Greetings from the library!
I'm happy to be your librarian for this course: If you'd like some one-on-one help finding company or industry information or any other information/data, click here to book an appointment.
Feel free to email me directly with any questions about library resources and research:
Jenny Castel | jcastel@jwu.edu
You can also chat or text with one of our on-duty librarians. We're here for you!
If you are looking for information about specific companies, try searching in the databases listed below.
Note: You will have limited access to financial data from companies that are not publicly traded.
Business Insights Global (Gale)
- Case studies, company profiles & industry research reports
- Country economic reports, market research reports
- SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives, and selective full-text articles
Business Source Complete
- To search: [Company must be publicly traded for expanded information]
- Choose "Company Profile" from menu on the right of the landing page
- Type the name of the company in the search box at the top of the page.
- Annual and up to date company profiles and narratives
- SWOT analyses for specific companies where available
- Financial data, revenue, etc.
- Company organization and hierarchy
- Company history, acquisitions, etc.
- JWU Library has limited access to Harvard Business Cases- click here to learn more.
Note: You can also find limited company data in Statista and IBISWorld (see "Industry Information" tab)
Need data about specific state, national, or global industries?
Try the databases listed below for
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industry forecasts and outlooks
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up to date and recent developments and performance
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supply chain information
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operating conditions, revenues, and ratios
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more!
Business Source Complete
- Over 3600 national and global industry profiles
- Can search by industry name, NAICS, and country
- Statistics, market studies & reports for over 600 international industries, 37 countries, and 60,000 wide-ranging topics
- Company and industry reports
IBISWorld
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Industry research for over 700 US industries
- Research on hundreds of international industries
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Watch the video below for a quick tutorial on how to navigate and access global industry data and reports
International Business Times (US Edition)
- Not through the JWU library
- Register for a free account
- Unlimited access to the website
Where to go to find information for your environmental analysis:
Academic Search Complete
- A great place to start for most topics
- Mostly full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers
- If full-text is not available, click link to Check for Full Text (Providence) to connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form
- To search: When searching in this database, use keywords instead of full sentences.
- For example, if your research question or topic is "What are the economic impacts of opening a textile factory in Malaysia?", your keywords are ["What are the economic impacts of opening a textile factory in Malaysia"] "economic impacts," "textile factory," and "Malaysia"
CQ Researcher
- In-depth reports and analysis on hot topic issues in the news
Small Business Administration (SBA.gov)
- Resources for small business owners in the U.S.
- Resources for U.S. small business owners to support successful exports
