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Strategic Corporate Research

Strategic Corporate Research. Laura L. Leavitt Labor Relations & Business Librarian School of Labor & Industrial Relations Michigan State University (517) 355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/

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Strategic Corporate Research

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  1. Strategic CorporateResearch Laura L. Leavitt Labor Relations & Business Librarian School of Labor & Industrial Relations Michigan State University (517) 355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/ http://www.lib.msu.edu/staff/leavitt9/StrategicCorporateResearch2008.ppt August 19, 2008

  2. Today’s Objective • Learn how to researchemployers & industries using a variety of resources • …. to better assess the REAL threats and opportunities faced by a company or industry • ….and place you in a better overall bargaining position.

  3. Topics for Today: • Unique features of business information • Company & industry profiles, descriptions and statistics • Financial information • Company & industry analysis • News & recent events • Legal/regulatory environment

  4. Business InformationUnique Features Initial things to consider…is the company: Public or private ? Subsidiary or parent ? …and, is the information: “Free” or proprietary ?

  5. General Company Info: Profiles & directories • Hoover’s (free) & Online Pro Plus ($) • Marketline Business Information Centre (Datamonitor) ($) • Reuters Company Profiles • Business & Company Resource Center (available through MeL) • Thomas Register • Yahoo! Finance

  6. General Company Info: Profiles & directories • State & Local Resources • Crain’s Detroit Business Internet Directory • Chamber of Commerce directories Ex: Des Moines Partnership • Public library files • Office of the Secretary of State See Business Filings by State

  7. Financial Information • EDGAR • Website of corporate filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) • 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and Proxy Statements • Yahoo! Finance • Mergent Online ($) • How to read financial statements • Baruch College’s Guide to Financial Statements • IBM Investor Guide – Financial Statements

  8. Industry Information • Overviews • Dun & Bradstreet Industry Reports Free registration required. • IBISWorld Industry Reports Brief reports free, longer reports for sale. • Market Research • Plunkett ($)

  9. Industry Information • Trade Associations & Trade Magazines • ASAE’s Gateway to Associations • Trade Show Directory • Statistics • Bureau of Labor Statistics • Economic Census

  10. Analysis & Opinion • Investext Plus ($)– 1,000’s of analysts reports • Motley Fool – community driven ratings • Zack’s – ABR’s (Average Brokerage Ratings)

  11. News & EventsWhat’s the Buzz? • Magazines & newspapers • PR Newswire • Wall Street Journal • Business Week • Fortune • Forbes • Crain’s Detroit Business • Financial Times • Economist

  12. News & EventsWhat’s the Buzz? • News Alerts • Google Alerts • Discussion Groups/BBs • Yahoo! Groups • Anti-Company Sites • Starbucks • http://www.starbucked.com • United Airlines • http://www.untied.com

  13. Legal & Regulatory Environment • Legislation & Litigation • THOMAS (Federal legislation) • Michigan Legislature (track Michigan bills and laws) • Government & Related Sites • OSHANLRBBLS • EEOCSEC • EPAFreeERISA

  14. Watchdog Resources • CorpWatch • Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility • LaborNet • Pesticide Action Network • Environmental Defense’s Scorecard • Third World Network

  15. Union Data • UnionStats http://www.unionstats.com • Online collections of CBAs/contracts: • UC-Berkeley IIR Library http://iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.html • Department of Labor http://www.bls.gov/cba/cbaccess.htm • Michigan Public Sector Agreements http://turf.lib.msu.edu/awards/contractsindex.html

  16. Need Help? Contact Me!! Laura L. Leavitt Labor Relations & Business Librarian Michigan State University 50 Law College Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 517-355-4647leavitt9@msu.edu LIR Library website: http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/

  17. URLs for Web Resources Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com Hoovers http://www.hoovers.com Reuters Company Profiles http://today.reuters.com/business/companyprofiles.aspx Michigan e-Library (MeL) http://www.mel.org Thomas Register of Manufacturers http://www.thomasregister.com Yahoo!Finance http://finance.yahoo.com Crain’s Detroit Business Internet Directory http://www.crain.com/datacenter/cdb/netindex.cfm

  18. URLs for Web Resources Des Moines Partnership Business Directory http://www.desmoinesmetro.com/directory.asp LLRX’s Business Filings by State http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup29.htm EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm IRIN (Annual Reports) http://www.irin.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?index=main Dun & Bradstreet Industry Reports http://www.zapdata.com IBISWorld Industry Reports http://www.ibisworld.com/snapshot/industry/?id=ValuationResources Zacks http://www.zacks.com

  19. URLs for Web Resources Motley Fool http://www.fool.com THOMAS http://thomas.loc.gov Michigan Legislature http://legislature.mi.gov Baruch College’s Guide to Reading Financial Statements http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/statements IBM Investor Guide – Financial Statements http://www.ibm.com/investor/help/guide/introduction.wss Financial Times http://www.ft.com Economist http://www.economist.com

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