Business--Sample Page

Course Specific Resources

Research Databases

ABI/INFORM Complete includes full text journals and newspapers from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.

**To get to company profile report with SWOT, search for company in advanced search tab, then on result page, limit to source type 'report' and publication title 'Canadean Company Reports' or try another title.

Hoover's Online

Hoover's Online is an Internet-based suite of information resources that enables in-depth company and industry research.

Mergent Online

Mergent Online provides U.S. and international company data, global company financials, annual reports, executive profiles, and industry reports.

Business Source Premier

Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.

**To get to company profiles and reports, select the 'company profile' tab on the home screen.

Class Videos

Sample Playlist of 4 videos (each class can have different playlists).

Books

To limit your search to eBooks, go to the main library homepage and enter your search. Limit search by 'Books and Media'--next to search box. On the results screen, limit on the left by selecting 'Oshkosh Online Resources.'

Sample eBooks

Web Resources

County Business Patterns from U.S. Census Bureau

CBP is an annual series that provides sub-national economic data by industry. This series includes the

number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll.

U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census: Industry Snapshots

The Industry Snapshots present key statistics from the Economic Census and per capita ratios using data

from Population Estimates for a user-selected industry.

North American Industry Classification System

From the U.S. Census Bureau. The official 2012 U.S. NAICS Manual includes definitions for each industry,

background information, tables showing changes between 2007 and 2012, and a comprehensive index.

Standard Industrial Classification Search

From the U.S. Department of Labor. This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by k

keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 2,3,4-digit SIC, and to examine the manual structure.

SIC & NAICS Codes

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

NAICS was adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), Statistics Canada, and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia, to allow for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the North American countries. (from: the U.S. Census Bureau)

Class Companies/for group projects

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION:

SIC= 26210000: Paper mills

NAICS= 322121: Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Shopko:

SIC=53119901: Department stores, discount

NAICS=452112: Discount Department Stores

ALDI GmbH & Co. KG Essen:

SIC= 53119901: Department stores, discount

NAICS=452112: Discount Department Stores

Boeing:

SIC= 37210101: Airplanes, fixed or rotary wing

NAICS=336411: Aircraft Manufacturing

References

Sample Citations from Hoover's & Mergent

APA:

Biesada, A. (2013). Amazon.com, Inc. company description. Retrieved from

Hoover's Online database.

Mergent. (2005). Marathon Oil Corp. company details report. Retrieved from

Mergent Online database.

MLA:

Biesda, Alexandra. "Amazon.com, Inc. Company Description." Hoover's (2013). Hoover's Online.

Web. 18 February 2014.

Mergent. "Marathon Oil Corp. Company Details Report." Mergent (2005). Mergent Online.