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Resources Available on the
Pardee Library Home Page
http://www.bu.edu/library/management/index.shtml
Locate Newspapers and Journals Online
Links to selected business newspapers and journals available through the BU Libraries subscription databases:
Boston Globe|Boston Business Journal |Business Week | Economist | Fast Company|Financial Times| Fortune | Forbes | Investor's Business Daily |New York Times | Wall Street Journal | Wall Street Journal - Asia | Wall Street Journal- Europe |U.S News and World Report |
Links to selected scholarly business journals available through the BU Libraries subscription databases:
Harvard Business Review | MIT Sloan Management Review|
BU provides access to these publications via subscription databases.
The easiest way to locate an online journal (trade journal, newspaper) from the Pardee Library page is:
Factiva News Pages. Read the daily... WSJ, New York Times, etc.
See: How to Read the Wall Street Journal
Find Business Databases
To locate the best database for your research: Go to Find Business Articles and Data
Check out an alphabetical list of all business databases available to you:
Browse Business Databases A-Z
Find Business Articles Online
Three databases that provide business articles are ABI/Inform [About], Business Source Complete [About] and Factiva [About]. These databases are available on the Business Databases: A-Z list.
To find additional databases with business articles, Go to Find Business Articles and Data, Step 1: Choose a Business Subject: Articles & Journals, Step 2: Choose the Type of Information: Business & Trade or Scholarly & Research or Newspapers.
Locate Books in the BU Libraries
Reference Collection - Includes International Encyclopedia of Business and Management, writing guides, marketing books, International Directory of Company Histories and more.
BU Library Catalog - Locate a book about your company or industry.
Find Online Books
Find good dictionaries and thesauri online through BU.
The whole range of the Oxford Reference dictionaries - business, finance, English language, quotations and more.
NetLibrary [About]- Suggested search term: general management.
eBooks for Business and Management - Lists additional sources for online books.
Find Business Research Guides, Business Tutorials and Class Guides
Business Research Guides - For company and industry resources, take a look at the Company and Industry guide.
Business Tutorials - For information on citing your sources, take a look at the Citing Your Sources tutorial.
Class Guides - The Management as a System class guide is linked under this section.
Company Information
Find a Company Overview:
Datamonitor Company Profiles through Business Source Complete [About]
General Business File ASAP [About]
Hoover's Company Records through LexisNexis Academic [About]
Factiva [About] - To obtain a company snapshot, click on Companies/Markets, click on Company and then type the company name in the search box.
Mergent Online [About] Works best with Internet Explorer.
Find Company Financials and SEC Filings
Mergent Online [About]. Type in the company name in the search box and click on the search button ... Works best with Internet Explorer.
Company Financials - Click on the Company Financials tab to obtain up to 15 years of financial statements.
SEC Filings - Click on the EDGAR tab.
Competitors' Financial Information - Click on the Competitors tab. Create a competitor report.
Segments - Click on the Company Financials tab, Click on Segments to find Business Analysis by revenues, operating income and Geographic Analysis.
Overview Reports - Click on the Create Reports tab, then select PRE-DEFINED REPORTS.
Company Comparisons - Click on the Create Reports tab and then click on Comparison Reports and select either COMPARE COMPANY AGAINST INDUSTRY or COMPARE COMPANY AGAINST CUSTOM GROUP.
The EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml) available on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website contains annual report (10-K) filings and other financial filings.
Find Company Stock Information
Mergent Online [About]. Works best with Internet Explorer. Type in the company name in the search box and click on the search button and for stock information, click on the Equity Pricing tab.
Factiva [About] Click on Companies/Markets and type the stock ticker symbol in the Get Quote search box to obtain stock price information and a chart of the stock prices. There is also a ticker symbol lookup feature.
Yahoo! Finance website (http://finance.yahoo.com/). Type the company name into the Get Quotes search box and then click on the search button. Look under quotes for stock price information.
Value Line Investment Survey (Available at the Reference Desk) - Contains one page summaries of company stock information.
Find Analyst Reports for a Company
General Business File [About]-Click on Search Investment Reports by Ticker Symbol to access analyst reports.
Investext Current Reports through LexisNexis Academic [About]
Find Company News and Articles
ABI/Inform [About]
Business Source Complete [About]
Factiva [About]
General Business File [About]
LexisNexis Academic [About]
Wilson Business Full Text [About]
Locate Market Share or Company Rankings
Tablebase [About] - Provides statistical data on companies, industries, markets and products.
Market Share Reporter, Table 1, Side A, Reference Collection, 3rd floor, Pardee Library - An annual compilation of reported market share data on companies, products, and services. Organized by SIC code.
Business Rankings Annual, Table 1, Side A, Reference Collection, 3rd floor, Pardee Library - An annual compilation of rankings for companies, products and services.
For additional company resources, see Company Information - Resources (pdf) and Company and Industry Research Guide.
Industry Information
Locate an Industry Survey
Get an overview of how an industry operates, the trends, and more. The most notable industry surveys are the S&P Industry Surveys, which are available at the Reference desk, 3rd floor of Pardee.
Go to: the Industry Survey Locator - A database of industry surveys that appear in databases and other reference materials. A good first place to check for industry surveys and overviews.
Many Online Databases are included in the Locator:
Datamonitor Industry Profiles from Business Source Complete
Market Research in Mintel
Encyclopedia of American Industries
Hoover's Industry Snapshots from Lexis-Nexis
Mergent Online (Industry Reports tab) Works best with Internet Explorer.
Locate an Analyst Report on an Industry
General Business File [About]-Click on Search Investment Reports by Ticker Symbol to access analyst reports for a company. The results list will also include related industry analyst reports.
Find a SIC/NAICS code for a particular industry
Mergent Online - Select the green Business tab to find the SIC/NAICS code for the industry your company is in. The primary and secondary codes are given.
Help in searching for SIC/NAICS codes:
Industry Statistics Sampler
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
The Industry Statistics Sampler, on the right hand column of the U.S. Economic Census, allows you to search related industries and NAICS codes by keyword.U.S. Census NAICS-SIC Correspondence Tables
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/
Find your NAICS code, and you will find the corresponding SIC code.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Search
http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/index.html
Search by keyword to find the NAICS code for the industry you are researching. Includes both 2007 NAICS codes and 2002 NAICS codes.
Overview of the 2007 Economic Census data
http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/
2007 Economic Census data is being released over time in the American FactFinder.
Find a Trade Association to Locate More Specific Industry Information
Go to: the Industry Survey Locator
Industry Surveys often provide information on trade associations.
Another source of trade associations is:
Associations Unlimited
Examples of Trade Associations
The National Restaurant Association (http://www.restaurant.org/) web site provides statistics on the state of the industry, annual sales, forecasts etc.
The Toy Industry Association (http://www.toyassociation.org/) has information on the trends in the industry, statistics and industry statements on key issues.
Locate Industry Financial Ratios
Financial Studies of the Small Business (Available at the Reference Desk)
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Available at the Reference Desk)
IRS Corporate Financial Ratios (Available at the Reference Desk)
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Available at the Reference Desk)
R.M.A Annual Statement Studies (Available at the Reference Desk)
Tutorial: Finding Industry Ratios using Ratio Books
Tutorial: Finding Company Ratios using Mergent Online
For additional industry resources, see: Industry Information - Resources (pdf) and Company and Industry Research Guide.