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Business Administration Web Links

Business Publications: 

• The Wall Street Journal 
• The Economist  
• Institute of Management and Administration 
• American Marketing Journals

Government Business Resources:

• Federal Agencies from FedWorld
• Federal Agencies Index from Whitehouse
• National Labor Relations Board
• Office of Safety & Health Adm
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Oklahoma State Agencies
• Oklahoma Dept. of Labor

General Company Information

• Hoover's Online includes 13,500 public and private companies in the U.S. and around the world.
• CorpTech includes 45,000 public and private high technology companies.
• D & B's Companies Online includes about 100,000 public and private companies.
• Moody's Company Data (FIS Online) includes 10,000 public companies with detailed information.
• OneSource  includes about 130,000 U.S. public and private parent companies and their subsidiaries. Go to Company Profiler and start with the Corporate Overview. OneSource partners with a number of other companies to provide information to its subscribers.

• Yahoo! Company Profile

Company's 10K and 10Q reports

• SEC filings are also available at Edgar-Online and Who-Where. One of the easiest ways to have all three options for SEC filings is through Wall Street Research Network. Edgar-Online allows you to sort the SEC filings by form type.

Articles about the company and its marketing strategy

• ABI/Inform via ProQuest Direct -- Use the Advanced Search option, type in the company name and select "company" in the pull-down box; you may wish to include other terms in a separate field. Most recent articles are available full-text.
• OneSource -- Use Topic Search under Company Profiler for full-text news and trade association articles on a specific subject.
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe -- Go to Company News. Many are full-text.
• Wall Street Research Network -- search for a company, then go to Transium Business Journal Search for an overview of  articles.

SIC code for the industry

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Industry Information

• Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys includes sections on the business environment, how the industry operates, and includes good demographic information for the industry.
• Encyclopedia of American Industries
• Forbes January issue includes the Annual Report on American Industry 
• Manufacturing USA
• Handbook of North American Industry
• U.S. Global Trade Outlook

Industry associations and their web sites

• Encyclopedia of Associations  is a comprehensive listing of associations arranged by subject.

Business Directories

• OneSource  includes a list of competitors in the Corporate Overview.
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers  
• Compact Disclosure
• Market Share Reporter
• Million Dollar Directory:
• Ward's Business Directory:

Industry data from the United States Census Bureau & other government agencies

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides detailed industry data on employment.
• FEDSTATS -- More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government.

Locate articles on the industry

• ABI/Inform via ProQuest Direct 
• OneSource -- Use the Industry Profiler to find trade association publications.
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe --   Go to Industry and Market News.

The United States Census Bureau

• Population Topics is a general guide to census population data.
• Demographic Surveys provides information about surveys other than the decennial census conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Other important government agencies and their products include:

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics develops the Consumer Price Index and conducts the Consumer Expenditure Survey and other surveys on compensation.
• The Statistics of Income Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service provides aggregate data based upon income tax returns.

Articles on consumers and consumer behavior

• American Demographics / Marketing Tools
• ABI/Inform via ProQuest Direct