Competitive Intelligence

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A-1. When did this company begin? How did it develop?
- EDGAR database - for 10-K and other reports filed with the SEC (also Databases by Name)
- International Directory of Company Histories ( Mergent Online)
- Notable Corporate Chronologies
- UCLA Library Catalog ( Databases by Name)
Enter Search Terms: general electric [for books on GE], in: Subject List
- Access WorldNews (NewsBank) ( Databases by Name)
Type in: exxon ; Search - Reference Book of Corporate Managements (Reference Collection)
- Who's Who in Finance and Industry (Reference Collection)
A-3. What are this company's plans?
- Nexis Uni ( Databases A-Z)
Business; Industry & Market; Keyword: Palm; Industry: Computer & Telecom; Date: Previous six months; Search - Databases A-Z)
Enter free-text terms: intel near plans; Select date: in the last year; Select sources: All Content; Run Search
A-4. What does expert opinion say about the company?
- Passport (Euromonitor) ( Databases by Name)
- Investext [analyst reports] ( and "CEO Forums" Features (Unbound Periodicals - 2nd floor)
[analysts' discussion of a given industry, see this sample issue with Semiconductor Equipment Industry Roundtable]
A-5. Who are the leading competitors?
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- A-ZDatabase [companies by SICs and more] ( Databases by Name)
- Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies (Reference Room, Index Section 1)
B-1. How did this industry begin? Major developments?
- Encyclopedia of American Industries (Reference - HC 102 E53)
- Inside U.S. Business: A Concise Encyclopedia of Leading Industries
(Reference - HC 106.8 M337 1994) - Standard Industrial Classification Manual (Reference - HA 40 I6U6s 1987)
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
B-2. How are products made? What components are relied upon?
- Applied Science & Technology Full Text all areas of engineering, technology, & science; coverage includes trade and industrial
- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Traces the latest developments in the chemical industry and allied fields
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (at College Library, Reference - Q 121 M17 2002)
B-3. What are the multi-industrial linkages?
- Nexis Uni ( Databases A-Z)
Use: Business; Industry & Market; Industry
B-4. What technological developments that will affect this industry?
- Nexis Uni ( Databases A-Z Use: Business; Industry & Market; Industry
- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (Reference - HG 4921 S78s)
C-1. What government or industry regulations affect operations?
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook (Reference - HE 8690 B78y)
- Code of Federal Regulations (also at Law Library - KF 70 A32) or LexisNexis Congressional [select: Regulations]
- Federal Regulatory Directory (at the Young Research Library - KF 5406 A15F4)
- United States Government Manual (also on Reference - JK 421 A3)
- LexisNexis Congressional Select: Regulations
- Access WorldNews (NewsBank) ( Databases A-Z)
Type in: exxon ; Search - Inspec (Ovid) [laboratory developments] ( Databases A-Z)
- Council of Economic Advisors (U.S.). Economic Indicators(Unbound issues on second floor)
- Economic Indicators Handbook (Reference - HC 103 E26)
- Guide to Economic Indicators (Reference - HC 103 F9)
- Handbook of Economic and Financial Measures (Reference - HC 106.8 H36)
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (Reference - HA 202)
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
C-5. What market barriers exist in U.S.? Internationally?
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- CIA World Factbook
- IBC International Country Risk Guide (Reference Room - Nexis Workstations)
Use: world;ibccrg;country(united states) [for the U.S.] - IL&T: Investing, Licensing & Trading Conditions Abroad (Reserve - HC 59 B964i)
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