Research Guides: STRA 4370: Strategic Management: Research Resources

Company Resources

Company websites
Navigate to a company website then locate internal information under About or Corporate Information. This is a fine place to start, but should not be your only resource. Be aware that all information is from the company’s point of view.

Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Obtain company investment reports by clicking on 'Investment Reports' in the financial performance section of the company profile.
NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
From a company results page, select Research/Equity Research.
Select Financials/Key Stats, which you can download to Excel.
Select Quick Comps, use the Template dropdown to choose Capital IQ Default Comps, then the Operating Statistics tab, which is more helpful as a strategic comparison.
If NetAdvantage asks for a log in, please clear your history, cache and cookies, or use a different browser to access the database.
Bloomberg
Discover analyst reports by searching for: {ticker symbol} BRC . Full text reports will have a page icon to the far right. NOTE: Ask to check out a Bloomberg station at the Business Library's front desk.
Available in the Duda Family Business Library. Use the Excel Add-In to obtain and organize Bloomberg data in spreadsheets. Information about the Bloomberg Certification program.

Analyst Reports
Select analyst reports that discuss more than simply buying or selling stock. Reports that concentrate on technicals are not as useful for strategic insights.
Read both an optimistic and a pessimistic view before coming to your own conclusions

Industry Resources

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Search by NAICS code or keyword for U.S.-based industry information.
View the Industry Research tutorial for more insights.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Search by company and click on the Industry Details tab to access First Research reports.
To access First Research industry reports, click on First Research below the main search box and then, the orange Submit button on the left side of the page.
View the Company Searching tutorial for more insights.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Search by company and select industry or search by NAICS code. Reports include both American and Global perspectives.

Industry Reports
Use industry reports to find trends, opportunities, performance drivers, supply chain, and market share.

Article Resources

1. Select topics from the industry reports above.

2. Find articles to support/refute.

3. Create your analysis.

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Many company documents can be found on the website, but they are also searchable in this database.
Company = company name
Subject/Content Types = Interviews (with executives), Press Releases, and/or Transcripts (then put "conference call" in top search box
View the Finding News and Company Searching tutorials for more insights.
Library Search - Advanced This link opens in a new window
Useful for finding articles in newspapers and across a wide variety of sources.
Dallas Business Journal Portal This link opens in a new window
Click more... below for login information. Use this portal to find business news by city.
***NOTE: To access DBJ Portal, sign in with the username and password found in the Box folder.***
View the Finding News tutorial for more insights.

Why Do I Need This Guide?

You are doing a strategic analysis of a company within an industry. This requires you to use high-quality research resources to investigate the company and industry in order to arrive at your conclusions. You will need to integrate financial, accounting, marketing and management sources. Start with the resources on this page.

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