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Company & Industry Information

  • This guides provides recommended databases for company and industry information
  • Company information includes:
  • Leaders of the company
  • CEO effectiveness, why/why not
  • Composition of Board of Directors and why composition is viable
  • If employees in company are open to change, why or why not
  • Organizational structure
  • Company’s performance in at least the last 3 years and how has the major strategic issues impacted performances
  • Major products/services offered and how established the products/services are
  • Company’s stance on integrity
  • How company is perceived in industry and by their customers
  • Industry information includes:
  • Size
  • Major players
  • Major trends
  • Strategic issues
  • Challenges facing industry
  • Significant trends and urgency to change faced by industry

eBooks

  • eBooks for emailing chapters or downloading

Citing

  • How to cite information from Marketline, Business Source Premier, Statista, and Nexis Uni
  • Other APA Style examples

Off-campus access

  • Get answers on how to access the library's electronic resources
  • Find troubleshooting tips

Ask a Librarian

  • Ask for research assistance using chat, email, phone
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