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Best Bets - Finding Articles

The following databases are great places to get started with your research!

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Provides access to articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed business journals, trade journals and business news publications. Includes the full-text of the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and the Economist. Also has videos, ebooks, and company, industry, and country reports from providers such as Fitch Solutions and Economist Intelligence Unit, and analyst reports from J.P. Morgan.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides access to articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed business journals, trade journals, & business new publications. Includes the full-text of the Harvard Business Review.
PsycINFO including PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Contains summaries of the world's journal literature, dissertation, technical reports, & of English-language chapters & books in psychology & related disciplines.
VitalLaw This link opens in a new window
Contains labor & employment law cases dating back to 1937, labor arbitration awards, official EEOC & NLRB manuals, the Employment Law Daily, the HR Compliance Library, & more.

For more information & resources related to HRLR research, check out the General Research tab on this guide or follow the link below!

Human Resources General Research

Best Bets - Company Research

MarketLine This link opens in a new window
Provides companies profiles, industry reports, country and city information, case studies, financial deals, industry social media influencers, and news articles. Many of the company profiles have SWOT analyses and the industry reports have Porter's Five Forces analyses.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive company data for U.S. and International public and private companies. Mergent is good for finding company financials, SEC filings (US only) current and historical annual reports for U.S. and International public companies, stock information, and executive information. It also has company history, competitors, company ownership (i.e. institutional holdings, insiders, etc.), corporate calendar, company news, industry profiles, and country profiles. ***To search the private companies, select D&B Private Company Database. Includes separate tabs for Mergent Supply Chain, Mergent Bond Viewer, and Mergent Investext.***

These are two great resources to get started with when working on company research. For a more extensive list of resources please see our Company Research Guide linked below.

Company Research Guide

Best Bets - Industry Research

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Provides readable high level analysis for industries from the United States, some US states, worldwide, and in Canada and China. Includes supply chain, market share, and ease of entry industry data.
Passport GMID This link opens in a new window
Provides U.S. and International reports, data, and news for industries, companies and brands, economy, and consumers. It focuses more on the consumer products and services but also also contains sections supply sections for ingredients and packaging.
Mergent Investext This link opens in a new window
Investext provides analyst research reports on companies and industries from top investment banks, brokerage firms, and consulting firms worldwide. Coverage is global and dates from the 1980s to the present.

These three resources are great places to get started when working on industry research. For a more extensive list of resources please see our Industry Research Guide linked below.

Industry Research Guide

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