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JacksonLine - January 2008

 

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Interview Jitters?

We have the tools you need to ace your interview

Jackson's Library Reserve

  • Videos: Ace your Interview, Cracking the Case, Targeted Job Search, Mock Interviews
  • Glocap Guides
  • Job Juice Interview Flashcards: banking, consulting and marketing
  • Resume Books

Jackson's CMC Career Corner

  • Books: 101 Dynamite Questions to Ask at Your Interview, Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions, How to interview like a top MBA Job winning strategies from headhunter, recruiters...
  • Vault Insider Guides
  • Flashcards: BSchooljobs

CMC Web

  • Sample Interview questions
  • Best Practices for phone and videoconferencing interviews
  • Vault Case Interviews
  • Wetfeet: Ace Your Case Guides

 

The Memory Machine

Who is the “Theodore Kreps” behind the chair now occupied by Professor David Kreps?  Who was the pioneering GSB faculty member who led the creation of Organizational Behavior as a discipline?   And which GSB Dean was one of Ford Motor’s fabled “whiz kids” following World War II?  The new Oral History Program at Jackson Library is dedicated to capturing all this information and more as part of its mission to gather and preserve the institutional memory of the Stanford Business School.  Guided by a distinguished advisory panel comprised of former Dean Arjay Miller and emeriti faculty Robert Augsburger, Charles Bonini, Robert Flanagan and James March, the Program is embarking on a series of interviews of senior faculty and staff, with the aim of creating a searchable database of their recollections that may prove a treasure trove for future historians.  The Program is also currently working with Professors Saloner, Kreps and other figures involved in the introduction of the New Curriculum, to capture “snapshots” of living history as it happens for future generations.  Interested?  Keep abreast of ongoing developments at our oral history webpage.  

 

byeAdieu to Reuters Research on Demand

Reuter's Research on Demand was canceled because its content no longer met GSB needs for analyst reports. Over the last few years many of the top investment banks and their analysts were no longer available through this resource and as a result, use of this resource declined significantly. Jackson Library staff are reviewing alternatives.

Analyst Databases - Help Us Decide

Jackson Library staff are currently reviewing two analyst report databases (Investext by Thomson and Investext Plus by Cengage/Gale)If you are interested in helping us decide which database to purchase, contact Mihoko Hosoi, Library Resources Manager at hosoi_mihoko@gsb.stanford.edu by January 14th for access to the trial. It is open to any Stanford GSB student, faculty, or staff.

 

Frost and Sullivan's Analyst Briefings

Frost & Sullivan offers complimentary analyst-led webinars that research results, identify trends in the market, provide forecasts, and more. Each 30- to 45-minute interactive teleconference is followed by a live question and answer session, allowing participants to address specific issues with the presenting analyst. You can access the webinars via the Jackson Library database page by clicking on Frost & Sullivan – Healthcare. Click on Analyst Briefings “view lists”  found on the left hand side of the page. The webinars cover a variety of subjects such as:

  • Is Health Wellness and Wellbeing in Cars a Myth or Reality?
  • The Current State of the European Managed Security Services Market
  • Global Biofuels Analysis for Automotive Applications
  • Green Tea Extracts: Strategic Pitch Through Research
  • 10 Core Tools to Drive Growth
  • The CEO Challenge: Creating a Culture of Growth, Innovation & Leadership

 

Popular Books 

New to the Popular Book shelves.

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Getting to Innovation: How asking the right questions generates the great ideas your company needs by Arthur B. VanGundy

Creativity is now commonly taught in business courses, and innovation is encouraged across a wide spectrum of businesses. As a result, more great ideas are being generated at all levels then ever before.  What does it take to translate these great ideas into meaningful change?  Arthur VanGundy suggests it is not enough to know what we do and do not do; the most important consideration is what we should do. He outlines a 10 step plan to break free of outdated assumptions, ask the right questions to accurately define strategic challenges, and generate great ideas to meet them.

 

 

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Jack's Favorite Quote of the Month

"When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally."

~Lao tzu - 4th Century BC ) ~

 

 

Send your comments, questions, suggestions to Jan Driscoll.