Kimberly E. Esser
Business Information Specialist
USC Libraries
University of Southern California
701 Exposition Blvd., HOH 201F
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1422
(213) 740-6255
kim.esser@marshall.usc.edu or kimberle@usc.edu
Professional Experience
- Business Information Specialist, Crocker Business Library, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (2003 to present)
- Business Information Specialist, McKinsey & Company, Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Librarian, Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, CA
- Special Project Archivist, Capital Group, Los Angeles, CA
- Special Projects Archiver, Universal Studios, CA
- Library Technical Assistant, Mary Norton Clapp Library, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Education
- Bachelor of Arts - English, California State University, Los Angeles
Publications
- Disney Media Networks: quality entertainment in the post-network era, Marshall International Case Competition (Feb. 2010, deferred) / Prof. Michael Coombs and Kim Esser
- Target Stores: maintaining momentum during economic downturns, Marshall Case Challenge (Nov. 2008) / Michael W. Coombs and Kim Esser
- The Los Angeles Times Case Study, Marshall International Case Competition (Feb. 2008) / Michael W. Coombs and Kimberly Esser
- The People's Almanac Presents the Book of Lists / David Wallechinsky (LittleBrown, 1993); contributing researcher
Instruction
Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California
Selected classes in which information literacy guest lectures were provided:
- Advanced Writing for Business
- Business Case Analysis
- Business Case Competition
- Business Communication and Business Communication for International Students
- Business Ethics
- Business Trends
- Entertainment Industry Economics
- Entrepreneurial Feasibility Analysis (undergraduate and MBA)
- Exploring Enterpreneurship for the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
- Food Management Institute
- Global Country Commerce
- Global Strategy
- International Strategy and Analysis
- International Music Industry
- Management and Organization
- Marketing Research
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Power, Politics and Influence
- Summer Leadership Program for the Leventhal School of Accounting
University of Southern California Service
- Business Librarian Search Committee (2008 and 2004)
- UPIA/Urban Policy International Affairs Team (2004 to 2007)
USC Marshall School of Business Service
- Business Research Coach, Marshall Case Team student organization (2007 to present)
- Staff participant for LINC/Learning About International Commerce undergraduate program trip abroad to Singapore (Spring 2009)
- Guest judge, Exploring Entrepreneurship student finals (Summer 2008 to present)
- USC Marshall School of Business Outstanding Staff Award nominee
- Academic Information Services (2003 to present)