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This document provides an overview of resources for researching companies and industries. It discusses finding general company information through profiles and directories, financial information from sources like EDGAR and annual reports, analysis from sites like Motley Fool and Zacks, news and events coverage, industry reports, legal/regulatory information, and union data sources. The goal is to help understand the real threats and opportunities faced by a company or industry to better assess bargaining positions.

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Strategic Corporate Research Laura L. Leavitt Assistant Head, Gast Business Library Labor Relations & Business Librarian Michigan State University (517) 355-4647 [email_address] August 17, 2010
Todays Objective Learn how to research employers & industries using a variety of resources . to better assess the REAL threats and opportunities faced by a company or industry .and place you in a better overall bargaining position .
Topics for Today: Unique features of business information Company & industry profiles, descriptions and statistics Financial information Company & industry analysis News & recent events Legal/regulatory environment
Business Information Unique Features Initial things to consideris the company: Public or private ? Subsidiary or parent ? and, is the information: Free or proprietary ?
General Company Info: Profiles & directories Business & Company Resource Ctr General BusinessFile ASAP Reuters Company Profiles Thomas Register Yahoo! Finance
General Company Info: Profiles & directories State & Local Resources Crains Detroit Business Internet Directory Chamber of Commerce directories Ex: Des Moines Partnership Public library files Office of the Secretary of State See Business Filings by State
Financial Information EDGAR Website of corporate filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and Proxy Statements Annual Reports IRINs Co. Website (ex: General Mills ) Yahoo! Finance
Analysis & Opinion Motley Fool community driven ratings Zacks ABRs (Average Brokerage Ratings)
News & Events Whats the Buzz? Magazines & newspapers Business & Company Resource Ctr General BusinessFile ASAP New York Times NewsBank Michigan Newspapers .ALL available through
News & Events Whats the Buzz? News Alerts Google Alerts Discussion Groups/BBs Yahoo! Groups Anti-Company Sites Starbucks http://www.starbucked.com United Airlines http://www.untied.com
Industry Information Overviews Business & Company Resource Ctr Dun & Bradstreet Industry Reports Free registration required. IBISWorld Industry Reports Brief reports free, longer reports for sale. Reuters Market Research - aggregators MarketResearch.com ResearchandMarkets.com
Industry Information Trade Associations & Trade Magazines ASAEs Gateway to Associations TSNN: Trade Show Directory Statistics Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic Census
Legal & Regulatory Environment Legislation & Litigation THOMAS (Federal legislation) Michigan Legislature (track Michigan bills and laws) Government & Related Sites OSHA NLRB EEOC SEC EPA FreeERISA
Watchdog Resources CorpWatch Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility LaborNet Pesticide Action Network Environmental Defenses Scorecard Third World Network
Union Data UnionStats Online collections of CBAs/contracts: UC-Berkeley IIR Library http://iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.html Cornell University http ://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cba / MSU MI Public Sector Agreements http :// www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/contracts.jsp
Thank You!! Laura L. Leavitt Labor Relations/Business Librarian Gast Business Library Michigan State University 50 Law College Building East Lansing, MI 498824-1300 517-355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu

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Strategic corporateresearch2010

  • 1. Strategic Corporate Research Laura L. Leavitt Assistant Head, Gast Business Library Labor Relations & Business Librarian Michigan State University (517) 355-4647 [email_address] August 17, 2010
  • 2. Todays Objective Learn how to research employers & industries using a variety of resources . to better assess the REAL threats and opportunities faced by a company or industry .and place you in a better overall bargaining position .
  • 3. Topics for Today: Unique features of business information Company & industry profiles, descriptions and statistics Financial information Company & industry analysis News & recent events Legal/regulatory environment
  • 4. Business Information Unique Features Initial things to consideris the company: Public or private ? Subsidiary or parent ? and, is the information: Free or proprietary ?
  • 5. General Company Info: Profiles & directories Business & Company Resource Ctr General BusinessFile ASAP Reuters Company Profiles Thomas Register Yahoo! Finance
  • 6. General Company Info: Profiles & directories State & Local Resources Crains Detroit Business Internet Directory Chamber of Commerce directories Ex: Des Moines Partnership Public library files Office of the Secretary of State See Business Filings by State
  • 7. Financial Information EDGAR Website of corporate filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and Proxy Statements Annual Reports IRINs Co. Website (ex: General Mills ) Yahoo! Finance
  • 8. Analysis & Opinion Motley Fool community driven ratings Zacks ABRs (Average Brokerage Ratings)
  • 9. News & Events Whats the Buzz? Magazines & newspapers Business & Company Resource Ctr General BusinessFile ASAP New York Times NewsBank Michigan Newspapers .ALL available through
  • 10. News & Events Whats the Buzz? News Alerts Google Alerts Discussion Groups/BBs Yahoo! Groups Anti-Company Sites Starbucks http://www.starbucked.com United Airlines http://www.untied.com
  • 11. Industry Information Overviews Business & Company Resource Ctr Dun & Bradstreet Industry Reports Free registration required. IBISWorld Industry Reports Brief reports free, longer reports for sale. Reuters Market Research - aggregators MarketResearch.com ResearchandMarkets.com
  • 12. Industry Information Trade Associations & Trade Magazines ASAEs Gateway to Associations TSNN: Trade Show Directory Statistics Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic Census
  • 13. Legal & Regulatory Environment Legislation & Litigation THOMAS (Federal legislation) Michigan Legislature (track Michigan bills and laws) Government & Related Sites OSHA NLRB EEOC SEC EPA FreeERISA
  • 14. Watchdog Resources CorpWatch Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility LaborNet Pesticide Action Network Environmental Defenses Scorecard Third World Network
  • 15. Union Data UnionStats Online collections of CBAs/contracts: UC-Berkeley IIR Library http://iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.html Cornell University http ://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cba / MSU MI Public Sector Agreements http :// www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/contracts.jsp
  • 16. Thank You!! Laura L. Leavitt Labor Relations/Business Librarian Gast Business Library Michigan State University 50 Law College Building East Lansing, MI 498824-1300 517-355-4647 leavitt9@msu.edu