X204: Business Communication
Business/SPEA Information Commons
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Market Research- Selected Sources (or, Comprehensive: Market Research Guide)
- Datamonitor 360 - about
- (Previously MarketLine and Business Insights) Industry profiles contain market size, segmentation and market share data. In-depth market research under "Reports and Briefs".
- Marketresearch.com Academic - about - help
- Detailed market research reports from leading sources.
- Mintel Reports - about -
- Consumer market studies by Mintel analysts. Covers food, beverage, apparel, beauty and personal, retail, travel and more. Each study provides a synthesis of both primary and secondary data and analysis. International in scope but strong in European countries and the U.S.
- Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database - about
- Locate demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries, as well as detailed income, expenditure and lifestyle statistics. Access 4500 consumer lifestyle reports.
- S&P Netadvantage - about - help
- Click on the "Industries" tab, top of page, use the drop down box under "Industry Surveys". Qualitative and quantitative in-depth S&P research and analysis covering 55 industries.
- Thomson ONE - about
- Look for analyst reports of companies and industries under "Research". This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.
- 2011 MSA Profile: Woods & Poole - Sample Page
- A Reference book in the Business/SPEA Information Commons at HC 106.82 .M8. In it you can find statistics on population, employment, income, and retail sales in MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) across the country. They also provide projected data to the year 2040, in five year increments.
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Articles and News - Selected Resources (or, Comprehensive: Articles and News )
- Factiva -about - help
- More than 25,000 sources including the The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires.
- RDS Business Reference Suite - about - help
- Full text from trade and industry publications, regional, national and international newspapers, business dailies and management journals.
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Company Information - Selected Resources (or, Comprehensive: Company Research Guide)
- Datamonitor 360 - about
- (Previously MarketLine) International. Public and Private Companies. Search by company name. Profile will include address and phone number, key executives and biographies, analysis, latest news, competitors list, rankings and financial deals.
- Dun & Bradstreets Million Dollar Database - about - help
- U.S. Public and Private Companies. Search by company name. Profile will include address, phone, number of employees, sales, executives, executive biographies, SIC and NAICS codes.
- Hoovers Online - about - help
- International. Public and Private Companies. Search by company name or ticker. Profile will include address and phone, overview, financial data, key people, SIC and NAICS codes, competitors, and rankings.
- LexisNexis Academic - about - help
- International. Public and Private Companies. Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "Company Dossier". Search by company name or ticker. Snapshot will include address and phone number, recent stock activity, NAICS and SIC codes, financials, executives, current news, bond ratings and competitor list.
- ReferenceUSA - about
- Detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses, 210 million US residents, 855,000 US health care providers as well as 12 million Canadian businesses.
- Thomson ONE - about
- Provides a collection of company information on more than 70,000 companies worldwide, including financial data and company reports. Public and Private companies. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.
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Citing Resources in a Bibliography
No matter where your information comes from, you always need to cite your sources. The Writing Skills Center has created a brief guide to using the APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style. A more detailed guide is available from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab or OWL. There are also guides for MLA (Modern Language Association) and Chicago Manual of Style available.
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