Business and Economics Librarians' Blog

Book of the Week - Thursday 28/8/08

Jennifer Creese — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:49:29 +0000

The productivity imperative : wealth and poverty in the global economy / edited by Diana Farrell.
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and UQ Ipswich Library at HC79.I52 P756 2006

About this Book
This title presents an authoritative perspective on productivity from McKinsey & Company. This series, published in cooperation with The McKinsey Global Institute, offers important ideas and provides a broad outlook on critical economic issues facing businesses and governments around the world. Consisting primarily of articles originally published in “The McKinsey Quarterly”, each volume combines the expert insights that leaders need to operate effectively in the global economy, with the most current and authoritative practical insights available.

Subject(s):
Industrial productivity.
International economic relations.
Economic development.

Blog Welcome

uqcghicu — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:30:02 +0000

Welcome to the library blog for staff and students of the Business and Economics Schools at UQ. This blog is written by the Business and Economics Liaison Librarians at UQ (St Lucia) and its aim is to share information and generate discussion about new library resources and facilities, library searching tips, and other information pertinent to business and economics staff and students.

Please feel free to comment on any of our posts. We would love to hear from you!

Your Business and Economics librarians at the St Lucia campus:

Karen Borchardt - email: k.borchardt@library.uq.edu.au ; phone: 3346 4331

Jennifer Creese - email: j.creese@library.uq.edu.au; phone: 3346 3679

Anne Draper - email: a.draper@library.uq.edu.au; phone: 3346 4381

Dale Drysdale - email: d.drysdale@library.uq.edu.au; phone: 3365 4860

Cristina Ghiculescu - email: c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au; phone: 3346 3553

Recent titles in the library (Management, 21 August 2008)

uqcghicu — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:34:37 +0000

The collaborative enterprise : managing speed and complexity in knowledge-based businesses / Charles Heckscher.

Conflict at work [videorecording] : how to manage conflict at work.

Conveying information [videorecording] / Ash.Quarry Productions

Decision making in business / [edited by] Jack Maroun, Robert Masters.

Ego check : why executive hubris is wrecking companies and careers and how to avoid the trap / Mathew Hayward.

Integrating ethics with strategy : selected papers of Alan E. Singer / Alan E. Singer.

Listening and understanding [videorecording] / Ash.Quarry Productions.

Overcoming negative behaviors [videorecording] / Ash.Quarry Productions.

Staying ahead of the competition : how firms really manage their competitive intelligence and knowledge evidence from a decade of rapid change / Chris Hall, Babette Bensoussan.

Taking back the boardroom : thriving as a 21st-century director / Phillip H. Phan.

More practise now [electronic resource] : how to prepare for recruitment and selection tests / [items developed by Frank Palmer edited by Liz Steele].

US labor in trouble and transition : the failure of reform from above, the promise of revival from below / Kim Moody.

The Blackwell guide to business ethics / edited by Norman E. Bowie.

Becoming a mentor leader in a professional community [electronic resource] / Karynne L.M. Kleine … [et al.].

The working landscape : founding, preservation, and the politics of place / Peter F. Cannavo.

The industrial revolution in world history / Peter N. Stearns.

Trust within organizations of the new economy [electronic resource] : a cross-industrial study / Marco Tulio Zanini.

Cornerstones of strategic management / by Laurie Dickie & Carolyn Dickie.

The voice of authority : 10 communication strategies every leader needs to know / Dianna Booher.

Global economy contested : power and conflict across the international division of labour / edited by Marcus Taylor.

Career choice in management and entrepreneurship : a research companion / edited by Mustafa F. Ã–zbilgin, Ayala Malach-Pines.

The definitive job book : rules from the recruitment insiders / Anne Watson.

Resumes for computer careers / the editors of McGraw-Hill.

Australian master human resources guide / CCH Australia, Macquarie Graduate School of Management [and] Baker & McKenzie.

Giving notice : why the best and the brightest leave the workplace and how you can help them stay / Freada Kapor Klein, Martha Mendoza, Kimberly Allers .

100 minds that made the market / Kenneth L. Fisher.

Please send any new title suggestions in this area to Cristina Ghiculescu at c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au

Book of the Week - Thursday 21/8/08

Jennifer Creese — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:23:30 +0000

Ethical boundaries of capitalism / edited by Daniel Daianu, Radu Vranceanu.
Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and Law Library at HB72 .E776 2005

About this Book
The spate of corporate scandals across the Atlantic and similar cases in the EU in the early twenty first century illustrate the complex reality of capitalist societies, casting new doubts on the ability of these societies to impose natural limits on greed, selfishness and aggressive rivalry between economic actors. Social scientists now question whether capitalism can provide a solid basis for the development of ethical behaviour and whether unethical behaviour is an inherent feature of capitalist systems. This book addresses these issues within a thesis-antithesis approach, with analysis of the ethical virtues of capitalist structures, and a study of ethical issues within various applied contexts, including corporate governance and regulation.

Subject(s):
Labour Force and Market Economics
Corporate Finance
Business Ethics
Public Administration

ABC TV Free Internet TV Service

uqcghicu — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:34:02 +0000

ABC TV launched iView, a FREE Internet TV service.

ABC iView is an internet broadcasting service which allows for browsing and viewing of a selection of programs from the ABC.

It offers high fidelity, full-screen video for high speed internet users (ADSL2/1.1Mbps connection speeds).

Accessing content via this service may affect the user’s internet service provider download limits.

Check it out at http://www.abc.net.au/iview/ !!!

Australian Newspapers Beta Service launched by National Library of Australia

uqcghicu — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:52:24 +0000

Do you want to find historical images, articles, cartoons or maps printed in Australian newspapers?

On 25 July 2008, in collaboration with the State and Territory libraries, the National Library of Australia launched the Australian Newspapers Beta service which makes available out-of-copyright digitised Australian newspapers.

This exciting new online service enables the full-text searching of newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s.

The first Australian newspaper, the Sydney Gazette published in Sydney in 1803, is included in the service. The Australian Newspapers Beta service already contains over 90,000 newspaper pages from 1803 onwards, with more pages being added daily. The National Library of Australia welcomes your feedback on the service, and will continue development of the service over the next few months.

Discover the wealth of Australian Newspapers online at the Australian Newspapers Beta service !

Book of the Week - Thursday 14/8/08

Jennifer Creese — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:48:19 +0000

Handbook of markets and economies : East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand / Anthony Pecotich and Clifford J. Shultz II. editors, forword by John O’Shaughnessy.
Armonk, New York : M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and UQ Ipswich Library at HF5415.33.A78 H36 2006

About this Book
East and Southeast Asia is a vast and complex region. Its countries have a bewildering array of histories, demographics, economic structures, cultural backgrounds, and global marketing potential. This Handbook unravels the mystery. Each chapter is written by a country specialist and provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of one of the ESEA countries. Each author follows a consistent model and covers geography and natural resources, the political system, the economic system, the social system, and the marketing environment. Complete chapters are devoted to: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (North and South), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Not just a review of current conditions, the Handbook offers prognoses for future marketing and commercial activity in each country. This definitive resource is generously illustrated with maps, figures, and tables, and includes comprehensive references and source materials for each country. It is an essential reference for students, researchers, and practitioners in the global economy.

Subject(s):
Subject(s):
Applied Economics
Marketing
General Business & Finance
Asia — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Australia — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
New Zealand — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Recent titles in the library (Management, 8 August 2008)

uqcghicu — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:53:39 +0000

The contested commons : conversations between economists and anthropologists / edited by Pranab Bardhan and Isha Ray.

Global corporate power / edited by Christopher May.

Leadership in the new millennium / Rodney Overton.

The matrix organization reloaded : adventures in team and project management / Marvin R. Gottlieb.

The six secrets of change : what the best leaders do to help their organizations survive and thrive / Michael Fullan.

Multinational enterprises and emerging challenges of the 21st century / edited by John H. Dunning, Tsai-Mei Lin.

International development studies : theories and methods in research and practice / Andrew Sumner and Michael Tribe.

The MBA companion / Paul Dainty and Moreen Anderson.

How to rule the world : the coming battle over the global economy / Mark Engler.

Performance management systems : a global perspective / edited by Arup Varma, Pawan S. Budhwar and Angelo DeNisi.

The working landscape : founding, preservation, and the politics of place / Peter F. Cannava.

Trust within organizations of the new economy [electronic resource] : a cross-industrial study / Marco Tulio Zanini.

Cornerstones of strategic management / by Laurie Dickie & Carolyn Dickie.

The voice of authority : 10 communication strategies every leader needs to know / Dianna Booher.

The executive’s guide to corporate events & business entertaining : how to choose and use corporate functions to increase brand awareness, develop new business, nurture customer loyalty and drive growth / Judy Allen.

Career choice in management and entrepreneurship : a research companion / edited by Mustafa F. Ã–zbilgin, Ayala Malach-Pines.

The definitive job book : rules from the recruitment insiders / Anne Watson.

Resumes for computer careers / the editors of McGraw-Hill.

Australian master human resources guide / CCH Australia, Macquarie Graduate School of Management [and] Baker & McKenzie.

Giving notice : why the best and the brightest leave the workplace and how you can help them stay / Freada Kapor Klein, Martha Mendoza, Kimberly Allers .

100 minds that made the market / Kenneth L. Fisher.

Please send any new title suggestions in this area to Cristina Ghiculescu at c.ghiculescu@library.uq.edu.au

Book of the Week - Thursday 7/8/08

Jennifer Creese — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:14:00 +0000

Globalization of capital markets and monetary policy / edited by Jens Hölscher and Horst Tomann.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HG3881 .G5769 2005

About this Book
This book comprises papers presented at a conference held at the Free University Berlin in March 2004. The common aim of the contributions is to analyze from different angles the challenges that globalized capital markets pose for monetary policy authorities. The main issues addressed are the consequences for financial stability and the implications for monetary policy in general and in emerging and transition economies in particular.

Subject(s):
International finance — Congresses.
Capital market — Congresses.
Economic stabilization — Congresses.
Monetary policy — Congresses.

ENDNOTE and REFWORKS sessions for Semester 2

uqcghicu — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:59:00 +0000

If you have any problems KEEPING TRACK of all the information resources you are collecting for projects/ assignments/ research papers, you might want to try using a software package designed for this purpose.

Come and try either REFWORKS or ENDNOTE at one of the following training sessions:

ENDNOTE EXPRESS:

When: August 5, 2008, 10:00 am to 12:00noon
Where: St Lucia - Graduate Economics & Business Library, eZone

When: September 25, 2008, 10:00 am to 12:00noon
Where: St Lucia - Graduate Economics & Business Library, eZone

REFWORKS TRAINING:

When: August 7, 2008, 10:00 am to 12:00noon
Where: St Lucia - Graduate Economics & Business Library, eZone

Please book your preferred session by going to https://www.library.uq.edu.au/training/index.phtml and selecting either ENDNOTE EXPRESS or REFWORKS TRAINING.

See you there!