Research on Companies: General/ Environment

Research on Companies

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General /Environment

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General/ Environment

General Resources

CIO Research Centers (Chief Information Officers): http://www.cio.com/research/
Addresses "changes in the competitive and regulatory environments, technology advances, government trends, and evolving workforce issues."

Economics

EH.Net-Encylopedia of Economic and Business History: http://eh.net/encyclopedia/
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Economic Indicators (By the Numbers): http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/bythe.html
Liber8: http://liber8.stlouisfed.org/
The Library of Economics and Liberty: http://www.econlib.org/
Resources for Economists on the Internet: RFE: http://rfe.org/
Provided by American Economic Association at AEAWeb - http://www.aeaweb.org/
Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2005/
Survey of Current Business: http://www.bea.gov/scb/index.htm

Search

business databases for a company, industry, or other keyword AND "business ethics."

Business Ethics: by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA
http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Provides an extensive list of links and resources.

International/ Global Sources

CIA: The World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Deloitte Country Guides: http://www.deloittewebguides.com/
Everything International by L.C. Russow: http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/russow.html
Global Business & Finance Resources: http://www.internationaleconomics.net/bizfinance.html
GlobalEDGE (Michigan State University): http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/
The Index of Economic Freedom: http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/
International Economic Review: http://www.econ.upenn.edu/Centers/iereview/
International Financial Statistics: Country Notes: HG61.I57 LRC-R
International Financial Statistics Yearbook: HG3881.I6262 LRC-R
International Trade Administration (ITA): http://www.ita.doc.gov/
Trade Statistics
Lex Mundi: Guides to Doing Business: http://www.lexmundi.com/lexmundi/Guides_to_Doing_Business1.asp
"Access more than 130 guides to doing business for countries, states or provinces."

Management & Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor): http://www.bls.gov/
Business: The Ultimate Resource: HD38.15B878 LRC-REF
Concise Dictionary of Business Management - ebook
The Routledge Dictionary of Business Management: HD30.15.S73 LRC-REF

Marketing

Know Marketing: The Internet's Marketing Virtual Library: http://www.knowthis.com/
A virtual library of web resources for advertising, selling, promotion, research, and electronic commerce in concise information areas for easy browsing. Information areas are concise and provide value-added information and carefully selected links.

Business News & General

New York Times Business: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/
Requires free registration.
CNN Business News: http://money.cnn.com
BBC Business & Money News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/business/
Business 2.0: Web Guide to the Best Business Links: http://business2.com/webguide/
Provided by Media Inc., has a search feature for general topics, 11,000 specific subtopics, people and more.
Business Standard: http://www.business-standard.com/
BusinessWeek Online: http://www.businessweek.com
Bloomberg News: http://www.bloombergnews.com
CSRwire (The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service): http://www.csrwire.com/
Forbes: http://www.forbes.com
Fortune: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
Industry Week: http://www.industryweek.com
HispanicBusiness: http://www.hispanicbusiness.com
Covers Hispanic owned business; publishes the annual Hispanic Business 500
PR Newswire: http://www.prnewswire.co

Statistics

American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau): http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor): http://stats.bls.gov/
Provides Consumer Price Index (CPI) information
FedStats: http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistical Abstract: The National Data Book (U.S. Census Bureau): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

University Subject Guides top

Business Sources (Arizona State Univ. Libraries): http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/ref/busi/
Company and Industry Research (Arizona State Univ. Libraries): http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/ref/busi/corp.html
Marketing Resources (Arizona State Univ. Libraries): http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/ref/busi/mktres.html
Statistical Resources on the Web: Comprehensive Economics (Univ. of Michigan): http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stecon.html

Directories and Portals

100 Top Business Sites: http://www.100topbusinesssites.com/
Academic Info: Business Resources: http://www.academicinfo.net/bus.html
BRASS (Business Reference and Services Section) from ALA's Reference and User Services
Business Nation: http://www.businessnation.com/library/index.html
Business Reference Services (Library of Congress): http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/index1.html#special
Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web, Business & Finance: http://www.digital-librarian.com/business.html
FastCEO: http://www.fastceo.com/
Fuld & Company: 1^{3 ®} (Internet Intelligence Index™): http://www.fuld.com/fuld-bin/f.wk?fuld.i3.home
IPL: Business (Internet Public Library): http://www.ipl.org
Librarians' Internet Index: Business: http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?more=SubTopic1
Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: http://www.infotoday.com/supersearchers/ssci.htm
Super Searchers on Madison Avenue: http://www.infotoday.com/supersearchers/ssoma.htm
Webster's Online: http://www.webstersonline.com/default.asp
Online business directory, search engine