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SOC 465 Political Sociology
Company Information
Databases
The following databases and reference sources provide information on company, name, address, contact information, year founded, ticker symbol, brief financial information, business description, NAICS and SIC codes (which industry the company is a part).
- International Directory of Company Histories
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A valuable source to find company information and histories - Lexis-Nexis Academic
Provides comprehensive coverage of current news, business and company information, government and legal information, and more. To look for information on executive officers, search SEC Filings & Report and select SEC Annual Reports to Shareholders or SEC 10-K Reports. - Mint Global
Mint Global from Bureau van Dijk contains information on over 35 million public and private companies and financial institutions from the U.S., Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. It provides descriptive information, company financials, news, market research, ratings and country reports, scanned reports, ownership and M&A data. - ReferenceUSA
Contains directory data for over 12 million US firms and business establishments of all sizes.
Company's Home Page
Search the company's home page by typing the company's name plus .com. For example: nike.com
You can also use a web search engine such as Yahoo to find a company's home page.
Company web sites contain information on company history, executives and their biographies, company recent news and events and more.
Books in the Library
Search the library's ONLINE CATELOG. Use company name as a subject or the name of an executive as a subject to find books about the company and its executive.
Useful Web Sites
- INSIDERinfo -- INSIDERinfo is a community driven portal for submitting helpful information on a wide array of topics.
- Hoover's Online -- Database of company information; can search for a company by name or ticker symbol. Includes some private companies.
- ThomasNet -- Information on "manufacturers, distributors and service providers - from Actuators to Zirconium and everything in between." Thomas Register is part of ThomasNet.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Access to EDGAR Database.
- Webster's Business Guide --Search by product, industry, company, SIC or NAICS code, and region.
Company Biographies
To find names of top officers of a company, use business directories listed in the section of Corporate Profile.
To search for the educational background of these officers, use the following resources.
- Biographies Plus Illustrated
Contains more than 46,000 biographies and obituaries. Searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, and keyword. - Biography and Genealogy Master Index
A comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. - Biography.com
Includes thousands of short biographies of over 25,000 famous people, past and present. - D&B Reference Book of Corporate Managements
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A search and directory service that combines selected websites and magazines and book citations with the complete, updated Encyclopedia Britannica. - Who's Who in America
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Company Ownership and Control
- Search the library's online catalog to find books on this topic using "corporate ownership" or "corporate control" as keyword searches.
- Access Corporate Ownership & Control periodical via Business Sources Premier or perform a title search in the catalog.
Director Interlocks
- The Corporate Library.
Provides data and analysis on corporate governance and the relationship between corporate managers, directors, and shareowners. - They Rule
Provides a sophisticated graphical interface that allows users to explore and produce maps of linkages among board members of large U.S. corporations. - Who Knows Who, Networking Through Corporate Boards
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Current Events
Search the following databases to find journal/magazine or newspaper articles on recent development of a corporation such as recent disputes, legal issues, projects, political issues, mergers etc.
Databases
- Academic Search Premier
Covers current news, business and company information, government and legal information. - Business Source Premier
Full text from nearly 930 journals covering business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting, etc. - Lexis-Nexis Academic
- Magazines Fulltext
Provides full text articles from 570 periodicals, including both popular magazines and professional journals. - Newspaper Source
Provides selected full text for 143 domestic and international newspapers.
Web Sites
- CorpWatch
Provides news, analysis, research tools, and other resources for activists fighting for corporate accountability, human rights, social and environmental justice. - Multinational Monitor
Provides a critical perspective on multinational corporations. - Search the company's web site for news release, recent events, and reports on social and environmental responsibilities.
Last Modified: 11/02/2009