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Associations and Organizations | Business Schools/Learning | Bibliography | Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri | Directories | Corporate Rankings | Corporate/Industry Data | Industry/Product Classification | Find an Article | Business Research | Business Case Studies | Business Ethics/Social Responsibility | Diversity in Business | Business/Labor History | Book Stores/Reviews | Portals

See also: Economics

Last Updated: 11/11/09

Associations and Organizations

• U. S. Chamber of Commerce
  Business federation representing more than 3 million businesses.
• U. S. Department of Commerce
  Promotes job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved living standards for all Americans by working in partnership with business, universities, communities and workers.

Business Schools/Learning

• All Business Schools
  Directory of accredited MBA programs and business career resources.
• Biz/ed
  Provides access to web based learning materials for students, teachers and lecturers of business, economics, accounting, leisure and recreation and travel and tourism.
• Bschool.com
  Alphabetical list of schools plus links to supporting information.
• Financial Times
  Global MBA rankings.
• MIT Open Course Ware
  MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.
  
• Which MBA
  Guide to the world's best MBAs.

Bibliography

• The Core Business Web: a Guide to Key Information Resources
  Book HD 30.37 C67 2003
• The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: a Guide for the Serious Searcher
  Book ZA 4230 H63 2007
• The Skeptical Business Searcher: the Information Advisor's Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources
  Book HF 54.56 B4685 2004

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri

• Economic Terms A to Z
  Definitions of international business terms, abbreviations and acronyms; profiles of influential and controversial business writers, entrepreneurs and managers; and guides addressing everyday business challenges.
• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
  A complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. CMU access only.
• Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
  Reference HF5387 E53 2008
  
• Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World
  Includes key companies, business policies, regions, countries, dimensions of globalization, economic factors, international agreements, financial instruments, accounting regulations and approaches, theories, legislation, management practices and approaches, ethical and social responsibility issues, legal and contractual structures, professional organizations, technologies, marketing and advertising topics, research and development practices, operations management, and logistics terms, with a global perspective. CMU access only.
  
• Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science
  For researchers, educators and students in the fields of applied psychology, sociology, market research, consumer behavior, management science, decision making and human resource management. CMU access only.
  
• Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods
  Covers all major facets of survey research methodology, from selecting the sample design and the sampling frame, designing and pretesting the questionnaire, data collection, and data coding, to the issues surrounding diminishing response rates, confidentiality, privacy, informed consent and other ethical issues, data weighting, and data analyses. CMU access only.
  
• QuickMBA
  Short articles providing insight to many areas of business.
• Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
  Defines and explains concepts, describes the implementation techniques, and presents an overview of approaches to research. Covers every major facet of qualitative methods, including access to research participants, data coding, research ethics, and the role of theory. CMU access only.

Directories

• Bizweb
  Directory of small businesses on the web.
• Business.com
  Comprehensive directory of business web sites.
• Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities
  The Directory assists in selecting those journals that are most likely to publish your manuscript. CMU access only.
  
• Corporate Affiliations
  Guide to corporate families in the U.S. and worldwide. CMU access only.
• EUROPAGES
  BtoB directory of businesses in at least 30 countries.
• Industrial Quick Search: Manufactuer Directory
  Product/service specific directories.
• ListsOfLists.com Internet Directory
  Lists of and links to various businesses on the Internet.
• Nasdaq Company Finder
  Search for information about Nasdaq-listed companies.
• Open Directory - Business
  Directory of business web sites.
• Reference USA
  Search for detailed profiles and affiliations of local, regional and national U.S. companies. CMU access only.
• ThomasNet
  Directory of industrial buying and specifying information.
• Websters Online
  Search for products and services, brand names, trade marks, SIC codes, NAICS codes, and company names.
• Yahoo Directory-Company Directories
  List of companies by product/service.

Corporate Rankings

• Forbes Lists
  Contains links to multiple ranking of companies, people, and places etc.
• Fortune 500
  Site includes rankings and links to company profiles. Search the Fortune 500 and other related lists.
• Global 500
  Site includes rankings and links to company profiles.
• IndustryWeek: IW 1000
  Ranks manufacturers. Search or rank by various criteria.
• Price's List of Lists
  A clearinghouse for information in the form of rankings of different people, organizations, companies, etc.
• Web100
  Tracks the largest American and international companies on the Web (ranked by revenue), listing them along with their Fortune 500 and Global 500 rankings.

Corporate/Industry Data

• BusinessWeek Company Insight Center
  Stock quotes and charts, news and press releases, financials and key competitors, compensation figures, biographies, and board relationships of key company executives. Up-to-the-minute global sector and industry news.
• CNN Money: Company Research
  Search for company profiles.
• Company Dossier
  Provides corporate profiles. CMU access only.
• Company Profiles
  Search for information on public, private and international companies, company reports including Hoover's Company Reports and S & P Corporate Descriptions. CMU access only.
• Corporate Affiliations
  Guide to corporate families in the U.S. and worldwide. CMU access only.
• CorporateInformation
  Find profiles, research reports, message boards etc. for public, private, foreign and domestic companies.
• Government Files Online: Nonmember Search
  Contains links to Secretary of State Internet Web sites and Internet addresses for online access to public records and information on corporations, partnerships, businesses & other entities.
• Industry Research Desk
  Provides links to sites for researching specific companies, industries, and manufacturing processes.
• LLRX Research Roundup: Business Filings Databases Updated
  Links to State sites that provide corporate and business filings.
• Mergent Online
  Find details of company highlights, history, officers, financials, ratios and annual reports etc. CMU access only.
• Reference USA
  Search for detailed profiles and affiliations of local, regional and national U.S. companies. CMU access only.
• Researching Companies Online
  This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the World Wide Web.
• Thomson Research
  Search for current and historical, full or partial SEC reports using a variety of criteria. Contains annual reports of U. S. companies. CMU access only.
• Yahoo Finance-Industry Center
  Industry profiles, press releases, news and market summaries for major industries.
• Yahoo Finance Search
  Find private companies, subsidiaries, people etc.

Industry/Product Classification

• North American Industry Classification System, United States
  Replacement for the SIC system of classification. It better reflects the current structure and content of various industries. It is a combined US, Mexican, and Canadian system.
  Reference Desk HF 1042 .N67 2007
  Government Documents PREX 2.6/4:2007
• North American Industry Classification System
  Locate NAICS numbers. CMU access only.
• North American Product Classification System
  A system in production intended to develop a market-oriented, or demand-based, classification system for products.
• Standard Industrial Classification Search
  Search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword.

Find an Article

• ABI/Inform
  Index to periodical articles on all areas of business from U. S. and International publications. Covers 1971 to present and is updated weekly. Many articles are full text. CMU access only.
• Business and Management Practices
  Focuses on how organizations make and implement decisions, develop and launch new strategies, and plan for change. Includes case studies and how-to articles. Covers 1995 to present and is updated weekly. Many articles are full text. CMU access only.
• Business News
  Business articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts. CMU access only.
• DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals-Business and Management
  Covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
• Markets & Industry News
  Search news sources by keyword and industry. CMU access only.
• Open J-Gate
  An electronic gateway to global journal literature in open access domain.
  
• Wilson Business Abstracts
  International English-language business magazines, covering accounting, finance, management, and small business. Covers 1986 to present and is updated monthly. CMU access only.

Business Research

• The Corporate Library
  Intended to serve as a repository for research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern public corporation, with a focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, boards and shareholders. Most general content is open to visitors at no cost; some advanced research is restricted to subscribers only.
• Global Research Business
  Indexes papers from many of the world's leading business Universities, Research Institutions and Centers. Searches are free but detailed data or full text requires a membership.
• OpenDOAR
  A directory of academic open access repositories. It lets you search for repositories or search repository contents.
• RDS TableBase
  An international database that specializes in tabular data dealing with companies, products, industries, and demographics. Includes data on company and brand rankings, imports and exports, industry and product forecasts, market share, number of users or outlets, production and consumpution, trends and demographics, usage and capacity. CMU access only.
  
• Social Science Research Network
  SSRN is a world wide collaborative of leading scholars devoted to the dissemination of social science research. It is composed of a number of specialized research networks including accounting, economics, finance, and law.

Business Case Studies

• CasePlace.org
  Online searchable database of abstracts of business case studies and supplementary materials used to integrate social and environmental issues into the curriculum. Cases must be ordered from the publishing source.
• The Times 100 UK: marketing theory, business case studies
  A free educational source providing 100 online case studies of companies.

Business Ethics/Social Responsibility

• BELL: The Business Ethics Links Library
  A starting point for research in corporate ethics and social responsibility.
• Business Ethics
  Provides links to various resources related to business ethics.
• Codes of Ethics Online
  Includes codes of ethics of professional societies, corporations, government, and academic institutions.
• CSR Wire: The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service
  Source of corporate responsibility and sustainability, press releases, reports and news.

Diversity in Business

• Corporate Equality Index
  Provides an in-depth analysis and rating of large U.S. employers and their policies and practices pertinent to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.

Business/Labor History

• American Business Leaders: from Colonial Times to the Present
  Reference HC 102.5 A2 H36 1999
• Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders
  Reference HC 102.5 A2 I53
• Biographical Dictionary of American Labor
  Reference HD8073 A1 B56 1984
• Biographical Dictionary of Management
  Reference HD30.15 B43 2001t
• Business History of the World : a chronology
  Reference HC 51 R615 1993
• Bulls, Bears, Boom, and Bust: a Historical Encyclopedia of American Business Concepts
  A chronological listing of important people and events within business history. CMU access only.
  
• Corporate Eponymy: a Biographical Dictionary of the Persons Behind the Names of Major American, British, European, and Asian Businesses
  Reference HC 29 R66 1992
• Dictionary of Labour Biography
  Reference HD8393 A1 B44
• EH Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
  Designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles
• Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography
  The Airline Industry
  Reference TL 509 E54 1992
  The Automobile Industry, 1896-1920
  Reference HD9710 U52 A815 1990
  Banking and Finance to 1913
  Reference HG2461 B33 1990
  Iron and Steel in the Nineteenth Century
  Reference HD9515 I76 1989
  Railroads in the Nineteenth Century
  Reference HE2751 R1433 1988
  Railroads in the Age of Regulation, 1900-1980
  Reference HE2751 R143 1988
• Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: from Colonial Times to the Present
  Reference HD 6054.4 U6 K753 2004
• Gale Encyclopedia of U. S. Economic History
  Reference HC 102 G35 1999
• Great Events from History II. Business and Commerce Series
  Reference HC 55 G68 1994
• Handbook of American Business History
  Books HC 103 H19 1990 v 1-3
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
  Books HF3021 H67 2009
• Icons of business : an encyclopedia of mavericks, movers, and shakers
  Books HC 102.5 A2 D74 2007
• Thinkers 50
  Biographical information about people voted as the top business thinkers.
• United States Business History, 1602-1988: a chronology
  Books HC 103 R595 1990
• United States Entrepreneurs and the Companies They Built: an Index to Biogaphies in Collected Works
  Reference HC 102.5 A2 N237 2003
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library Economic and Business History
  Assists economic and business historians to locate web sites.
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library Labour History
  Assists labour and business historians to locate web sites.

Book Stores/Reviews

• Business Books
  Gives reviews and, lists of best sellers and best business books.
• KIP Notes
  A collection of books, films and interviews on the histories of industries, companies, executives, products/services, economics, scandals and business fiction,. with essential books on management's investing, financing and operating decisions.

Portals

• BEOnline+
  Links to Internet resources on many areas of business from the Library of Congress.
• Best of the Best Business Web Sites
  An index of bibliographies listing the best online resources for business.
• Business Information on the Internet
  Links to key business sites on the Internet.
• 1st Headlines - Top Business News
  Search headlines from various news sources.
• Hoover's Online- The Business Network
  Business news including free company information.
• Knowledge at Wharton
  A bi-weekly online resource that offers the latest business insights, information and research from a variety of sources.
• Krislyn.s Strictly Business Sites
  Links to business sites on a wide variety of topics.
• Intute: Social Sciences - Business
  An online database of high quality Internet resources for researchers and practitioners.
• Business.gov
  Guides you through the maze of government rules and regulations,and provides access to services and resources to help you start, grow, and succeed in business.
• Wall Street Executive Library
  A list of the Web's best business sites.