Business Researchers Network articles from July 2002

Business Researchers Network archives from July 2002

New publisher for BRN.
July 1, 2002... With this issue, Penny Hill Press takes over the reins of Business Researchers Network (BRN) from Washington Researchers, Ltd. The Editor and Publisher, Walt Seager, has had a long relationship with Washington Researchers, having been that...

Free upgrade to BRN 2.0.
July 1, 2002... Business Researchers Network can now be delivered via e-mail as a Microsoft Word document. An advantage will be the ability to click on any links to visit featured sites. There's no charge for this "new version" of BRN, and you'll also continue...

A letter from Leila.
July 1, 2002... Leila Kight, founder of Washington Researchers, Ltd., it's President until her retirement; and a founder of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals and its 1993 Meritorious Award winner, writes: Dear Walter, I was...

Reports from the Parliament of Canada: http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/library_prb.asp?Language=E.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Parliament of Canada's Parliamentary Research Branch is that country's equivalent of the U.S. Congress' Congressional Research Service (CRS). It provides a consulting service for Senators and Members of the House of Commons, responding to...

Free guide to state information: http://www.reporterscommittee.org/tapping2001/index.cgi.
July 1, 2002... Tapping Officials' Secrets is a complete compendium of information on every state's, and the District of Columbia's, open records and open meetings laws. Authored by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, this free web edition...

Protect your firm from Cyber-Crime: http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/cybercrime-business.pdf.
July 1, 2002... Organized Crime and Cyber-Crime: Implications for Business explains why the Internet is so attractive to criminals, identifies trends, and provides a series of measures necessary for business to respond effectively to the growing exploitation...

Track customer behavior online: http://www.yankeegroup.com/public/home/research_sho wcase.jsp?ID=7407.
July 1, 2002... Today, companies don't just need to measure site success, they must also analyze what is happening at their website in order to make actionable business decisions that will help increase not only the return on investment (ROI) of the website,...

What's an MBA worth to you? http://bwnt.businessweek.com/roi/enter.asp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Thinking about tackling an MBA degree? If so, you can with fair precision calculate its worth based on the specific academic institution you attend; your undergraduate major; your state of residence; your career specialty (consulting,...

Technology Indicators Database: http://www.unctad.org/stdev/database.html.(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
July 1, 2002... The Technology Indicators Database, offered by the Science & Technology for Development Network of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, offers a wealth of country-by-country data on international trade in high-tech...

Labor union financial documents online: http://www.dol-union-reports. gov/olmsWeb/docs/index.html.(Labor Department)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Internal financial documents of labor unions are now available online at the above Labor Department Web page. Included are data on net assets; office and other expenses; amount paid for professional fees; and more. Available are annual...

Economic Developments in Western U.S.: http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/wed/index.html.(Western Economic Developments newsletter)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Western Economic Developments is a free quarterly newsletter coveting economic and industry developments in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It's published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and...

Free "Doing Business in ..." guides: http://www.ey.com/GLOBAL/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/Welcome-Doing_Business_In-EYPassport.(Ernst and Young guides)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Ernst & Young offers guides to doing business in 35 key countries. Each consists of about 100 pages of useful information on government structure, economic climate, investment climate, foreign trade, forms of enterprise, mergers and...

Business & Econ. news of West Virginia: http://www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/newpub.htm.
July 1, 2002... Recent editions of West Virginia Business & Economic Review are available from the website of West Virginia University's Bureau of Business & Economic Research. The latest quarterly issue, Summer 2002, includes an in-depth update on that...

Contracting opportunities in Afghanistan: http://www.adb.org/Documents/CSPs/AFG/2002/default.asp.(Asian Development Bank report)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has set forth its agenda for rebuilding Afghanistan in a new report, Afghanistan: Initial Country Strategy and Program 2002-2004, available in pdf format at the above link. In the medium- to long-term, the...

Small, Business and Trade in APEC: http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications /APEC_small_business_and_trade/index.html.(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Australia and Mexico have joined forces to publish a just-released report, Small Business and Trade in APEC. It presents six case studies of successful individual small and micro firms located in six APEC member economies, which have met the...

Guide to Frost & Sullivan research: http://www.frost.com/prod/corp.nsf/LuCorporatePortals/ Markets?OpenDocument&fcmseq=1024319870770.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Frost & Sullivan offers free access to market intelligence. At the link above, click on the category of information you are seeking: Aerospace & Defense; Chemicals, Materials & Foods; Communication & Information Technology; Consumer Products;...

Links to 20,000 intl. organizations: http://www.uia.org/uialists/ndx/orgcodes.htm.
July 1, 2002... The Union of International Associations, at the above web address, provides links to the websites of 19,136 international organizations, ranging alphabetically from AACE International to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Limited access...

CI Software Report updated: http://www.fuld.com/softwareguide/index.html.
July 1, 2002... The Intelligence Software Report 2002, available on the Fuld & Company website, above, reviews 13 software packages that the firm believes "... had sufficient explicit or inherent CI functionality to warrant an immediate assessment." Read...

Access info on specific factories in China: http://www.chinacp.com/eng/cp_factories.html.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Although the website Cleaner Production in China aims to provide information on pollution prevention, its coverage of specific factories also includes a wealth of other types of information. Links are arranged under the categories Light...

Rail transportation in Russia: http://parovoz.com/maps/index-e.html.
July 1, 2002... Whether you're planning to locate a facility is Russia, need information on a target company's access to rail, or are simply planning a visit and would like to know the specific coverage of the Moscow subway, you'll want to visit The Russian...

Quick click to find CEO compensation: http://www.aflcio.org/cgi-bin/aflcio.pl.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The AFL-CIO provides a quick way to find the salary and other compensation of the top executives of major firms, ranging alphabetically from AAR Corporation to Zions Bancorporation. Just go to the link above and click on the company name. Your...

Get highly focused news fast: http://www.prnewswire.com/news/.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Get company press releases on the day of their release--anonymously and before you'd receive them in the mail. Visit PR Newswire's Industry Focus Section, above, and click on the "News by Industry" category of your choice: Trade Shows,...

What's in the cards for Broadband? http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/views/papers/ferguson/ working_paper_20020531.pdf.
July 1, 2002... The United States Broadband Problem: Analysis and Policy Recommendations, 7-pages, in pdf form at the above link, is a Brookings Institution working paper, previewing a forthcoming book. It discusses the high-speed local data services required...

Hidden CI in company websites.(company information)
July 1, 2002... Your target's website is an all-too-obvious source of company information--products, financials, personnel, and much more. But with a bit of effort you may be able to harvest intelligence about your target company that would, at the very least,...

R&D aimed at combating terrorism: http://www.tswg.gov/tswg/home.htm.
July 1, 2002... You can learn about technology and commercial opportunities in a wide range of disciplines relating to combating terrorism. The Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) is the U.S. national forum that identifies, prioritizes, and coordinates...

Profile of Israel's biotech industry: http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/biotech/one.html.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Breakthrough Dividend, at the above link, provides introduction to the Israeli biotechnology community, Israeli biotechnology R&D, and its potential for meeting both Israeli and American needs. The first section provides an overview of the...

Two sides of the Human Cloning issue: http://www.humancloning.org/ http://www.ihatecloning.com/.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... While we make no judgments on the scientific reliability of information contained on either of the above sites, if you're looking for pro and con views and information on human cloning, they may be good starting points. The first link takes you...

Canadian Trade Policy Research: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/eet/TPR_Summary-e.asp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Trade Policy Research 2002 is a hefty 356-page report, in html or pdf form at the link above, that presents trade-related research and analyses undertaken by and for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade over the past...

Medical devices directories: http://www.devicelink.com/company/index.html.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... If your target is related in some way to the medical device industry, you've got a good chance of finding information on the firm at Medical Devicelink, above. You'll find several searchable directories covering North American suppliers,...

Survey on theft of trade secrets: http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/ncsurvres.nsf/0cc1191 c627d157d8525650600609c03/36951f0f6e3c1f9e852567f d006348c5/$FILE/ASIS.pdf.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... A survey by the American Society for Industrial Security and PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals that 44 of the 97 Fortune 1000 companies that responded reported a total of over 1,000 incidents of proprietary information thefts. Of these, 579...

CI seminars and meetings.
July 1, 2002... July 17 Predictive Market Intelligence: Stop Missing What You've Been Seeing, Los Angeles, by SCIP chapter. Details at http://www.scip.org/chapters/meeting.asp. July 19 Sixth Annual Roundtable Meeting & Best Practices Info Share,...

Free newsletter from OPIC: http://www.opic.gov/.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Overseas Private Investment Corporation's newsletter, OPIC News, is issued several times per year, distributed by e-mail, and contains details on business opportunities resulting from OPIC programs. It's free by going to the above link,...

A free library of Internet publications: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-intemet.htm#bized.(from Federal Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) maintains a collection of about 100 publications as well as video and audio files relating to the Internet and e-commerce at the above link. When visiting the above site, don't be mislead by the first...

Candidates for Ph.D. in Economics: http://www.nber.org/candidates/.(background information for potential employers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Your Personnel/Human Services Department may find this link from the National Bureau of Economic Research useful for locating prospective employees. It's a compilation of links to background information on Ph.D. candidates in Economics at...

Investigating wages at non-union shops.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... While it's not particularly difficult to get employee wage information relating to a facility whose workers are covered by a union contract (see "Labor Union Financial Documents Online," on page 3 of this issue of BRN), the same is not true...

Scientific & Technical Acronyms: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa/search.html.(Wiley InterScience)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Wiley InterScience has mounted a free on-line acronym finder, encompassing its in-print reference, Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations. And if you're not even sure of all the letters contained in the acronym, the finder...

Free technology transfer newsletter: http://www.nttc.edu/products/publications.asp.(National Technology Transfer Center)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Technology Touchstone is a free quarterly e-newsletter distributed by the National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC). This newsletter is designed to provide information on new technologies available for commercialization, as well as technology...

11 free newsletters from SBA: http://web.sba.gov/list/.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Small Business Administration's (SBA's) Office of Advocacy offers eleven free newsletters, many of which focus on topics of interest to business researchers. Select your choice(s) at the above link. Titles include: Small Business...

Analysis of federal budget priorities: http://csab.wustl.edu/RegBudgetFinal.pdf.(Weidenbaum Center, Mercatus Center report)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Weidenbaum Center and the Mercatus Center have jointly released their latest annually issued report, Regulatory Response: An Analysis of the Shifting Priorities of the U.S. Budget for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003. The 35-page analysis, in pdf...

Videos of U.S. Chamber speakers: http://www.uschamber.com/ChamberCAST/default.htm.(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce provides Real Player videos of its events. A library of past news briefings, luncheon speakers, and other events is found at the above link. They include items such as Securing the Supply Chain: Cargo Logistics and...

Agribusiness associations and coalitions: http://www.agriculturelaw.com/links/agriassoc.htm.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The best collection of links to agribusiness associations is found at the above link, offered by AgricultureLaw.com. Each link not only contains the name of the organization, but also a brief description. And when we took our test drive, the...

Uncover shareholder actions: http://www.socialfunds.com/sa/status.cgi.(Shareowner Activism Center )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Shareowner Activism Center provides descriptions of recent resolutions put forth by shareholders to be voted upon at each affected company's next annual meeting. Included is the company name, names of resolution sponsor(s), date of next...

Sources for labor information in the States.(contact information for state departments of labor)(Directory)
July 1, 2002... On page 3 of this issue of BRN (see "Labor Union Financial Documents Online") we introduced you to a new U.S. Department of Labor on-line source for internal financial documents of labor unions. On page 7 of this issue of BRN (see...

Transportation challenges & opportunities: http://books.nap.edu/html/SR268/SR268.pdf.
July 1, 2002... You can read a pre-publication copy of the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board report, Surface Transportation Environment Research: A Long-Term Strategy at the above link. The 185-page report, in pdf form, examines...

Singapore's biomedical industry: http://www.ta.doc.gov/reports/TechPolicy/Singapore_Biomedical_2002.htm.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... A new report by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration provides a detailed view of Singapore's biomedical industry and steps being taken by the Singapore government to further grow the industry. Singapore's Biomedicine...

Eleven new triggers for 8-K's? http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/33-8106.htm.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Securities Exchange Commission is proposing 11 new items that would require a company to file a Form 8-K. Final action will be taken sometime after the August 26, 2002 deadline for comments. Prompt disclosure of the items would be an...

Building trust within your company: http://www.refresher.com/!internaltrust.html.(Web link)
July 1, 2002... Before tackling the task of building trust with customers and potential external partners, CEOs should take steps to build a firm foundation of corporate trust within their own organizations. So says Building Internal Trust in 2002--A Key...

Who's doing business with Maryland? http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/disclose/html/list.html.
July 1, 2002... The State of Maryland's website, at the above link, lets you know who's doing at least $100,000 worth of business with the state in a given year. Additions to the list for current years can reveal newcomers.

Articles on knowledge management: http://www.annhylton.com/writings/writings-home.htm.(Web link)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Ann Hylton of Hylton Associates introduces her specialty of knowledge management by stating: "All job-related knowledge is owned by the company. The company has a responsibility to capture and secure its knowledge. Most companies capture...

Nonprofit Innovation of the Week: http://drucker.org/.(Web link)
July 1, 2002... The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management offers a free e-mail subscription to its Nonprofit Innovation of the Week. Check out the latest at the above link, then click to subscribe.

Helping Afghanistan recover & grow: http://www.stimson.org/fopo/pdf/afghansecurityoptions1406 02.pdf.
July 1, 2002... Security and Peace Support in Afghanistan: Analysis and Short- to Medium-Term Options is a 37-page report by the Henry L. Stimson Center, available at the above link in pdf form, that applies to Afghanistan the strategic lessons learned from...

Privatization opportunities in Nepal: http://www.privat.gov.np/6.html.
July 1, 2002... You can learn which Nepalese government enterprises are being considered for privatization at the above link. Potential opportunities exist in areas such a agriculture, food processing, telecommunications, transportation (including the Royal...

Directory of Corporate Archives updated: http://www.hunterinformation.com/corporat.htm.
July 1, 2002... The Society of American Archivists has updated their Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada, the online version of which resides at the above link. Entries in this useful resource range alphabetically from Abbott...

The world's most influential bankers: http://www.cfo.com/Article?article=7292.
July 1, 2002... The Global 100: Bankers: Who Are the Most Influential Bankers in the World?, available at the above link, provides information on the strategies of top banks and background on their top execs. Included are commentaries on Deutsche Bank,...

Benchmark electronics industry purchasing: http://www.capsresearch.org/BenchPDFs/Electronics2002_0 52402.pdf.(Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies Web site)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... How do major players in the electronics industry structure their purchasing operations? A new survey by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, Purchasing Performance Benchmarking Study for the Electronics Industry, available at the...

Free sample from our home page: http://pennyhill.com.
July 1, 2002... Visit the Penny Hill Press home page at the above link. Click on any category of interest (ranging alphabetically from Abortion and Agriculture to Welfare and Women's Issues). There are also subdirectories, such as those accessed through the...

Broadband Supply, Demand, Regulatory Policy: http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2002/broadbandregulation/ onepagers/.(Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... More than 20 brief position papers on the topic of "Broadband Supply, Demand and the Role of Regulatory Policy" are found at the website of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee. They are authored by organizations such as the...

Technology forecasts from Battelle: http://www.battelle.org/forecasts/default.stm.
July 1, 2002... Check the link above if you want to get Battelle's view on what the top 10 technologies will be by 2005; what the top 10 innovative products will be by 2006; what the top 10 breakthroughs for household products will be by 2007; what the top 10...

Canadian economic sanctions: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/sanctions-en.asp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The link above takes you to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's website detailing Canadian economic sanctions. Details on all current Canadian sanctions legislation is provided, along with those imposed...

NAFTA case studies: http://www.balancedtrade.panda.org/casefiles/casena.html.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... More than a dozen environmentally oriented case studies relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are found at the above link. Recent entries in this collection include Will Free Trade in Electricity between...

Videos take you inside companies: http://www.vodium.com/mediapod/accenture/casestudies1/.(Vodium offers company videos and transcripts)
July 1, 2002... At the above site you can simultaneously watch and listen to videos by key company executives and read along with searchable transcripts. Currently available are presentations by execs of Dell, Highmark, Intercontinental Exchange, and two...

Hints for tapping foreign statistics sources.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... All governments collect domestic and foreign statistics, as do many nongovernment institutions throughout the world. Here are a few rules of thumb to help you locate useful data: * Governments and other institutions collect extensive data...

Regulating the media in Germany.
July 1, 2002... Press, Radio and Television in Germany is a free, English-language, 23-page report that describes the legal bases of the media in that country. It describes the ownership nature of newspapers (a few large publishing groups dominating market...

Updated guide to Census data: http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/guides/census/lbgdce n.htm.
July 1, 2002... The revamped and updated guide to Census data at the library website of St. Mary's University, Texas, is well organized and detailed. While a few references refer to in-print items in that library, most of the references are links to on-line...

New Air and Missile Defense studies.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Two new studies by RAND focus on air and missile defense. Army Air and Missile Defense: Future Challenges, 74 pages, examines challenges the U.S. Army faces from present and future enemy missile attacks. It's available in pdf form at...

Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry: http://www.aerospacecommission.gov/ir3final.pdf.
July 1, 2002... The Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry has just published its Third Interim Report. The 22-page document is available in pdf format at the above website. The report identifies issues the Commission believes are critical to...

New York has it all on the web: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/nyserver.html.
July 1, 2002... Might a New York governmental agency have information you are seeking in one of your research tasks? If so, you can't go wrong starting at the above link. It offers no commentary, just links to an amazingly large collection of New York State...

U.S. Metro Economies: http://www.usmayors.org/70thAnnualMeeting/metroecon20 02/metroreport.pdf.
July 1, 2002... U.S. Metro Economies: The Engines of America's Growth, 37 pages, just released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is available at the above link in pdf form. It contains data on each of the nation's 319 metropolitan areas, including 2001 gross...

Who's researching what at M.I.T.? http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/rd/.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The link above takes you to the latest edition of MIT Research Digest, a monthly newsletter that provides summaries of research being performed at the many research facilities of, and affiliated with, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology....

Today's news from Latin America: http://www.latinnews.com/.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Latin American Newsletters, at the above link, is a website that daily provides free news headlines and free access to several full-text articles. You'll also find a running news ticker with up-to-the-minute news. The firm also offers...