Business Research Guide

General Information

This is a guide to selected sources of information about Business at FRL.

  • Subject-specific materials and resources, such as books, articles, and research tools.
  • Citation style guides for your subject.

Research Papers

  • ProQuest Business

    Collection of databases relating to business.

  • Business Source Complete

    1886-present. Case studies, company profiles, conference proceedings, country reports, financial data, industry reports, investment research reports, market research reports, monographs, SWOT analyses, trade journals. All aspects of business.

  • Mergent Online

    Current and historical (past 15 years) firm descriptions, statistics, financial information, annual reports, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, long-term debt, bond ratings, capital stock, and insider trading for US and foreign companies. YouTube tutorial available.

  • D&B Hoovers

    Information on nearly 24 million companies, including large and mid-sized companies in the US, Canada, and worldwide.

  • Wall Street Journal Complete (1889 - present)

    All available editions of the Wall Street Journal.

  • Business Source Complete

    Magazines, newspapers and journals in all business disciplines.

  • IBISWorld

    Industry profiles for U.S., China, and worldwide sectors.

  • Mintel

    Consumer demographics, lifestyle, and product trend analysis.

  • Harvard Business Publishing

    Harvard Business Review and HBR digital articles.

Reference Works

  • Credo Reference

    Reference sources for all subjects, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, etc.

  • A Dictionary of Business and Management

    From Oxford University Press, 2016.

  • The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management

    From the American Management Association, 2013.

  • Encyclopedia of Business and Finance

    From Macmillan Reference, 2006.

  • Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society

    Ed. by Robert W. Kolb, from Sage Reference, 2008.