Global Strategic Management
MGMT 411/540
To get a complete listing of Management databases, go to the Library homepage and click on metaLINK. Once in metaLINK, scroll down to the listing for Management and Business. There are links to tutorials next to some of the database descriptions. The tutorials require the latest version of Flash and that Javascript be enabled. Get Flash here. Instructions for enabling JavaScript in commons browsers is available here.
Useful Databases
Business Source Premier 
Provides full-text articles for over 1000 general and academic business
titles. In addition to articles, it contains industry and company profiles, market research, and country reports. BSP Company tutorial BSP Industry tutorial
Business & Company Resource Center
This database contains information on companies and industries, as well as
articles (primarily from trade magazines) and journals B&CRC Company tutorial B&CRC Industry tutorial
Company Information: Click on the Company
button, and type a company name in the box. Companies are listed by sales.
Once you have selected and displayed your company, use the buttons at the
top of the screen to display company histories, investment reports, financials,
lawsuits, products, industry overview, etc.
Industry Information: Click on the Industry button,
type a SIC/NAICS code into the box. If you don’t know your code, try
a keyword search. This will give you additional codes that you can use to
narrow down to your particular industry. To get a list of companies for that
industry, click on Company Profile at the top of the page.
Magazine and Journal Articles: Click the Articles
button, then type your search in the box. To broaden your search, change the
pulldown from Subject to Keyword.
Factiva
Factiva contains full-text newspaper and business newswire articles, as well as information on companies and financial data. To find articles about companies, go to Company in the blue box and then type your company name. For company information, click on Companies/Markets at the top of the page. Then click on Company, Quotes, or Charting. Factiva Tutorial
Wall Street Journal Tutorial
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
This database covers thousands of newspapers, trade magazines, and newswires,
as well as other specialized resources.
Articles about Companies : Just type your company name in the Search box. Then, narrow your search down by type of publication, using the links on the left side of the results page. Does not have the full-text
of the Wall St. Journal
Industry Information: Click on Major U.S. and World Publications and also News Wire Services, then type your industry in the box, then click Search. From the next screen, use the Results Group pull-down menu to select Industry.
Financial Information : From the opening screen, click on Business, then type your company in the Company Name box . Select your company name from the list of results, then click on Financial Information. For SEC filings, Thomson Research, below, is a better place to start.
Thomson Research
Covers 10Ks, 10Qs, annual reports, proxies, etc. for U.S. companies and international
companies on U.S. stock exchanges. Has nice, one page overviews under Company
Tearsheet, Financial Tearsheet, Company Brief, and Company Profile. The advantage of this database over LEXIS
is that specific information can be pulled out without viewing
the entire 10K. Within the 10K, the Business and Management Discussion sections are particularly useful. To search, type a company name or ticker
in the box. The Management Discussion section can be found by pulling up the PDF format and searching for Item 7. Note that reports for international companies are called 20F rather
than 10K. Thomson Research Tutorial
Compact D/SEC
This is a CD-ROM which combines elements from annual and quarterly reports,
and 10Ks. Coverage is from 1990 to 2006. . This product is useful when trying to search across many companies,
rather than one at a time and often used for historical data.. Discs can be obtained from the Bartle Information Commons
desk.
Print Resources
There is still a lot of industry and company information available in paper
(book) format. All of the titles below are available in the Bartle Library
Reference Area.
Automotive News Market Data Book
Has detailed statistics on the world auto industry, with the main emphasis
on the United States.
Ward's Automotive Yearbook Ref HD 9710.U5 W3
Similar to Automotive News Market Data Book, above.
Industry Review
Has comparative financial statistics on individual public companies arranted
by industry.
Mergent Bank and Finance Manual
The Mergent Manuals provide company histories, business holdings and debt,
and other financial information.
Other Mergent titles are the International Manual Ref HG
4751.M56, the OTC Manual HG 4961.M7237, the OTC Unlisted
Manual Ref HG 4907.M68, the Public Utility Manual, Ref
HG 4961.M7245 and the Transportation Manual Ref 4971.M74.
An index to all of the manuals, Mergent's Complete Corporate Index,
can be found at Ref HG 4961.M66.
Standard & Poors Industry Surveys
This covers the top 75 industries in the United States. It is one of
the primary sources of information for large industries.
Handouts for Print Resources
For additional information, check out the library handouts that list print
resources available on industries and finance. The handout for Industry information
can be found here.
The guide for Finance can be found
here.
Need Help?
If you need assistance, you can contact me at either chailey@binghamton.edu or 777-2621. My office is in the Reference area of Bartle Library, last door on the left.