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Statistics CanadaView the list of subject areas to access relevant data or search by keyword. Subjects include: population and demography, families, income, education, society and community, seniors, etc.
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Environics Analytics: Prizm Segmentation(Available in the Business Library Reserve collection. Limited data available online)
PRIZM C2 provides 66 lifestyle types that describe the behaviour and mindset of Canadian consumers. Click on "Lifestyle lookup" to identify the segment that best describes your neighbourhood. -
Consumer Lifestyle ReportsAccessed through the Passport database, these reports are country-specific and provide a detailed analysis of demographics and all aspects of consumer life in that country.
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Consumer Trends (Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada)Consumer Trends Report (2005) presents past and current economic and marketplace trends of relevance to consumers. Intermittently Industry Canada releases updates related to specific themes.
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Canadian Megatrends (Statistics Canada)Statistics Canada analyzes historical data to highlight some of the sweeping changes that have had a lasting impact on Canadian society and economy.
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Canada Business NetworkThis is an excellent resource from the Government of Canada that provides entrepreneurs with access to reliable, up-to-date and relevant information to help them start and grow their business. Provides extensive information on starting a business.
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Canadian Index of Wellbeing (University of Waterloo)Discusses the major trends that are reshaping time use, leisure and culture activities among Canadians. The index tracks changes in eight quality of life categories or "domains" including community vitality, democratic engagement, education, environment, healthy populations, leisure and culture, living standards, and time use.
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Centre for the Study of Living StandardsThe focus of CSLS is to "investigate trends in and determinants of productivity, living standards and economic and social well-being through research."
Includes "Index of Economic Well-being", labour markets, productivity, industry sectors and more. -
Consumer Expenditure Survey (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)(Open Access)
Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics. -
EconData.net(Open Access)
A portal that provides links to U.S. socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider. Subjects include demographics, employment, occupation, income, prices, quality of life, industry sectors, etc. Includes their list of the ten best sites. -
CensusScopeProvided by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan, this tool studies U.S. demographic trends based on the 2010 U.S. Census. Provides charts and trends, maps, rankings and segregation data and includes historical data.
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Consumer 2020: Reading the signs
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Consumer focused growth: Rising expectations and emerging opportunities(Open Access)
Published by Deloitte, this report explores eight of the key trends impacting today’s consumer and shaping the consumer of the future. -
PEW Internet & American Life ProjectResearch reports on the impact of the Internet and technology on American society. Although the research is based in the US it has many applications to the Canadian technological environment. Various types of technology and demographic groups are studied. Includes reports such as: |
"The Rise of Networked Individuals and their role in the life of entrepreneurs"
Organizational Change by ISBN: 9781483359304Publication Date: 2015-05-13With a rapidly changing environment, aggressive competition, and ever-increasing customer demands, organizations must understand how to effectively adapt to challenges and find opportunities to successfully implement change. Bridging current theory with practical applications, Organizational Change combines conceptual models with concrete examples and useful exercises to dramatically improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of students in creating effective change. You will learn to identify needs, communicate a powerful vision, and engage others in the process. This unique toolkit will provide you with practical insights and tools to implement, measure, and monitor sustainable change initiatives to guide organizations to desired outcomes. Key Features Takes a pragmatic, action-oriented approach: Frameworks are given to help you understand, plan, implement, and evaluate change. Emphasizes the measurement of change: you will learn that measurement is crucial not only to determine the progress of change plans but also that measurement itself is a change tool. Demonstrates principles and applications: Engaging, real-world examples, exercises, and cases illustrate theory and concepts. Offers an integrating organizational change model: Each chapter is positioned in the organizational change model so you can see the connections between topics and chapters.
Philosophies of Organizational Change by ISBN: 9780857932891Publication Date: 2011-01-31Philosophies of Organizational Change explains the assumptions that drive different perspectives on organizational change management.The book describes and examines the myriad philosophical interpretations of change, revealing how and why managers conf
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Industry Canada)
Find information on analysis and industry profiles, company profiles, directory and contacts, e-business, human resource information, research and technology and information on trade.
- LogisticsWorld (Open Access)
A directory of sites related to logistics, logistics management, freight, transportation, supply chain management, warehousing, distribution, maintenance, manufacturing, management, travel, tourism, reliability, business, and quality sites on the web.
This institute is dedicated to promoting good practice in purchasing and supply chain management. Click on the Professional Resources tab to access a purchasing and supply management model, a checklist for supply chain managers, full text research reports, and other tools and resources.
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Journal of Business LogisticsCall Number: Electronic journalPublication Date: QuarterlyPublished by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, find articles on current research, opinions, and trends in logistics and supply chain management.
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Calgary Small Businesses: Fact Sheet(Open Access)
Calgary's small businesses are a driving force within the city's business community. An excellent collection of statistics.
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Global Entrepreneurship MonitorGEM, provided by Babson College and London Business School, is "the world's largest study of entrepreneurship". It provides global and national data and reports on entrepreneurial activity in many countries.
- Alberta Small Business ResourcesA comprehensive site for new and established entrepreneurs. Includes: Starting a business; Operating a business; Funding a business; Regulations; Alberta business profiles and more.
Starting and running a small business for Canadians: All-in-one by Call Number: HD62.5 .S7288 2012ISBN: 1118172825Publication Date: 2012
Service Management by ISBN: 9780078024078Publication Date: 2013-01-01Balancing conceptual and applied coverage of all aspects of the management and operation of services, Service Management has maintained the position as market leader through five previous editions. It is the most comprehensive and widely used introduction to service operations on the market, written by one of the top authorities on the subject, and it is designed to develop students' skills in both strategic and operational issues pertaining to services. New material on Professional Service Firms highlights IBM’s initiative to establish a Service Science, Management, and Engineering discipline.
Consumer-Driven Demand and Operations Management Models by ISBN: 9780387980263Publication Date: 2009-06-02The consumer demand functions that drive traditional retail sales are the well-defined functions of price and product attributes (quality, style trends). This book presents OM models that help reader to understand and effectively respond to increasingly rational purchasing behavior.
Microsoft Excel 2019 Data Analysis and Business Modeling by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9781509306091Publication Date: 2019
Advanced Modelling in Finance Using Excel and VBA by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 1280649178Publication Date: 2006-01-01
