Company Profile
Company Profiles include:
1. PUBLIC [Investopedia.com definition] or PRIVATE [Investopedia.com definition] status;
2. U.S. or internationally based;
3. SUBSIDIARY [Investopedia.com definition] or the PARENT company [Investopedia.com definition];
4. Company Description;
5. Trading information for public companies [including Ticker Symbol (Investopedia.com definition) and the Exchange that the company stock is traded];
6. Company Industry;
7. Executive Officers; and
8. Financial Information;
9. Company History
1. PUBLIC [Investopedia.com definition] or PRIVATE [Investopedia.com definition] status;
2. U.S. or internationally based;
3. SUBSIDIARY [Investopedia.com definition] or the PARENT company [Investopedia.com definition];
4. Company Description;
5. Trading information for public companies [including Ticker Symbol (Investopedia.com definition) and the Exchange that the company stock is traded];
6. Company Industry;
7. Executive Officers; and
8. Financial Information;
9. Company History
- Scholarly Journals, Trade Publications, and Popular Magazines (ProQuest)A discussion of these commonly used types of resources in business research.
Database Resources
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
- Use the filters on the left of the result list to limit by Source Type, e.g. Trade Journals or Scholarly Journals.
- Ebsco search for Business & ManagementSearch across the following databases: Communication & Mass Media Complete; Academic Search Premier; SocINDEX with Full Text; EconLit™ with Full Text, and APA PsycInfo,
- Click on Choose Databases (above the search boxes) to change the databases being searched.
- Limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals under Limit your results.
Databases Resources for Public Companies
- Mergent Market Atlas This link opens in a new window
- Enter Company name or ticker symbol in the Company Search option. Click on the Company name link to access company profile information
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