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How to Research a Company

 

Article Research - consult these electronic indexes below to find articles on a company:

Dow Jones

Proquest

Lexis Nexis

Research Bank Web - brokers reports, industry overviews

JGSM Library's Business Databases Arranged by Subject

 

Overviews, Background Information

Global Access (for public companies)

Hoovers Handbook of Private Companies (JGSM Library)

Research Bank Web - broker reports, industry overviews

http://www.companiesonline.com (to see if company is private or public - public will have ticker symbol)

Bloomberg

Hoovers

company website

Libary Catalog

International Directory of Company Histories

CareerSearch - mega-directory of a million employers compiled from many sources. Excellent way to select companies by regions

wetfeet.com - Insider's guide to what the culture of the company is like. Includes interviewees with interviewers, hiring and salaries figures.

S & P Industry Surveys (in print in JGSM Library)

D & B Gale Industry Reference Handbook

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Assocation websites

Financials (annual reports, etc.)

Paper collection on 2nd floor of the JGSM Library in Sage Hall

www.prars.com (free annual reports)

Company Websites

Global Access (good international coverage)

www.marketguide.com

biz.yahoo.com

Internships

Peterson's Guide (on reserve in Engineering Library)

summerjobs.com

International Positions

Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries (JGSM Library)

Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States (JGSM Library)

Cornell Einaudi Center

Cornell Career Services