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Purpose & Overview:
This is a guide to information sources useful to strategic management research. 

The Basics: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Plus

1. International Dictionary of Finance. Graham Bannock and William Manser. Wiley, 2000. Ref. HG151.B274 2000 Business Reference Shelf.

2. New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance. 3 vols. Peter Newman, Murray Milgate, and John Eatwell, eds. Macmillan, 1992. Ref. HG 151 .N48 1992 Business Reference Shelf.

3. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/

4. Standard Industrial Code (SIC) http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html

5. Oxford Reference Online www.oxfordreference.com Economics & Business

Strategic Management Journals
The library subscribes to hundreds of print & electronic journal relevant to research in strategic management.  Go to
http://library.reinhardt.edu select Journals and Subject “Business and Economics.” Here are examples:

Journal of Strategic Marketing Strategic Management Journal
Management for Strategic Business Ideas   Technology analysis & Strategic Management

Databases
Journals articles are arranged by in databases.  Go to
http://library.reinhardt.edu select Articles and more search by Subject “Business.” Here are examples:

Researching a Company

1.       Annual Report Gallery  http://www.reportgallery.com
Lists more than 2,200 Annual Reports and covers the majority of the fortune 500 companies.

2.       Business Source Premier  http://library.reinhardt.edu select Articles & more select Business select  
Search under the company profiles & indexes tab.

3.       D&B’s Million Dollar Database  http://library.reinhardt.edu select Articles & more select Business select  Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles (http://library.reinhardt.edu)

4.      LexisNexis Academic Company Dossier Country Analysis Business (http://library.reinhardt.edu)
Useful Compare Companies feature.

5.       ReferenceUSA (http://library.reinhardt.edu)
Includes profiles of American public & private companies.

6.       S&P Industry Survey Surveys Ref. HC106.6.S74.  Business Reference Shelf. Focuses on industries and forecasts; earnings for industries and companies.

7.       Thomas Register Search (http://library.reinhardt.edu) or www.thomasregister.com
Requires free registration.  Arranged by product/service, brand name or company name for company profiles and online catalogs.  

 8. Value Line Investment Survey Ref. HG4501.V262.  Business Reference Shelf. Ratings and brief projections on 2000 companies in 100 industries. Oriented to stock investors.

Researching and Industry

Most of the resources described above can also be used to research an industry.  


Current Industrial Reports U.S. Census Bureau  http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Provides detailed production data for a variety of industries

Dun & Bradstreet zapdata 
http://dun.zapdata.com/
Requires registration, but provides free market analysis information.  Fee based for all other data.

LexisNexis Academic http://library.reinhardt.edu select Articles & more select Business select

ReferenceUSA http://library.reinhardt.edu select Articles & more select Business select  

Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys Ref. HC106.6.S74.  Business Reference Shelf.
Focuses on industries and forecasts; earnings for industries and companies.

Value Line Investment Survey
Ref. HG4501.V262.  Business Reference Shelf.
Ratings and brief projections on 2000 companies in 100 industries.

FINANCIAL RATIOS

1. RMA annual statement studies, 2004-05. Ref. HF5681.B2R63 2003-04. Business Reference Shelf.
2.
LexisNexis Academic http://library.reinhardt.edu select Articles & more select Business
3. Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios Desk-Top Edition 2003-2004. Ref . HF5681.R25 I53 2003-04

 


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