Focal Firm, Competitors, and Industry Information
SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)
"Search for Company Filings" - Find the company's most recent 10-K report - Read "Business: Risk Factors" and "Management Discussion" (if available)LexisNexis™ Academic library database
- Access EXCELLENT resources about your company and its competitors - in-depth company reports and profiles, research reports.
- Check "Company" box under Easy Search box:
or use the "Business" tab.
- Guide to find information about markets and industries
- Copy and paste into your search: (market w/4 share or market research or market size or market segmentation)
- "market w/4 share" will retrieve documents with word "market" within 3 words on either side of "share"
e.g. market share, share of the market, share of the mobile phone marketIf more information is still needed, try "Search" tab and "Easy Search."
Check each category (excluding "Company," which you have already searched) and search for your company and specific keywords.
Includes transcripts from television and radio, such as "The Nightly Business Report."
Search Tips:
Use an exclamation mark (!) to get varied word endings.
E.g. compet! will find compete, competing, competitionConnect keywords with "or" and enclose in parentheses, if any of the words are desired.
E.g. (strength or weakness or opportunit! or threat or critical or strateg!)Sample search: verizon and purchasing w/1 procurement
Other Library
Databases
...for magazine, journal, and
newspaper articles, transcripts and documents (and some book excerpts)
MasterFILE Premier database
Search Tips:
Use an asterisk (*) to get varied word endings in most databases other than LexisNexis Academic
E.g. (reorganiz* or restructur* or diversif* or partner*)
Use "and" between search words to force both words to be in the document.
E.g. Verizon and strateg*Enclose exact phrases in quotation marks.
E.g. "core competencies"Sample search
starbucks and (strength or weakness or critical or strateg! or forecast* or trend)
Other databases to try: General OneFile Plus | Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select | ABI Inform (ask for assistance)
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Can't find it at the library or in a database? REQUEST it by Interlibrary Loan!
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How do I cite my sources?
Use Easybib.com (free automated bibliographic composer) or Microsoft Word 2007 "References" tab to easily add "Citations & Bibliography.
MLA Citation Examples for: Electronic Databases and Websites
Select the database name in the bookmarks in the left frame. Follow the samples provided.
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