LibGuides: January 2024 EMBA Residency Consulting Project: Market Research/Data/eBooks

Suggested eBOOKS

Restaurant, food & beverage market research 2024
A thorough and in-depth analysis of the $700 billion restaurant and food service industry, Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2022 provides consumer spending data, market forecasts, and trends assessments.
Restaurants : impact of the pandemic
ISBN: 9781577833031
The restaurant industry lost $120 billion through the first three months of the pandemic and is forecast to sustain $240 billion in losses by the end of 2020. Restaurants: Impact of the Pandemic quantifies the impact on the sector from both the consumer and business perspective.
Financial Decision-Making in the Foodservice Industry
The study of decision-making in foodservice is still a relatively new area of scholarly interest.
Maximizing the Value of Consulting
Provide organized, efficient, relevant consulting with lasting value Maximizing the Value of Consulting is an indispensable, practical guide for managing, measuring, and delivering the results that make internal and external consulting a lasting value to clients and the company.
The New Business of Consulting
Everything you ever wanted to know about consulting--a practical roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs Seismic changes occurring in the workforce are leading to more and more people entering the world of contract, freelance, and contingency work.

Data

Census Business Builder
The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.
D4
Statewide, local, and regional current and historical labor market information.
Economic Research Institute
Benchmark salaries and compensation based on job title, location, industry, and size and evaluate cost of living data
O*NET OnLine
Occupational Information Network is a free online database that contains hundreds of job definitions to help students, job seekers, businesses and workforce development professionals to understand today's world of work in the United States.
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates for approximately 830 occupations based on a survey of business establishments (employers).
PayScale Salary Calculator
Salary Calculator

Associations

National Restaurant Association & Economic Analysis
The National Restaurant Association conducts research that identifies current and future restaurant industry trends.
NC Restaurant and Lodging Association
NCRLA serves to advance and protect the interests of more than 20,000 businesses that employ 9% of the state’s workforce and generate more than $32.3 billion in sales annually.

Article Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection
The business research database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. Find more information.
Business Source Ultimate
Business Source Ultimate offers a wealth of peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business. The database includes more than 27,000 videos from Harvard Business Publishing, IGI Global, Kiplinger Washington Editors, the Academy of Management and other top providers, as well as more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. The Company View feature allows users to view detailed company information on finances, subsidiaries, products, employees and industry specifics for more than 1.1 million of the world’s largest public and private companies. The Content in Context feature allows students to investigate a company through contextual access to related information including SWOT analyses, case studies, industry profiles, market research reports, and more.