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In business literature, case studies provide a critical analysis of a company or industry. EBSCO's Business Source Premier allows you to limit your results to the article document type: "case studies." See the example below:
The follwing titles show the variety of online reference titles available:
The following company databases are also a great place to locate industry information.
Content: Database supporting business and legal research.
Purpose: News, journals, and company profiles and directories for both public and private companies.
Special Features: U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to the 1790s, New York Times articles, Cases, Law Reviews, Company & Country Information, and much more.
Three ratio resources are commonly used in business: D&B, RMA, and Troy. [See titles below.]
For more on how to read and use financial statements and ratios, try the following search: Ratio Analysis and Financial Statements
Content: Business research database providing solvency ratios, efficiency ratios, and profitability ratios.
Purpose: Allows business students immediate online access to competitive benchmarking data.
Special Features: Search data by SIC & NAICS code, download and create reports, compare business balance sheets with industry benchmarks, and more.
Industry resources provide an overview of trends, issues, and statistical anaysis.
The following resources are part of the Library's reference collection. Click on the trade name to find more books. Please ask a librarian for assistance in locating your industry information if it is not captured below.
