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A quick review on useful research resources for MBA 2007. When You Start Your EC Year How Baker Can Help. Baker Library Services September, 2006. Stay informed – know what’s happening in business Prepare for Field study Course paper Business Plan Contest Career development.
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A quick review on useful research resources for MBA 2007 When You Start Your EC Year How Baker Can Help Baker Library ServicesSeptember, 2006
Stay informed – know what’s happening in business Prepare for Field study Course paper Business Plan Contest Career development EC KEY ACTIVITIES
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Field Study, Course Paper, or Business Plan Recommended resources for you to start the research: • Consumer market data • Global Market Information Database (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/gmid.html) • Mintel (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/mintel.html) • Financial market data • Bloomberg (In the Exchange and Financial Databases Room) • Datastream (In the Financial Databases Room) • Competitive landscape • Capital IQ (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/capitaliq.html) • Hoovers (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/hoovers.html) • Industry outlook • S&P Industry Survey (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/s_and_p.html) • Business Source Complete (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/buscomplete.html) • Thomson Research – Investest (http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/investext.html)
Field Study, Course Paper, or Business Plan For more resources: • Baker Library workshop slides (http://www.library.hbs.edu/services/workshops.html) For Example: • Workshop slides on venture capital & private equity • Workshop slides on field study • How Do I? (http://www.library.hbs.edu/howdoi/) • Baker Library Research Guides (http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/) For example: • Entrepreneurship (including Business Plans) • Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceutical • Baker Library Databases Lists (http://www.library.hbs.edu/databases/ )
Career Development Recommended resources for you to start the research: • MBA Career Services Web site (http://my.hbs.edu/mbadocs/admin/career_services/research/ ) • Some of the Baker Library Industry Research Guides tend to include additional job listing Web sites. (http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/#industry)
Baker Library the Services • Walk in at the service desk* • Phone 617-495-6040 • Email refquest@hbs.edu • Receive an email response within one business day • For individual appointments: Tip: In order to better serve you, please indicate your research purpose or outcome as well as any specific information need • Special workshops or presentations will be announced via MyHBS * Bring your Harvard ID to enter the Library