Guides: EMBA30 Global Business Experience: Industry

Industry Reports

FitchConnect This link opens in a new window
FitchConnect integrates country risk, analysis of financial markets, and industry research, providing users with a variety of company and industry information including credit research, credit ratings, macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, Financial Implied Ratings, and a curated news service.

Standard & Poor's Industry Survey
The Industry Surveys are the best place to start your industry research. Basic global analysis and overview of major industries with many subject breakdowns within each industry. Statistical information includes sales, profit margin, P/E ratios, and capital expenditures. Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage also provides additional company and industry information.
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Advertising, Aerospace & Defense, Agribusiness, Airlines, Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Footwear: Retailers & Brands, Autos & Auto Parts, Banking, Biotechnology, Broadcasting, Cable & Satellite, Chemicals, Chemicals: Specialty, Communications Equipment, Computers: Commercial Services, Computers: Consumer Services & the Internet, Computers: Hardware,
Computers: Networking, Computers: Software, Computers: Storage & Peripherals, Electric Utilities, Environmental & Waste Management, Financial Services: Diversified, Foods & Nonalcoholic Beverages, Healthcare: Facilities, Healthcare: Managed Care, Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare: Products & Supplies, Heavy Equipment & Trucks, Homebuilding, Household Durables, Household Nondurables, Industrial Machinery, Insurance: Life & Health, Insurance: Property-Casualty, Investment Services,
Lodging & Gaming, Metals: Industrial, Metals: Precious, Movies & Home Entertainment, Natural Gas: Distribution, Oil & Gas: Equipment & Services, Oil & Gas: Production & Marketing, Paper & Forest Products, Publishing & Advertising, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), Restaurants, Retailing: General, Retailing: Specialty, Savings & Loans, Semiconductor Equipment, Semiconductors, Supermarkets & Drugstores, Telecommunications: Wireless, Telecommunications: Wireline, and Transportation: Commercial industries.

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Industry market research reports from over 700 United States industries. Each report is 25-30 pages in length, contains key statistics, and is updated regularly. The Library's subscription includes:
- US Industry Reports (NAICS)
- US Industry iExpert Summaries
- US Business Environment Profiles
IBISWorld publishes many other reports that are not part of the Library's subscription. For more information, please Ask A Librarian.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text information on U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Includes company history, officers, subsidiaries, financial data, and annual reports. Access to SEC filings (EDGAR) back to 1993. Also includes Company Archives for historical information and US and International Industry Reports. Provides up to 30 years of historical daily international stock pricing, downloadable to Excel. Available to Georgetown alumni.
Forthcoming: Mergent Intellect
Covers over 80 million private and public companies worldwide. Corporate family tree and coverage of millions of executives.

Value Line Investment Survey
Evaluations and comparisons of 92 industries. Investment information and performance ratings for 1,500 stocks are also included. Select "Standard Edition," then "Lookup by Industry" in the left frame, then select PDF (not the name of the industry) to see industry overview.
Investext
Provides full text analyst reports, covering over 50 industries. Investext reports contain in-depth information on companies and industries, including industry trends, market share, and emerging technologies.

Marketing Reports

Passport This link opens in a new window
formerly Global Market Information Database
Global in scope, Euromonitor's Passport provides lifestyle statistics and reports, market data and analysis, and market forecasts. Details include expenditure patterns, viewing time per medium and demographics. Use the search box in the upper left corner to find an industry.
Mintel This link opens in a new window
Users must create a free Mintel account in order to download executive summaries create custom PowerPoint slides of report content.
These market research reports of 100+ pages in length cover such subjects as travel, finance, food, drink, health, retailing, airlines, and lifestyles. Reports cover the United States - reports on internationally-focused reports are not available. Data sources used come from Mintel's own surveys, Simmons, Infoscan's IRI, and trade research. Acceptance of 'Academic Conditions of Use' and registration are required to use this database.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Industry market research reports from over 700 United States industries. Each report is 25-30 pages in length, contains key statistics, and is updated regularly. The Library's subscription includes:
- US Industry Reports (NAICS)
- US Industry iExpert Summaries
- US Business Environment Profiles
IBISWorld publishes many other reports that are not part of the Library's subscription. For more information, please Ask A Librarian.

Core Business Articles

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Limited to 5 concurrent users.
Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data.
ABI/Inform Complete This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Additional Articles

Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of contemporary business, including accounting, taxation, foreign trade, advertising, banking, public relations, government regulations, real estate, acquisitions and mergers, insurance, communications, management, marketing, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, tourism, oil and computers.
Emerald Intelligence + Fulltext This link opens in a new window
This source has over 130 full-text journals published by MCB University Press. Subjects include: general management, human resources, information management, library & information services, marketing, property, engineering, quality, training & education, operations, production & economics. Most of the journals have an international perspective.
Management & Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed journals covering all aspects of management and organizations.
To search only the Management & Organization Studies collection, go to "Search Within," select "Search from a list of disciplines" and select "Management & Organization Studies" from the 'Social Sciences & Humanities" section.
These peer-reviewed journals cover such subjects as organizational behavior, organizational development, strategic management, organizational theory, industrial psychology, human resource (HR) management, business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CRS), environmental management, leadership, group processes, organizational communication, management learning, management education, training, industrial relations (IR), labor economics, international & cooperative management, entrepreneurship, small business management, E-commerce, non-profit management, compensation & benefits, environmental management, service organizations, hospitality, travel, tourism, marketing, macromarketing, social marketing, marketing education, marketing theory, service marketing, sociology of work, business & government relations, critical theory, simulation, action research, research design, and research methodologies.

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