Jackson Library

'Industry Data' and 'Forecasts' sections in the Reference Room.

Business Statistics of the United States (Reference: U.S. Statistics)  • catalog record

Economic Census (Reference: U.S. Statistics)  • catalog record

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

Select the Industry tab, then the specific Industry Survey.

TableBase

Tables of statistics, rankings by market value, market share.

MarketResearch.com Academic

Plunkett Research Online

Select the industry report and then Statistics.

OneSource's US Business Browser

Search by industry.

Market Growth

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook (Reference: Table B: Industry Data)  • catalog record

U.S. Market Trends and Forecasts (Reference: Table B: Industry Data)  • catalog record

Market Share Reporter (Reference: Table B: Industry Data)  • catalog record

MarketResearch.com Academic

Industry Structure

Economic Census (Reference: U.S. Statistics)  • catalog record

OneSource's US Business Browser

Hoover's Online

MarketResearch.com Academic

MarketLine

Distribution Channels

Thomson Research 

Corporate reports.

Business literature databases, e.g. Business Source Complete

Revenue Models and Cost Structure

'Labor Supply' and 'Wages' sections in the Reference Room.

Thomson Research 

Corporate reports.

Industry Financial Ratios

'Financial Ratios' section in the Reference Room.

Business Statistics of the United States (Reference: U.S. Statistics)  • catalog record

Key Business Ratios 

Statistics from over one million companies providing 14 key business ratios for over 800 lines of business.

Market Characteristics

'Market Research' section in the Reference Room.

Choices III (CD-ROM Workstation)
Fall 2001 Release. Quarterly quantitative product and media surveys providing advertising and marketing researchers with detailed demographic and marketing segments of media audiences.

Business literature databases, e.g. Business Source Complete

Thomson Investext (IE Browser only)

Investext analyst reports are available from the research area.

OneSource's US Business Browser

Customers

OneSource's US Business Browser

Competition

OneSource's US Business Browser

Includes 'Competitors Report' for individual companies.

Hoover's Online

Includes peer reports.

Capital IQ

Company view in Competitors & Major Customers

Barriers to Entry

MarketLine

Includes SWOT analysis.

Business literature databases, e.g. Business Source Complete

Thomson Investext (IE Browser only)

Investext analyst reports are available from the research area.

Substitution

Business literature databases, e.g. Business Source Complete

'Business History' section in the Reference Room. Also search Jackson Library Catalog for books.

Mergent Corporate Manuals

Extensive historical information on public companies.

Mergent Online 

Search for the company, and then select 'Company Details > History'.

Hoover's Online

Growth / Evolution

revenues

Mergent Online 

Search for the company, and then select 'Company Financials'.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

workforce

Thomson One Banker - Analytics

Compustat

products

Hoover's Online

OneSource's US Business Browser

Click on 'Companies' search, then select 'Description of Business'.

geographic scope

Compustat

Business segments.

Organizational Structure

Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Management (Reference: Who's Who) • catalog record

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

Thomson Research 

Corporate reports.

Mergent Online 

Operations

Thomson Research 

Corporate reports.

Business Strategy

value proposition

Thomson Investext (IE Browser only)

Investext analyst reports are available from the research area.

marketing

Thomson Research 

Corporate reports.

human resources

Business literature databases, e.g. Business Source Complete

Thomson Research 

Corporate reports, Proxy statements.

Laser Disclosure (CD-ROM Workstation)
Corporate reports.