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Management Reference Sources - Part 2

 

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Company Information

  • Mergent Online
    This database provides information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies.

  • Hoovers
    Basic information on more than 10,000 companies worldwide with hyperlinks to financial reports and corporate web sites.

  • International Directory of Company Histories
    Business Library, Reference: HD2721.D36
    This multi-volume reference set brings together 3 to 5-page histories of lending companies.

  • Organizational Charts
    Business Library, Reference: HD58.65.O74
    This is a collection of organization charts for more than 200 companies and non-profit organizations.

  • SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)
    EDGAR is a database of SEC filings for individual companies. It is searchable free of charge.

  • Standard and Poor's Net Advantage
    This database includes the electronic versions of several key Standard and Poor publications that provide in-depth data on companies, industries, stocks, and bonds.

  • Value Line Investment Survey
    Business Library, Reference: HG4501.V26
    This popular investment service provides a financial analysis of public companies.

Industry Information

Basic Sources of Aggregate Industry Data

 

Databases and Other Reference Sources

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Management Web Sites

  • Academy of Management Online
    Professional society that promotes the advancement of teaching, learning, and research in the discipline of management. The majority of members are management professors and graduate students in the management field. The site includes a searchable directory of Society members.

  • Catalyst
    This is the site of the national, non-profit organization that has studied important issues such as workplace flexibility, work-family conflict, and the glass ceiling for more than three decades.

  • The Conference Board
    This prominent business organization, founded in 1916, conducts research and publishes studies on business developments, workplace trends, and best practices.

  • Families and Work Institute
    This non-profit organization disseminates important research findings on the changing nature of work, workplace flexibility, and work/life issues.

  • Harvard Business School Publishing
    This site provides information (including ordering information) on Harvard Business School case studies, books, and other materials.

  • SHRM [Society for Human Resource Management] Online
    This is the site of a major association for human resource professionals. It includes articles from Society publications, press releases, and links to related Web sites. This is a good source of information on workplace trends and developments.

  • Tuck B-Schools Page
    Comprehensive directory for business schools in the United States and abroad.

  • U.S. News: Compare Business Schools
    This site ranks undergraduate business programs.

  • U.S. News: Compare Graduate Schools
    This site ranks MBA programs and specific business disciplines.

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