Emerald Management First Launches for Corporate Market

Emerald writes “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Emerald Management First Launches for Corporate Market
Management research applies to everyday issues in corporate and public organizations

UNITED KINGDOM, March 2007 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce the release of Emerald Management First, an online resource tailored to the specific needs of managers in daily business situations. Designed for quick and easy access during everyday work conditions, Emerald Management First draws upon the world’s leading management research to bring articles, case studies, and management tools directly to the desktop.

Emerald writes “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Emerald Management First Launches for Corporate Market
Management research applies to everyday issues in corporate and public organizations

UNITED KINGDOM, March 2007 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is pleased to announce the release of Emerald Management First, an online resource tailored to the specific needs of managers in daily business situations. Designed for quick and easy access during everyday work conditions, Emerald Management First draws upon the world’s leading management research to bring articles, case studies, and management tools directly to the desktop..

 
Rebecca Marsh, Director of Editorial and Product Development, said “We are excited to have an online information solution specifically tailored for the manager at work. Emerald Management First is an online research library for the busy manager who needs to make decisions that affect their business – they need trusted, reliable information quickly.

 
“Working with learning experts at organizations ranked in the Fortune Global 500, we have developed Emerald Management First, a product which turns the latest research from the worlds leading universities and business schools into practical, business-based ideas for managers.”

 
Subscribing to Emerald Management First features full text access to 11 Emerald journals specifically selected for relevance to the corporate sector, with articles covering topics such as strategy, brand management, and maintaining competitive advantage. Also included are over 300 Executive Summaries of best practice advice and applications; over 220 Guru Interviews with leading management thinkers such as Jim Collins, Sir John Harvey-Jones, Warren Bennis, and Gary Hamel; Management Briefings that delve into popular topics within 10 broad areas of management such as change strategy and diversity; and over 200,000 Emerald Management Reviews that span 400 international management publications and draw out short, critical, and objective reviews.

 
Utilizing customizable RSS feeds, monthly e-mail newsletters and a free bi-monthly downloadable magazine, Emerald Management First also ensures that managers are constantly kept up to date with the latest management information.

 
Further information and a 14 day free trial are available at http://first.emeraldinsight.com/

 
About Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com/

 
Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the world’s leading publisher of management journals and databases.

 
Emerald celebrates 40 years of publishing excellence in 2007. Consistently ranked at 98% in customer satisfaction surveys, Emerald was voted “Best Customer Support” by readers of The Charleston Advisor. Emerald is COUNTER-compliant, meeting the international code of practice for reports that allow clients to measure usage of online information products and services in a consistent manner.

 
Emerald publishes over 170 peer-reviewed titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Documentation, Library Hi-Tech, Journal of Knowledge Management, Industrial Management and Data Systems and The TQM Magazine, along with a core collection of library and information science journals. The Emerald online collection of journals, abstracts and resources, Emerald Management Xtra, is designed for business schools and management departments worldwide. For managers in corporate and public organizations, Emerald Management First provides fast and friendly access to applied research, ideas, insights and interviews from the world’s best management thinkers.

 
Contact:

 
Gill Etienne
Head of Corporate Communications
Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd.
60/62 Toller Lane , Bradford , BD8 9BY UK
Phone: 011 44 274-777700
Fax: 011 44 1274-785201
www.emeraldinsight.com
getienne@emer aldinsight.com”