Research Guides: Project Management: Resources

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Journal & News Articles

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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Best-bet starting point for academic & professional journal articles, incl. Harvard Business Review, Project Management Journal, Economist, Businessweek...etc.
Factiva.com This link opens in a new window
Major US & international news sources, incl. Wall Street Journal, New York Times, & Financial Times
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Journal, including case studies This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window

Industry Profiles & Financials

Industry Profiles

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Best-staring point, search by NAICS code Incl. industry outlook & life cycle, market share, major markets, & competitive landscape...
MarketLine Plus This link opens in a new window
Industry profiles includes sample Porter's Five Forces analysis
First Research This link opens in a new window
Search by NAICS industry codes

Industry Financials

D&B Key Business Ratios (Dun & Bradstreet) This link opens in a new window
For best results, search using SIC codes

Additional Resources

Business Plans Handbooks
Sample business plans from various industries
Consumer Spending Statistics
Data on consumer spending by product & industry in the US
Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios
Book series, available on main floor of library, reference area, call# HF5681.R25 T68
Industry at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
"Snapshot" of industry labor statistics from the US government

Statista This link opens in a new window
Graphs, charts, statistics, & info graphics on current news topics

Find a Specific Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper

Search by Title or Subject
Type out the name of the publication
(e.g. Harvard Business Review, or Consumer Reports), or type in a subject (e.g. marketing).

Cabell's Scholarly Analytics This link opens in a new window
Provides publication details, including acceptance rates and key metrics, for journals in many disciplines.
Provides publication details, including acceptance rates and key metrics, for journals in many disciplines. "Journalytics" list identifies high-quality journals; "Predatory Report" identifies likely predatory journals.

Industry Codes

Know the Industry Classification

Every industry has a classificaton developed by the US Office of Management and Budget.

NAICS
(North American Industry Classification System)

SIC
(Standard Industrial Classification)

NAICS is an update of SIC and provides more detailed industry breakdowns. Both systems are still in use, so knowing both codes will help you to more easily access information in a variety resources.

Find the Industry Classifcation of a Company

NAICS & SIC codes can be found in Company Profiles from
Mergent Online and
Business Inisghts: Global

Find Companies in a particular Industry

Mergent Online can generate a list of competitors for a company by NAICS or SIC codes
IBISWorld industry profiles (by NAICS codes) also list major companies in an industry

Match a NAICS code to an SIC code (& vice versa)

Use these Concordances from the NAICS website