Pub Date : 2023-05-19DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2023.2213510
Eileen Bridges, K. MacDonald
Abstract Becoming familiar with the processes of obtaining information and applying it in new ways are important to learning how to do marketing research. This article describes an innovative approach to developing information literacy through a series of student marketing research projects developed for use in a virtual learning environment. These projects incorporate the latest ideas presented in the marketing education literature; each has clear learning goals and relates student activities to aspects of experiential learning. Thus, the project designs promote information literacy and require students to close the learning loop by communicating marketing research insights in a manner suitable for business managers. The authors recommend that students work individually, rather than in teams, to maximize flexibility and the breadth of learning. Student engagement, enhanced information literacy, and student satisfaction with interactivity and learning from project assignments offer measures of academic success.
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Pub Date : 2023-05-08DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2023.2203429
Nora B. McKenzie
MarketResearch.com Academic is a platform that aggregates global market research reports across a wide range of topics. Reports include both quantitative and qualitative research and are pulled from a set of ten established publishers. Academic libraries can license MarketResearch.com Academic content, but the primary MarketResearch.com commercial platform is available to corporate clients with a much broader selection of publishers and a considerably higher price tag.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-03DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2023.2184986
Jaiprakash M. Paliwal, S. Raibagkar
Abstract India is home to more than 6,000 Business Schools. Finance specialization is considered to be one requiring a relatively higher academic rigor. Business libraries support the knowledge requirements of the finance faculty. This research studied the usage of business library resources by the finance faculty from B-schools across India and its impact on their academic performance. A survey was conducted through a questionnaire involving more than 400 finance faculty. Two constructs, namely, usage of business library resources and academic performance, were comprehensively defined. A weighted scale evaluation was done. The finance faculty from the B-schools is lagging way behind in academic performance on high-weighted parameters like Scopus indexed journal publications. The faculty showed a relatively low usage of the business library resources. Irrationality is seen in the emphasis placed on the usage of library resources and the importance given to areas of performance. Business library resource rated with lower importance has higher usage, and those rated with higher importance show lower usage. Similarly, performance areas that were perceived to be of relatively lower importance reflect a better performance, but those which are perceived to be of much higher importance show a very low performance. It was interesting to note the low usage despite reasonable availability of quality business and finance material in the B-schools library. Suggestions are given to increase the utilization of business library resources through provisions like a compulsory library hour every day.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2023.2184978
E. Lim
The word ‘cartel’ often conjures a definition focusing on price fixing and production manipulation to increase profits and reduce competition. When used in the context of the critical information that governs our lives and personal and private behavior, the term ‘cartel’ takes on a more sinister aspect with shades of ethical impropriety. Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information is a full expository on information cartels controlling the prices of the different types of data: personal data, academic research, legal information, financial data, and news. The author a law professor and a former law librarian specializes in data privacy and information access, among other areas. Her book takes us inside these cartels’ free-for-all realm, showing how they collect, commodify, and monetize our informational and data assets. These cartels are responsible for reinforcing social inequality and threatening democratic knowledge exchange.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-03DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2023.2171552
B. Ghodoosi, Tracey West, Qinyi Li, G. Torrisi-Steele, Sharmistha Dey
Abstract Given the lack of data-literate talent in business organizations, there is a need to develop more effective data literacy education at university level. With the aim of informing improvement, a systematic, quantitative literature review of data literacy education was undertaken. The review of 71 articles revealed that data literacy education predominantly relies on existing learning theories and teaching strategies, lacks empirical studies, and lacks agreement about what competencies constitute data literacy. These findings highlight the need for empirical research to establish what needs to be taught and how it can be best taught.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2022.2161234
C. Bailey
Abstract A comprehensive citation analysis was conducted for faculty publications from the College of Business at San José State University. While past citation analysis studies have focused on tenured or tenure-track faculty research, this study includes an analysis of lecturer publications. Data suggest that departments with a higher number of lecturers produce fewer publications overall. The lecturer publication profile yields a similar output to that of tenured or tenure-track faculty, with lecturers primarily producing journal articles. Although the study analyzed a smaller number of citations than previously published studies, it was found that faculty in this study cited a greater variety of material types than in previous studies.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-26DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2022.2161235
Sara Heimann
Abstract The University of California, Irvine’s (UCI) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Librarian partnered with UCI’s New Venture Competition to provide embedded research support for teams participating in the competition, including a research workshop and individual team research consultations. To assess the impact of these library services, a quantitative study of three years of competition scores was conducted involving a control group and two experimental groups; the difference in the experimental groups was the mode in which the services were provided: in-person and virtually. The study hypothesized that teams who received information literacy training (i.e., attended a research workshop and/or participated in a research consultation) earned higher Concept Paper scores, as well as higher evidence question scores (i.e., scores for a rubric question related to providing evidence in support of claims made in the Concept Paper), than teams who did not receive information literacy training. Statistical analysis showed significant increases in both Concept Paper scores and evidence question scores for both experimental groups when compared to the control group, indicating that information literacy training positively impacted teams’ performance. Additional analysis revealed no statistically significant differences in teams’ scores based on training delivery mode, in-person or virtual. The results are of value to librarians seeking to initiate partnerships with entrepreneurship competitions on campus, as well as entrepreneurship educators interested in enhancing existing entrepreneurship competitions by incorporating research and information literacy training.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-30DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2022.2150803
Donal Anry Jaya Sinurat, Muhammad Rokhmat Fauzi, Zepti Ariana
The international business (IB) strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are of great interest to students, academics, and practitioners. Since the 1970s, when scholars shifted their focus from examining the country’s competitiveness from a dominant economic perspective to appreciating the importance of companies and how resources are allocated within the company, the MNE has been a significant topic of interest to IB scholars. Because the majority of businesses are now MNEs, the study of strategic management decisions is becoming increasingly important. The institutional setting in which these MNEs operate can have a significant impact on the strategy’s success. The understanding of MNE strategy and operations will be further developed and expanded by the growing IB strategy field of scientific inquiry.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-24DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2022.2147653
Georgette Nicolosi
Abstract SAGE Research Methods Core is a database and tool that helps researchers, faculty, and students with their research projects. This paper will review SAGE Research Methods Core in the context of business disciplines.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-04DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2022.2137975
J. Opdahl
Abstract The subject of this study is an embedded librarian approach to a capstone course within a College of Business Administration (CoBA) at a large California public university. Discussed are how the new tenure track Business and Economics Librarian approached a long standing embedded collaboration. The implementation of feedback forms provided a method to identify instructional gaps resulting in discussions informing future semesters. Continued collaborations have benefited from use of reflective practice informing adjustments for improved pedagogy and modifications to embedded approaches. Facilitation of such an embedded approach has required partnership and collaboration with faculty to realize a shared vision for research, synthesis, and application of knowledge to make a strategic diagnosis of a business problem. This study adds to the knowledge of benefits and challenges to an embedded librarian approach and implementation in a business capstone course. Discussed are plans for assessment of student perceived value of embedded librarian practices, and approaches to collecting data leading to future improvement of embedded practices.
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