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Leading Economic Indicators
- The Conference Board
- Economic Indicators (Congressional Joint Economic Committee)
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room (The White House)
League Tables
- Deal Making Intelligence (Thomson Reuters) > go to "Deals Intelligence" - access requires free registration
- The Deal Pipeline (The Deal, LLC)
- Mergermarket
- Mergers & Acquisitions: The Dealmaker's Journal (via Business Source Complete database)
- SDC Platinum (Thomson Reuters) > go to Mergers & Acquisitions
- Zephyr (Bureau van Dijk)
LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate)
- 2012 Los Angeles Business Magazine, Member Directory and Relocation Guide (Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce)
- City-Data.com - Los Angeles Profile
- Lists (Los Angeles Business Journal) - latest edition in Reference, 3rd Floor: HD 2798.C2 L6
- Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce - Special Reports
- Los Angeles Business Council
- Los Angeles Business Solutions - Review Key Economic Data (City of Los Angeles)
- Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation Start Here
- Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
- Valley Industry and Commerce Association (San Fernando Valley)
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Management
- The Conference Board's Research Online Collection
- Dictionary of Business and Management - HF 1001 .R79 1993 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Emerald Fulltext
- Encyclopedia of Management (4th ed.) - HD 30.15 .E49 2000 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (2nd ed.) - T 57.6. E53 2000 - Reference 3rd Floor
- International Encyclopedia of Business and Management (2nd ed.) - 8 vols. - HF 1001 .I53 2002 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Management and Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
- Small Business Management: Advice & Guides (Entrepreneur.com)
Market Capitalization/"Market Cap" - Capital Markets; Companies
- Global Financial Data (Data Series Type: Stocks - Capitalization, Volume)
- Mergent Online
- Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
- Standard & Poor's Stock Reports - HG 4907 .S72 - Reference 3rd Floor
- World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance
- Yahoo! Finance
Market Research - Demographics / Psychographics
see also Consumers
- American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
- CensusScope: Census 2000 Data, Charts, Maps, and Rankings (University of Michigan)
- Community Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics - HA 203 .S66 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Demographics USA - County Edition - HF 5415.1 .D46 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Demographics USA ZIP Edition - HF 5415.3 .D463 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Free ZIP Code Lookup (ESRI Business Information Solutions)
- Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What - HC 110 .C6 O34 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Lifestyle Market Analyst [final print edition: 2008] - HF 5415.33 .U6 L54 - Reference 3rd Floor
Succeeded online by: Local Market Audience Analyst, part of the SRDS (Standard Rate and Data Service) product suite - Market Segment Resources (Abbott Wool Media)
- The Multicultural Economy 2010 (University of Georgia, Selig Center for Economic Growth)
- PsycINFO (ProQuest) > Search Subject Heading (all) = "consumer attitudes" or "consumer behavior" or "consumer research"
- Purchasing Power Profiles & Workforce Density Data for All Census Tracts & Residential ZIP Codes in the U.S. (Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment & Training Institute)
- RAND California
- SimplyMap
- State of the Hispanic Consumer: The Hispanic Imperative - Quarter 2, 2012 (Nielsen)
- Survey of Buying Power & Media Markets - HF 5415 .S342 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Target Market News: "The Black Consumer Market Authority"
Market Research - Reports, High Tech/Info Tech, Internet Focus
- BCC Research
- ClickZ Stats (formerly CyberAtlas)
- comScore Data Mine (comScore)
- eMarketer
- Faulkner's Advisory for Information Technology Studies
- Forrester Research
- Frost & Sullivan
- Gartner
Restricted to Current UCLA Students, Faculty, and Staff: UCLA Logon ID is required for access - Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World (Insead Business School/World Economic Forum)
- Information & Communication Technology Survey - 2011 [released March 29, 2012] (Census Bureau)
- Measuring the Information Society, 2012 (International Telecommunications Union)
- Nielsen/NetRatings [some free content]
- Pew Internet and American Life Project
- ResearchFindr: Free Market Research Reports
Market Research - Reports, Other Products and Industries
- BCC Research
- Freedonia Focus Industry Market Research Portal
- Frost & Sullivan
- Global Market Navigator (Mintel)
- IBISWorld Industry Market Research
- J.D. Power: Business Ratings
- MarketResearch.com Academic
- Mintel Oxygen Market Research Reports
- Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
- Plunkett Research Online
- ResearchFindr: Free Market Research Reports
- Sports Business Research Network (SBRNET)
- TableBase (Gale Cengage Learning/RDS)
- Business Rankings Annual - HG 4057 .A353 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Business Source Complete > search Subject = "market share"
- Global Market Share Planner [historical data] - HD 2757.15 G562 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Market Share Reporter - HF 5410 .M37 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
- TableBase (Gale Cengage/RDS) > Concept Term = Market Share
- U.S. Market Trends & Forecasts [historical data] - HF 5415.1 U8 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Passport GMID (Euromonitor International) (Formerly known as Global Market Information Database)
- Plunkett Research Online
- TableBase (Gale Cengage/RDS) > Concept Term = Market Size
- U.S. Market Trends & Forecasts [historical data] - HF 5415.1 U8 – Reference 3rd Floor
- Dictionary of Marketing Terms (American Marketing Association)
- Direct Marketing Assocation
- Gower Handbook of Marketing (4th ed.) - HF 5415 .M2988 1995 - Reference 3rd Floor
- KnowThis.com - Marketing Virtual Library
- Internet Marketing Dictionary (Marketingterms.com)
- Kotler on Marketing: How to Create, Win, and Dominate Markets - HF 5415.13 .K638 1999 - 1st Floor Stacks
- Marketing Information: A Strategic Guide for Business & Finance Libraries - HF 5415.2 .D49 2004 - Reference 3rd Floor & 1st Floor Stacks
- QuickMBA: Marketing
- Marketing Plan: A Handbook - HF 5415.13 .W66 2003 - 1st Floor
- Marketing Plan Outline (QuickMBA: Marketing)
- Sample Marketing Plans (MPlans.com)
- "Writing a Marketing Plan" Tutorial (KnowThis.com)
- Capital IQ
- The Deal Pipeline (The Deal, LLC) (formerly The Deal.com)
- LexisNexis Academic --> Sources --> Find Sources --> Keyword = merger! --> click on Find Sources --> select any one or more desired M&A sources to search
- Merger and Acquisition Sourcebook - HD 2746.5 .J87 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mergermarket
- Mergerstat Review - HD 2741 .G88 – Reference 3rd Floor
- PrivCo --> Private M&A Deals
- SDC Mergers & Acquisitions via LexisNexis Academic
- SDC Platinum (Thomson Reuters) > go to Mergers & Acquisitions
- Zephyr (Bureau van Dijk)
- Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development (United Nations Capital Development Fund)
- Business Plan to Start Up a Microfinance Institution in Tanzania (Global Giving)
- Business Source Complete > Subject Search = "Microfinance"
- Centre for Micro Finance
- Council of Microfinance Equity Funds
- Factiva > Drill down through Dow Jones Intelligent Indexing: Select Industry > Banking/Credit > Credit Types/Services > Microfinance
- Finca Peru
- FIRST Initiative - Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening Initiative (The World Bank)
- Global Findex: The Global Financial Inclusion Database (The World Bank)
- ISI Emerging Markets
- Microfinance FAQ (CGAP)
- Microfinance Focus - "News, Breaking Stories, Events, Resources"
- The Microfinance Gateway (CGAP)
- Grameen Bank
- Grameen Foundation
- Microcredit and Microfinance Glossary (Global Development Research Center)
- Microenterprise (InterAmerican Development Bank)
- Microfinance Pasifika
- microLINKS (Knowledge-Driven International Development/USAID Microenterprise Development Office)
- The MIX Market (Microfinance Information Exchange)
- The Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network
- South Pacific Business Development
- UCLA Library Catalog Search > Subject Heading = Microfinance
- United Nations Capital Development Fund
- World's Top 50 Microfinance Institutions - Forbes, December 2007 (Forbes.com)
- Yunus Centre
Mission Statements
- Corporate Philosophies and Mission Statements: A Survey and Guide for Corporate Communicators and Management - HD 58.7 .F35 1989 - 1st Floor Stacks
- Corporate Statements: The Official Missions, Goals, Principles and Philosophies of Over 900 Companies - HD 30.285 .H37 1998 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mission Statement Book: 301 Corporate Mission Statements from America’s Top Companies - HD 30.285 .A27 1999 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mission Statements: A Guide to the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors - HD 30.28 .G697 1994 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Say It & Live It: 50 Corporate Mission Statements That Hit the Mark - HD 30.285 .J66 1995 - Reference 3rd Floor
Multinational Companies (MNCs)
- Business Monitor Online > select service = Company Intelligence > Multinational Networks
- Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries - HG 4538.A1 D6 - Reference 3rd Floor [available electronically as Uniworld Online ]
- Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States - HG 4057 .A21943 - Reference 3rd Floor [available electronically as Uniworld Online ]
- Uniworld Online
Mutual Funds
- 2012 Investment Company Fact Book (Investment Company Institute)
- A Guide to Understanding Mutual Funds (Investment Company Institute)
- Lipper Analytical Services
- Mergent Bank & Finance Manual - HG 4961 .M65 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mergent Dividend Record - HG 4028 .D5 M47 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mergent Online
- Morningstar.com
- Mutual Funds Holdings (WRDS) Connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
and/or - Mutual Fund Scoreboard (BusinessWeek Online)
- Mutual Fund Statistics (Investment Company Institute)
- Value Line Investment Survey HG 4501 .V249 - Reference Reserves @ Circulation Desk (newest) & 1st Floor Stacks (older vols.)
- Yahoo! Mutual Funds Center
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
see also SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Code
- North American Industry Classification System, United States (2002 ed.) - HF 1042 .A55 N67 2002 - Reference 3rd Floor
- NAICS Home Page (includes NAICS Manual)
Newspapers - Business & Financial
- American Banker (Monday-Friday) - Rosenfeld Library has microfilm through 2009
also available electronically:
- in Business Source Complete
- in Factiva - Barron’s (weekly)
- in Factiva - Financial Times (Monday-Saturday) - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
also available electronically:
- in Factiva
- in LexisNexis Academic - Investor’s Business Daily (Monday-Friday) - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
also available electronically:
- in Factiva
- in LexisNexis Academic - Los Angeles Business Journal (weekly) - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
- Nikkei Weekly - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
also available electronically:
- in Factiva
- in LexisNexis Academic - Wall Street Journal - Europe (Monday-Friday) - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
- Wall Street Journal - Western Edition (Monday-Friday) - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
also available electronically:
- in Factiva
- as Wall Street Journal, 1984 - present (ProQuest)
Newspapers - General
- Access World News: International Newspapers (NewsBank)
- Access World News: California Newspapers (NewsBank)
- Access World News: Major Metropolitan (NewsBank)
- Access World News: United States Newspapers (NewsBank)
- Los Angeles Times (daily) - Current Newspaper Issues 3rd Floor
also available electronically:
- as Los Angeles Times, 1985 - present (ProQuest)
- as Los Angeles Times, Historical, 1881-1986 (ProQuest) - New York Times (daily) - available in these UCLA libraries (Rosenfeld Library does not subscribe)
also available electronically:
- in Factiva
- as New York Times, 1980 - present (ProQuest)
- as New York Times, Historical, 1851-2006 (ProQuest) - ProQuest Newspapers (combined L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, Wall Street Journal)
- Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management (Free Management Library, Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits)
- Center for Nonprofit Management (Los Angeles, CA) - Resources & Tools
- Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (Urban Institute)
- Charity Choices - "All Charities A-Z" (CharityChoices.com)
- Charity Navigator
- Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations (Internal Revenue Service)
- Corporate Giving Directory - HV 97 .A3 T29 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Directory of Nonprofit Organizations (Nonprofit Career Network)
- Financial Planning for Nonprofit Organizations - HG 4027.65 .B55 1996 - 1st Floor Stacks
- Foundation Finder (The Foundation Center)
Search for IRS Form 990 PF filings [foundations' tax returns]
Search for IRS Form 990 filings [nonprofit organizations' tax returns] - GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations (free registration required)
- Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations (Harvard University)
- Incorporating Nonprofits by State (USA.Gov)
- Index of Global Philanthrophy and Remittances - 2012 edition (Hudson Institute)
- Model Policies and Procedures for Not-for-Profit Organizations - HF 5686 .N56 M386 2003 - Reference 3rd Floor
- National Association of State Charity Officials
- National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)
- National Council of Nonprofits
- National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations (Gale Directory Library)
- Nonprofit Explorer - Database of IRS Form 990 Filings (ProPublica)
- 2010 Nonprofit Fundraising Survey: Funds Raised in 2010 Compared with 2009 (Foundaton Center) - issued March 2011
- Nonprofit Handbook. Management - HD 62.6 .N662 2001 - Reference 3rd Floor
- NOZA 990-PF Tax Returns Database (GrantSmart)
- On Philanthropy
- Research Centers Directory (Gale Directory Library)
- USA.gov for Nonprofits
Obsolete Securities / Old Stock Certificates
see also Companies - History and Historical Information
- The best sources for this research are available locally in the Business and Economics Department of the Central branch of the Los Angeles Public Library: Directory of Obsolete Securities: Annual Guide to Stocks - L.A.P.L. Central Library - Business & Economics Dept. - call number 332.6 D598 [year] - Reference; Robert D. Fisher Manual of Valuable and Worthless Securities - L.A.P.L. Central Library - Business & Economics Dept. - call number 338.7 M391 - Reference
- GOLDSHEET Mining Directory - Obsolete Securities
- Obsolete Securities - Guide to Business History Sources (Library of Congress)
- "Stock and Bond Certificates, Old" (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission)
- "What To Do With an Old Stock Certificate" (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
- Organization Charts (2nd ed.) - HD 58.65 .O74 1996 - Reference 3rd Floor
- "Where to Find Corporate Organization Charts" (Montague Institute Review)
"p," "q," and "m" Coefficients
- Bass Diffusion Model
- Marketing Engineering : Computer-Assisted Marketing Analysis and Planning (2nd. ed, rev.) - HF 5415.125 .L54 2004 - 1st Floor Stacks
- Analysts' Handbook (Standard & Poor's) - HG4921 .S78c - Reference 3rd Floor
- COMPUSTAT North America (WRDS) connect via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and/or
- Mergent Online
- Mergent's [Moody's] Handbook of Common Stocks - HG 4905 .M776h - Reference 3rd Floor
- O'Neil Database - HG 4916 .O532 - Reference 3rd Floor (newest issues) & 1st Floor Stacks (older issues)
- Security Owner's Stock Guide (Standard & Poor's) - Current Journals - 2nd Floor
- Value Line Investment Survey HG 4501 .V249 - Reference Reserves @ Circulation Desk (newest) & 1st Floor Stacks (older vols.)
- America's Corporate Finance Directory - HG 4057 .A153 - Reference 3rd Floor
- freeERISA.com (free registration required)
- Pensions and Investments - Current Journals - 2nd Floor
- Pensions and Investments Online (free content only)
Personnel Management
- Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resource Management - HF 5549 .A23 B58 1998 - Reference 3rd Floor
- The Conference Board's Research Online Collection > Topic = Human Resource Management
- Corporate Gender Gap Report 2010 (World Economic Forum)
- HR Answer Book - HF5549.17 .S62 2004 - 1st Floor Stacks
- HR-Guide.com
- Human Resource Management Handbook - HD 31 .H8124 1997 - 1st Floor Stacks
- Hunt-Scanlon's Select Guide to Human Resource Executives - HD 38.25 U6 D572 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Legal/Illegal Interview Questions, with Legal Sources (State University of New York at Albany)
- Management and Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection > subject DEscriptor = "human resource management" or "industrial psychology"
- PsycINFO (ProQuest) > search Subject Heading (All) = "human resource management" or "personnel" or "business and industrial personnel"
Porter's Five Forces
see also Industries - Data and Analysis, Overviews
- Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance: With a New Introduction / Michael E. Porter - HD 41 .P668 1998 - 1st Floor Stacks
- IBISWorld Industry Market Research Reports > See in each report sections on "Demand & Supply Industries," "Customers"/Segmentation, "Market Characteristics"/Competition, "Barriers to Entry," and "Substitutes"/"Key Sensitivities"
- Marketline/Datamonitor Industry Profiles (via Business Source Complete)
- Porter’s Five Forces: A Model for Industry Analysis (QuickMBA)
Private / Closely-Held Companies - Directories / Profiles
- America’s Largest Private Companies (Forbes.com)
- Business Filings Databases, by State (LLRX.com)
- Capital IQ (Standard & Poor's) Requires Registered Account and Current Anderson Network Account
- Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database [companies with federal government contracts]
- D&B Million Dollar Directory -HF 5035 .D91 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies - HF 5035 .H668 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Hoover's Online
- LexisNexis Academic > Business > Company Profiles - Source = U.S. Private Companies
- LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations - HG 4057 .A1 D6 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Plunkett Research Online
- PrivCo
- ReferenceUSA Business Database
- Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies - HG 4057 .A584 - Reference 3rd Floor
Private / Closely-Held Companies - General, Articles
- Business Source Complete
- Factiva
- "Going Private" (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission)
- Inc. 500 [fastest-growing privately-held companies] (Inc. Magazine)
- LexisNexis Academic > Business > Business News
- Regional Business News
Profit Margin
see also Financial Ratios
- Analysts' Handbook (Standard and Poor's) - HG 4921 .S78c - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mergent's Industry Review - HG 4961 .M68 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Mergent Online
- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys - HG 4921 .S78s - Reference 3rd Floor
- Value Line Investment Survey HG 4501 .V249 - Reference Reserves @ Circulation Desk (newest) & 1st Floor Stacks (older vols.)
- Company home page [company URL] > Investor Relations section
- EDGAR
- LexisNexis Academic > Business > SEC Filings & Reports
Proxy Statements (SEC Form DEF14A)
- Company home page [company URL] > Investor Relations section
- EDGAR
- LexisNexis™ Academic > Business > SEC Filings & Reports
- Council of Public Relations Firms - Research and White Papers
- Encyclopedia of Public Relations - HD 59 .E48 2005 - Reference 3rd Floor
- Find-a-Firm Database (Council of Public Relations Firms)
- The Green Book: A Guide to Public Relations Service Companies (Public Relations Society of America)
- O'Dwyer's Directory of Corporate Communications - HD 59 .O35a - Reference 3rd Floor
- O'Dwyer's Directory of Public Relations Firms - HM 263 .O27 - Reference 3rd Floor
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