Research and Course Guides: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Business & the Economy: Management, Employees, & Consumers

Management and HR articles at UST

Business articles provide a wealth of information, but imprecise searching will overwhelm your results. This section demonstrates how to effectively search the primary business articles databases at UST. Notice any similarities between search strategies?

Business Source Premier

BSP searches the most current news, magazine, trade journal, and scholarly articles. Keyword search on Coronavirus OR COVID-19; add other search terms, e.g. "small business" to narrow search focus.

ABI/Trade & Industry

ABI includes trade journal articles, market, and industry reports. Keyword search on Coronavirus OR COVID-19; add other search terms, e.g. "telecommuting" to narrow search focus.

Management and HR Resources on the web

Capital & Main | Coronavirus Is Hitting Low-Wage Earners Especially Hard
The coronavirus story involves governmental response times and political spin. But economic inequality issues also play a large part.
Economic Policy Institute | Coronavirus: Insights to buffer the impact on workers, the economy, and beyond
COVID-19 is rippling through the U.S. economy and impacting workers. To provide the public with guidance on steps we can take to mitigate widespread economic shock, the Economic Policy Institute put together this toolkit with research-based analysis to cut through the noise.
eMarketer Pro | How Companies Can Set Employees Up for Success When Working from Home
As governments pass stringent social distancing restrictions and corporations request employees to work from home in order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual is no longer usual.
NOBL Academy | Going Remote Overnight: Preparing for the Coronavirus.
For businesses in the US and abroad that can’t afford to simply shut down operations for an unknown period of time, this means switching the majority of your workforce to remote work, and quickly.
NOBL hosted a virtual Change @ Work conference on March 20.
The free day of talks and panels focused on “the urgently changing nature of work,” including remote work, leading change, inclusion, regenerative cultures, managing uncertainty, and building resilient teams.
SHRM coverage of Coronavirus and COVID 19
The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’s largest professional society dedicated to serving human resources professionals at all levels. They collect the latest news, updates, analysis, and best practices, to guide employers and workers through the pandemic.

Consumer Information at UST

Consumer behavior : pandemic & post pandemic
Published by RKMA Publications, this special edition ebook assesses changes in consumer behavior and spending brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home mandates, and economic fallout. The handbook sources consumer surveys and spending statistics from over 20 analysts and research groups.
eMarketer
eMarketer provides updated, “grab-and-go” market data, consumer data, statistics, and analysis on the Internet, online marketing, media, and emerging technologies. Search COVID-19 for articles and statistics on impact to e-commerce, media, advertising, and more.
Mintel Academic
Market research reports focused on consumers in the US. Search COVID-19. Reports on consumer behaviors related to food service, travel, retail, and more.
Statista
Statista contains quantitative data, statistics, infographics, and consumer information compiled from market research institutes, trade publications, and government databases. Search 'COVID-19 and consumers.' Content includes survey data from American consumers asked about impact on their purchases, shopping behaviors, and more.

Consumer Resources on the Web

Edelman | Special Report: Brand Trust and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Edelman has just conducted a 12-market study on the critical role brands are expected to play during the coronavirus pandemic. They interviewed 12,000 people in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, the UK and U.S. If you were ever in doubt that brands matter, this new data reveals the power and necessity of brand as well as their urgent need to act. Brands should find solutions instead of selling passion or image. They need to be tangible and fast, not impressionistic and conceptual.
Mintel Blog | COVID-19 News
Mintel provides ongoing insight and analysis across a range of industries to help you understand how and why consumer sentiment and behavior are changing.
Nielsen Global Connect | COVID-19: Tracking the Impact on FMCG, [Fast moving consumer goods] Retail AND Media
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeps the world, consumers are being forced to dramatically change their purchase behaviors. Nielsen is tracking these changes and establishing clear navigation beacons for companies trying to understand the changes and plan for what comes next.