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Purdue University

ME 290

MARKET RESEARCH

IBISWorld Industry Reports
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Information on over 700 US Industries in the US economy. Classifying Industry Reports at the 5-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), IBISWorld Industry Reports are at the granular level covering industry-specific titles from the popular to the not so popular. Each Industry Report is some 35-50 pages in length with abridged, 6-page Executive Summaries also available.
D&B Hoovers [formerly D&B Business Browser]
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Aggregate database of company, business news, and industry information.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Mergent Online
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Financial statements, company news, industry analysis, historical information on M&A activity, country information, product and brand names, historical ratings, US executive biographies and compensation details, historical daily stock pricing back to 1925.
D&B Hoovers [formerly D&B Business Browser]
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Aggregate database of company, business news, and industry information.
Uniworld
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Up-to-date multinational business contact information with listings in over 200 countries. Includes information on American firms operating in foreign countries and foreign firms operating in the United States.

BUSINESS CULTURES & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

CountryWatch
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Key publications produced by CountryWatch include the CountryReviews, an up-to-date series of publications for each country including demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information, and the CountryWire,which provides daily news coverage for every country in the world and a significant news archive made up of the compendium of regional news carriers.

Executive Planet
Kwintessential: Etiquette Guide
Kwintessential: Doing Business In
More Doing Business in....sources.
International Business Guide - Parrish
More international, country-specific resources.

CAREER AND JOBS INFO

SEE ALSO

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