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6/60: Six Databases In 60 Minutes

6/60: Six Databases In 60 Minutes. Business Source Complete & ABI/Inform Lexis/ Nexis Academic & Hoovers Academic S&P NetVantage & IBISWorld Business and Company Resource Center 1/17/12. Why Six Databases?. Why Six?. no one source answers everything

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6/60: Six Databases In 60 Minutes

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  1. 6/60: Six Databases In 60 Minutes • Business Source Complete & ABI/Inform • Lexis/Nexis Academic & Hoovers Academic • S&P NetVantage &IBISWorld • Business and Company Resource Center 1/17/12

  2. Why Six Databases?

  3. Why Six? • no one source answers everything • Each has strengths & weaknesses, together strong • core resources • key to all research • answer widest range of questions • applicable to the widest range of classes

  4. Article Databases Business Source Complete (BSC) ABI/INFORM Global (ABI)

  5. Business Source Complete • Description: • 4,330+ journals & trade journals • 17,000+ company profiles • 20,000+ industry & market reports • SWOT analysis • 1,550 country reports • working papers collections • F/T case studies • HBR Faculty Seminar Videos

  6. ABI/INFORM Global • Description: • 4,300+ journals • case studies • master’s and doctoral level theses • unique content

  7. Question Find a few good articles discussing what Chipotle's been doing recently with local food ingredients. • Business Source Complete • ABI/Global (hint: synonyms for local food buying: sustainable, locavore, green restaurants, family farm, etc.)

  8. Company Databases Hoovers’ Academic Lexis/Nexis Academic

  9. Hoovers’ Academic • Description: • Comprehensive reports on public companies, both active and inactive, including history, products/operations, competitors, locations, subsidiaries/affiliations, financials, filings and more • 30,000,000+ company profiles worldwide • 35,000,000+ executive contacts • IPO pricing, filings, & IPO performance • create customized lists of companies or professionals based on multiple criteria

  10. Lexis/Nexis Academic • Description: • Full-text business, company, financial, and general news information.  • over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources • Company Dossier feature

  11. Question Pull up the company profile for Chipotle. Find the NAICS code (this is the industry code assigned by the company and used by the U.S. government) in the company profile and build a list of restaurants in Florida. Compare the two database profiles. Which is better? • Hoovers Academic • Lexis/NexisAcademic

  12. Industry Databases NetAdantage(S&P) IBISWorld

  13. S&P NetAvantage • Description: • industry overviews for 52+ industries • historical industry surveys back to 1999 • CRSP data for 7,000 companies • 100,000+ public/private cos. Directory • Stockscreener for S&P 500 • private company information/screener • Biographical data for employees in 90,000 cos.

  14. IBISWorld • Description: • covers over 700 industries in the United States • 300 economic, demographic & commodity reports

  15. Question Explain what measures are important for understanding Chipotle's quantitative success in the industry. • NetAdvantage • IBISWorld

  16. Unique Databases Business and Company Resource Center

  17. Business and Company Resource Center • Description: • 450,000 companies • investment reports (secondary reports) • industry overviews • company & industry rankings • SWOT analysis

  18. Question How does Chipotle’s market share compare with other restaurants? Click on the "Company" tab at the top of the page. • Find company ranking lists including Chipotle, (you may have to use the ticker symbol for Chipotle.) • How does CMG's market share compete with other restaurants? • Business and Company Resource Center

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