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COMPANY INFORMATION
Many of these websites are from colleges and universities.
Aside from Internet links, they may contain other types of company-related data such as lists of print resources of interest to company researchers, and others may offer search tutorials. Many of these sites contain at least two of the above formats;
some include all three. Print sources listed on academic websites refer to those sources held by a library
or an academic source site for that institution. In many instances, these print resources
are available in many academic or large public libraries.
Some of the links to websites are for proprietary databases, which are subscribed to by an institution or library and are only available to on-site
patrons. However, awareness of the existence of such resources and locating them
locally is worthwhile. Most of the sites are readily available for free. However, some sites contain links
to fee-based services.
It is also good to remember that since there is such an enormous amount of company
information on the Internet, there is an inevitable amount of overlap and duplication.
Business & Company Resource Center
Johnson & Wales University database restricted to the JWU community
Provides comprehensive information on thousands of companies, domestic and international
Profile for each company includes contact information,
SIC/NAICS code(s), annual sales revenue, number of employees, year founded, website
address and company status (parent or subsidiary)
Public company profiles may include most or all
of the following: news/articles, company history, investment reports, financials,
rankings, suits/claims, product lines; profiles of private companies may not contain
all of the above information
Also includes industry overviews, professional
organizations and company comparison capability
This excellent, comprehensive database is indispensable
for any sort of company research; its industry research features also provide invaluable
information on a company's standing within an industry as well as industry trends
and reports
Business & Employee Research:
The Riley Guide
Maintained by Margaret (Riley) Dikel
This sub-page links to a selection of some of best
company research-oriented sites on the Internet
Includes links to business directories, company
profile sites, and other sites (mostly academic) which offer strategies/tutorials
for conducting company research
Excellent annotations accompany each link
The site selection is superb; excellent in all
regards
Note: The Riley Guide is the best and most comprehensive
meta-site for every conceivable type of career-oriented topic
Company & Industry
Research Subject Guide
Maintained by the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford
A directory of Internet, database and print sources
for conducting company research, this guide provides links and citations to the
following: basic company information, financial data/investment analysis, annual
reports/SEC filings, company history, competitor information, market share/rankings,
industry profiles, ratios, R&D, sources for corporate news
Print sources cited may be found in many academic
libraries or large public libraries
Databases included on this site are restricted
to the Rensselaer at Hartford academic community; they should be available at many
academic libraries or large public libraries
Excellent annotations accompany many links
Links to other Cole Library web guides for locating
corporate websites, finance/investment
One of the best academic sites for company research;
comprehensive in scope, well-structured in its organization, and inclusive of the
many of the best websites and print sources; a "must" for anyone doing company research
Company Research
Sponsored by the OhioLINK Small Grant Research
Program
An extensive tutorial for conducting company research,
this site provides excellent commentary on how to conduct research for a variety
of company-oriented topics/issues
Provides in-depth guidance and analysis for accessing
information on private, public and international companies; also includes information
on divisions/subsidiaries
The section on "International Companies" is especially
well-done
"Search Strategies" offers tips on how best to
navigate the site
In addition to links to sites, also discusses print
resources, many of which can be found in many academic libraries and large public
libraries
Also links to extensive industry information/links
(general research strategies, overviews, structure, profiles, current developments/news,
statistics)
One of the best company research tutorials currently
online, for its comprehensive analysis, well-chosen links and ease-of-navigability
Company
Research
Maintained by Robert Tipton and Ka-Neng Au for
the Rutgers University Libraries
"A Subject Research Guide"
A directory of web-based and print resources, this
guide provides links and citations to the following: "starting points", private
companies, public companies, international companies, associations, "special topics",
other company research guides
"International Companies" is especially useful
Links to 47 U.S. state corporation databases, sources
for SEC reports, directories of businesses on the Internet
Print sources cited may be found in many academic
libraries or large public libraries
"Special Topics" section is especially useful for
its inclusion of links to corporate citizenship, current events, corporate philanthropy
Links to other Rutgers "Subject Research Guides"
for biographical information, banking/finance, industry
Excellent; covers all the basics as well as topics
not easily found elsewhere
Company
Research
Maintained by the Langsdale Library, University
of Baltimore
A directory of Internet, print and database resources
for company research, this guide provides links and citations to the following:
public company/private company, affiliations/top management, company finances (public),
company investments/analysis (public), international company research, industry
information, job searching information
Print resources cited may be found in many academic
libraries or large public libraries
Databases included on this site are restricted
to the University of Baltimore community; they may be available at many academic
libraries or large public libraries
Excellent annotations accompany many links and
citations
Links to other Langsdale Library "Business Resource
Links" guides
Excellent; one of the best academic sites for company
research, for its comprehensiveness, organization and commentary, choice of resources;
useful for researchers at all levels
Corporate Governance
Maintained by James Ritchie for the Corporate Governance
NETwork
Primarily concerned with linking to sites which
reflect an interest in corporate governance and socially responsible business/investment
practices
Sites are mostly American, although there are some
international links
Topical categories include governance centers,
public interest groups, research centers, shareholder action groups, proxy voting/monitoring,
professional associations/organizations, benefits/compensation and related issues
Does an admirable job of providing extensive links
to corporate governance issues
Corporate Information
Sponsored by the Winthrop Corporation
Links to company information from the US and worldwide
May be accessed by public company, private company,
region and industry
"Over 350,000 profiles are indexed by our search
engine, including over 20,000 here at our own site"
Also provides searches by state, country, exchange
rates, and "Top 100" countries worldwide ranked by category
Ability to research a country's industries in 30
categories (for example, "Canada" and "Hotels and Restaurants")
Includes "Help Screens" for company profiles, research
reports, analysis summaries, sales analysis, price analysis, earnings analysis
Registration required, but it's free
Excellent; one of the best sources for international
corporate information and analysis from a variety of perspectives
CorpWatch
CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization
through education and activism. We work to foster democratic control over corporations
by building grassroots globalization a diverse movement for human rights,
labor rights and environmental justice."
Formerly known as "Corporate Watch"
An online public interest group offering news and
resource links to the economic, environmental and social impact of corporations
on a national and international basis
"Hands-On Corporate Research Guide" outlines procedures
for acquiring general company information and how to determine a company's activities
concerning the environment, labor, and other issues
Includes links to activist groups, corporate oversight
and specific industry/product issues
One of the best sites for current news and analysis
of corporate activity worldwide
Directory of Corporate
Archives in the United States and Canada
Maintained by Gregory S. Hunter for the Society
of American Archivists, Business Archives Section
Provides access to contact information for over
300 corporate archives in the US and Canada; also links to professional organizations
Each entry includes contact information, access
conditions, holdings note and physical description of the archive's resources
Archives listed alphabetically; indexed by archivist's
name and location
Excellent resource for anyone conducting in-depth
research on select companies
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval (EDGAR)
Maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC)
The official site for filings (annual reports) for public companies,
as required by federal law
Includes tutorial for ways to conduct the most
productive searches for filings
Also includes links to information for regulatory
actions, additional investor information, description of SEC forms
Includes electronic filings since 1994
One of the best sources for official corporate
financial requirements
Guide to Company Information Via
the Net
Developed and maintained by James Bondra
"Intended to help the user research information
for both public and private companies using just the Internet"
The introduction presents an extensive checklist
for initiating company research
Offers a "walk through" for researching various
aspects of company data, including directory information, financial information,
etc) with excellent annotated links
Especially useful for stock quotes/charts and financial
information
One of the best basic guides for company research;
especially useful for investment and financial information
Hoover's Online
Hoover's "Company Capsules" provides basic data
for over 11,000 companies, public and private, domestic and international
"Company Capsules" provide a brief description
of the company, contact information, competitor information, employment/sales statistics
"Company Capsules" may be searched by company name,
executives' names, stock quotes
"Company Profiles" available by subscription
only offer more in-depth information, including historical background, financial/investment
data and additional information; updated annually
"Hoover's Online" is supplemented by annual editions
of Hoover's family of print directories
Very useful for company information for many of
the best-known companies; while not comprehensive, it does an admirable job for
what it covers
How to Learn About
an Industry or Specific Company
Sponsored by the Industry Research Desk
A Polson Enterprises Web Site
One of the most comprehensive industry research
sites on the Web, this site also provides information on company research as well
Organized in checklist format, this site provides
guidance on the most efficient ways to begin a research project involving industry/corporate
information
Links to websites are largely professional associations/organizations,
government sites and free databases
Lists extensive print sources, many of which can
be found in academic and public libraries)
Excellent all-around; a "must" for any in-depth
research
Locating Company Information
on the Internet
Posted on the Law Library Resource Xchange
LLRX; Originally an article by Martina Anders, published in SLA Legal Division Quarterly,
vol. 5, n. 3, Winter, 1998/99
This excellent article provides informative commentary
on basic sources for corporate research; links to each topic considered are accompanied
by annotations
Topics include EDGAR (and its spin-offs), company
information sites, annual reports, news articles, directories, search engines
Primarily concerned with American companies, with
some international ones also
Most sites are free, with fee-based ones identified
Despite the fact that this site has been nerly available
for 8 years, much of the information remains timely, with extensive,
high-quality links and incisive commentary
Locating U.S. Corporation
Records Online
Sponsored by the Internet Prospector
Provides access to U.S. state corporation records
by linking to "SecSt.com," and "National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)"
websites, which provide direct links to secretaries-of-state offices
Also links to state government information
One of the best sources for one-stop access to
corporation records
Researching Companies Online
Created and maintained by Debbie Flanagan
This tutorial one of the first of its kind
on the Web links to 13 types of company research sources and data for the
following: high-level company information, telephone numbers/addresses, home pages,
financial information, company news, public opinion, industry research, business/financial
meta-sites, professional organizations, conferences/seminars, sales prospects, non-profits,
international business resources
Concentrates exclusively on free sites
Clicking on website links changes the screen to
a frames interface (for many but not all sites) which provides specific instructions
for navigating the sites, allowing for the most productive navigation within the
site
This excellent tutorial is one of the best for
researchers of all skill levels
10K Wizard
Sponsored by 10K Wizard Technology, LLC
Provides an internal search engine for accessing
the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) filings
Can be searched by company name, ticker, CIK, SIC
or by keyword
Browsable by industry or form group (10K, quarterly
reports, annual reports, etc.)
One of the most popular investment/securities websites;
known for its ease-of-navigation
Thomas Register
Directory of over 170,000 companies (contact information)
based in North America
Searchable by company, brand name, product category
(over 72,000), keyword
Registration required, but it's free
The Thomas Directories are one of the best sources
for linking products/services to companies, nationally and internationally
See also JWU Library's Finance & Investments and Industry Research webguides.
Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page.
Compiled by Rick Keogh 7/00;
updated 10/01, 10/02, 3/03; links last checked 11/07
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