Subject Guides: Advanced Writing in the Disciplines (AWD) : 3304 (Business)

Search Tools

There are a number of approaches to searching:

Search Library Catalogs + Articles with Scholar OneSearch
Choose a search tool recommended in your subject research guide
Try an interdisciplinary database, such as Academic Search Premier or JSTOR.

International

EIU Country Analysis: Economist Intelligence Unit
Economic analysis of countries and regions of the world from the publishers of the Economist.
Passport GMID (Euromonitor)
Company, industry and consumer behavior information for most countries.

Statistics

Statistical Abstract
Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Statista

FedStats
Gateway to statistics collected by the agencies of the U S Government

Additional Help

Use the Business Research Guide for more database and research suggestions, or make an appointment with Julie Jersyk the business librarian.

Key Resources

Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)
Search for news, articles, industry and company reports. Create a myEbscoHost account to manage citations, save searches, create alerts, save articles to a permanent folder.
Factiva
Includes full-text of the Wall Street Journal. For quick searching within the WSJ, use sc=j as a search term. Example: sc=j and starbucks.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
Try the new Lexis Nexis Academic interface
Emerald Fulltext
Includes peer-reviewed articles in business and economics.
Wiley Online Library
Browse or search scholarly articles from Wiley Interscience.

All Business Databases
A listing of all business and economics databases available to the Northeastern community.

Company & Industry

There are many ways to get company and industry information. Some of the same databases used for article searching also provide access to company and industry profiles and information.

Also try these databases:

NetAdvantage (Standard and Poor's)
S&P proprietary research and analysis plus current industry reports, stock screening and charting tools.
Mergent Online
Extensive financials on publicly traded companies and more
MarketLine Advantage
A good source of company and industry reports
Passport GMID (Euromonitor)
Company, industry and consumer information

North American Industry Classification System
NAICS is a classification system for business establishments designed for the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of statistical data describing the U.S. economy.