instat : international statistics sources : subject guide to sources of international comparative statistics

Handbooks:

Statistical yearbook of the United Nations

Statesman's yearbook

A guide to countries of the world resource

International historical statistics

Statistics

Statistics:

OECD iLibrary statistics Online statistics portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Provides access to OECD statistics via databases, key tables and books. The OECD.Stat service enables users to search for and extract data from across OECD's many databases

UNdata Online statistics portal of the United Nations. Includes selected statistics for over 200 countries and areas of the world. Subjects covered include demographic and social statistics, national accounts,finance, labour force, wages and prices, agriculture, industry, transport and communications, energy, environment, science and technology, international merchandise trade and tourism.

World Bank data Provides access to the World Development Indicators dataset plus additional datasets containing more than 7,000 additional indicators. Subjects covered include social, economic, financial, natural resources and environment.

Web Sites

Web Sites:

Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, includes a listing of National Statistical Agencies of Other Countries and International Organizations

Eurostat From the European Commission, European statistics

Statistical abstract of the United States

OFFSTATS From the University of Auckland Library, provides links to free statistics from official sources on the web.

Accounting

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias:

Blackwell encyclopedia of management resource vol. 1 Accounting

Handbooks:

Accounting handbook 2012

Auditing, assurance and ethics handbook 2012

Financial reporting handbook 2012

Dictionaries:

Dictionary of Accounting

Browsing the Shelves

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

HF Commerce
--HF5001-6351 Business, Business Administration
--HF5601-5689 Accounting
HG Finance

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles:

Key journal article databases for accounting

ABI/Inform global

Business source complete

ACCOUNT (formerly Australian accounting and taxation database)

Other journal article databases for accounting

ScienceDirect

Scopus

Web of science

News

News:

Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.

PressDisplay The last 60 days of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world are available for searching and browsing. Page layout views of the newspapers are displayed and the stories are shown exactly as published.

Related Guides

Related Guides:

Company information Subject Guide

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources:

Connect4 - specialises in providing information on companies which are listed on the ASX.

Dat Analysis - comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX.

Osiris - comprehensive database of listed corporates, banks and insurance companies around the world. In addition to the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios it contains news, ownership, ratings, earnings estimates and stock data.

Standards

Standards:

Australian accounting standards

Australian accounting and auditing standards online

Web Sites

Web Sites:

Australian Accounting Standards Board

IFRS Foundation (and International Accounting Standards Board)

Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand

CPA Australia

International Federation of Accountants

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

Tax Institute

Australian Taxation Office

Browsing the shelves:

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

HD30.28 Strategic planning

HF Commerce

--HF5001 - 6182 Business

--HF5601 - 5689 Accouning, Bookkeeping

HG Finance

--HG1501 - 3550 Banking

--HG4501 - 6051 Investment, Capital formation, Speculation

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles:

ABI/Inform Global

Business Source Complete

News

News:

Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world,or use the Companies/Markets tab to search for information on listed companies throughout the world.

PressDisplay The last 60 days of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world are available for searching and browsing. Page layout views of the newspapers are displayed and the stories are shown exactly as published.

Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.

Primary Materials

Primary Materials:

Aspect Annual Reports Online Contains PDF copies of the annual reports, for at least the last 12 years, of all ASX listed and de-listed companies.

Annual report file Contains the annual reports between 1950 and 1993 of various Australian and New Zealand companies.

Annual stockmarket summaries. Sorted by company The most recent title for ASX summaries published variously between 1972 and 2006

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources:

Company Information

Connect4 is a wholly owned Australian Company which specialises in providing information on companies which are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. This site provides searchable access to Australian company information.

Dat Analysis Premium provides comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX. These reports are updated daily from relevant ASX announcements.

Osiris (Bureau van Dijk) A comprehensive database of listed corporates, banks and insurance companies around the world. In addition to the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios it contains news, ownership, ratings, earnings estimates and stock data.

Factiva A global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing. To find company information: select the 'Companies/Markets' tab and click 'Company'.

Industry and Market Information

Global market information database A key database for global consumer market analysis, this database includes profiles of major companies throughout the world in the consumer goods and services sector.

IBISWorld This database contains reports on over 500 Australian industries. Each industry report includes information on the major companies within the industry. Note that the library's subscription to this database provides access to only the industry reports.

Web Sites

Web Sites:

ABN Look up ABN Lookup is the public view of the Australian Business Register (ABR). It provides access to the publicly available information supplied by businesses when they register for an Australian Business Number.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

ASIC Searches and Lodgement Find basic details about current & former companies, business names, schemes, trusts & non-registered entities; ABN, ACN ...

AnnualReports.com This site claims to provide the most complete and up-to-date listing of Annual Reports online. Produced by an American company, it includes reports from non-American companies as well as American companies.

BoardRoom Radio

Business Spectator Business news and commentary website based in Australia.

GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) ASX

Reuters.com Free source of company and financial information providing descriptive and analytic data on many publicly traded international companies

Seekingalpha.com Free source for company analysis. U.S. focus.

Trading Room Industry Listing

Yahoo Finance

Marketing

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias:

The Blackwell encyclopedia of management (vol 9 Marketing)

Encyclopedia of busine$$ and finance

Encyclopedia of public relations

Encyclopedia of sports management and marketing

International encyclopedia of business and management

Encyclopedia of consumer culture

Handbooks:

Handbook of marketing

The SAGE handbook of marketing theory

The IABC handbook of organizational communication : a guide to internal communication, public relations, marketing, and leadership

The AMA handbook of public relations

Handbook of Pricing Research in Marketing

Handbook on Brand and Experience Management

The handbook of marketing research : uses, misuses, and future advances

Handbook of marketing scales

The Sage handbook of advertising

Dictionaries:

Dictionary of marketing

Glossary of Marketing Terms (The Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand)

Marketing Dictionary (Monash University)

Browsing the shelves

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

HD30.4 Business Research
HD9980.5 Services Marketing
HF5415 Marketing
HF5415.1265 Internet marketing
HF5415.3 Consumer Behaviour
HF5801-6182 Advertising

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles:

ABI/Inform global

Business source complete

Communication Abstracts

Scopus

Web of Science

More databases

Browse all Business Databases

Browse all Communication Studies Databases

News

News:

Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.

Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre Search the full text of Australian and New Zealand newspapers back to about 2000. Full-text is available, but there are no images or full-page views.

Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.

PressDisplay Shows page layout views of newspapers, showing the stories exactly as published. Only the last 60 days of publication available.

Related Guides

Related Guides:

Business Subject Guide

Company Information Subject Guide

Statistics - International Subject Guid e

Academy of Management Style Referencing "How-To" Guide

Harvard Referencing "How-To" Guide

Database Searching "How-To" Guide

Secondary Materials

Secondary Materials:

International marketing

Nonprofit marketing

Relationship marketing

Legends in marketing. Naresh K. Malhotra

Legends in marketing. Jagdish N. Sheth

Legends in marketing. Kent B. Monroe

Legends in marketing. Shelby D. Hunt

Critical marketing studies

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources:

GMID (Global Market Information Database) - Key database for global consumer market analysis. Provides time series statistics by country and market.

IBISWorld - IBISWorld Industry Market Reports provide strategic insights and analysis on over 500 Australian industries. Note that the library's subscription to this database provides access to only the industry reports.

Dat Analysis - comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX.

Aspect annual reports online - Part of DatAnalysis, this tool allows you to access annual reports of all Australian Stock Exchange listed and delisted companies back to 1995.

Factiva - The Companies/Markets section of Factiva offers information on Quotes, Charting, Company and Industry information. Search for a specific country (Australian or International) using the Company link for a company snapshot, newspaper and web articles about the company and detailed company reports. Select the Industry tab for industry snapshots.

Margaret Gee's Australian media guide - detailed entries on more than 16,000 media contacts and 2,500 media outlets

Statistics

Statistics:

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Statistical publications, historical time series, spreadsheets and Census data for Australia.

Internet Sites for Statistics - Gateway for statistics arranged by geography and subject (from the University of Glasgow).

Office of Economic and Statistical Research (Qld)

OFFSTATS - Statistical gateway from the University of Auckland Library.

United Nations Statistics Division

World Bank Data (World Development Indicators) - statistical data for more than 900 development indicators and time series data from 1960 onwards for more than 208 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

Web Sites

Web Sites:

Association of Market and Social Research Organisations

Australasian Promotional Marketing Association

Australian Market and Social Research Society

The Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand

American Marketing Association

Directory of Marketing Industry Associations & Marketing Information Sources (Marketing Minds)

Marketing Minds - brand and marketing tips for marketing professionals.

Nielson - trends and insights.

Roy Morgan - opinion polls.

OzTam - Australian television ratings information.

Advertising Standard Bureau

Business.gov.au - government service providing essential information on planning, starting and growing your business.

AusTrade - information about export markets, grants and assistance, and expanding a business outside Australia.

Superbrands - insights into many of Australia's trusted brands

Bank giveaway

Published: Mon, 2011-07-04 11:48 by Belinda Weaver

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The World Bank collects a lot of data and now they want to give it away. The Bank's Open Data initiative provides users with access to data, including more than 7,000 indicators from World Bank data sets. The Data Catalog lists available datasets, such as databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each listing includes a description of the data set and a direct link.

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Agribusiness

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Handbooks:

Handbook of marketing

E-agriculture and e-government for global policy development: implications and future directions

Complete A-Z business studies handbook

Dictionaries:

A dictionary of business and management

A dictionary of marketing

Key concepts in marketing

How-to Guides:

Have a look at the How-to Guides. The following ones can help you get started:

There are also a number of online tutorials available.

Journals

Journals:

Agribusiness

Supply Chain Management

Australasian Farm Business Management Journal

Harvard Business Review

Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material can be time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Useful Databases for Agribusiness:

ScienceDirect

contains scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information published by Elsevier Science and its various imprints.

Emerald

specialist database developed for business schools and departments of management.

Web of Knowledge

integrated platform for searching individual ISI products or multiple products simultaneously.

Scopus

multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Index (ANR)

bibliographic database with informative abstracts and links to full text for agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources.

ABI/Inform Global

contains business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and companies.

Dat Analysis

provides comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX.

Fin Analysis

provides a 12-year history of detailed financial information for all companies listed on ASX.

Connect 4

Australian Company which specialises in providing information on companies that are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Other databases in the area of agriculture and business

Statistics

Statistics:

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)