Penn State University Libraries - BA 411: Analyzing Business & Industry

• Podcast Introduction to Company Research

Company-released Information Podcast

• General Information

  • Company website

  • Hoover's

  • ProQuest

• Press Releases

  • Company website

  • ProQuest

  • Company-sponsored blogs

• Interviews with Company Officers

  • Company website

  • ProQuest

• Annual Reports to Shareholders, 10-K Reports and Other SEC Filings

  • Company website

  • EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC])

Business News Podcast

• Barrons

• Business Week

• The Economist

• Financial Times

• Forbes

• Fortune

• Inc.

• Wall Street Journal

• Industry Sources Podcast 1

• Industry Sources Podcast 2

• Surveys

  • IBISWorld

  • Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Industry Surveys)

• Trade Publications (industry-focused articles)

  • ProQuest (Do a keyword search, then in results list, click the Trade Publications tab)

  • LexisNexis Academic

• Trade Associations (industry-focused organizations)

  • Associations Unlimited

  • Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Industry Surveys – see References)

Government Data Podcast

• Statistical Abstract of the United States

• FedStats — portal to statistics compiled by various U.S. federal agencies

See also Statistics for Business and Economics (Schreyer Business Library)

Corporate Responsibility Podcast

• Rankings

  • 100 Best Corporate Citizens List / Corporate Responsibility Magazine

• Social Action Organizations (some examples)

  • CorpWatch

  • Greenpeace

  • PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

  • Grassroots Global Justice — Please note the Members list of participating organizations

• Social Networking
  You explore:

  • What are people saying about the company on YouTube, Twitter, independent blogs, etc.?
  • What are they saying about the industry?