Includes research reports on over 700 industries, each providing insights on products/services, suppliers, competitors, and other industry conditions.
IBISWorld provides over 700 full-text industry reports, 700 US industry risk rating reports, and information on over 8000 Publicly Traded US Companies as well as hundreds of economic and demographic profiles. Subscription includes access to the US Industry State Reports module.
Features SWOT analyses on many major companies that can be used to identify strengths and weaknesses, and to better understand the internal and external environment.
An essential article database for business research providing the full text for more than 2,000 periodicals, including about 1,000 scholarly journals. Covers virtually all disciplines in business and economics, including: accounting, economics, econometrics, finance, marketing, management, MIS, QMM and supply chain management.
10-K reports, which are filed annually by public companies, are available via the EDGAR database on SEC.gov. These reports cover important company information, financials, and risk factors affecting the company and industry. 10-K reports can also be accessed via the Mergent Online and Mergent Intellect databases.
A market research resource that is particularly useful for researching industries in the technology, science, and healthcare sectors.
BCC Research provides in-depth market research reports covering technology, science, and healthcare sectors. Reports provide market size forecasts and projections as well as information on major players in the industry. The analyses of these markets will be especially useful to student and faculty entrepreneurs and researchers in Penn State's tech transfer units. Once the database loads, users should click the "Member Login" button on the main screen and then click "IP Authenticate" in order to access reports.