Company & Industry Sources
Databases for Career and Industry Trends
If you are looking for news and trends on a certain career or industry you might try one of these databases and mixing in phrases that describe that career or industry (hospitality career). You can filter your results for trade journals, newspapers, or magazines for more up-to-date material.
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive ABI/INFORM database, this collection comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive business databases that includes not only journal and newspaper articles, but also industry overviews, industry profiles, product reviews, company reports, country reports, and other reports. Both full-text articles and abstracts.
Company and SWOT Reports
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis reports examine internal and external factors that impact a business. They are proprietary documents that can be accessed through subscription databases paid for by Daemen Libraries.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowTo search for company reports, select Company Report as your Document Type then search by company or industry name. To find SWOTs, select Company Profile from the top menu. Search for the company by name then in the company record select SWOT Analyses.
Industry Reports
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new windowABI/INFORM includes a wide range of national and global industry reports. To search these reports, perform an Advanced Search and select Industry Report as your document type.
- ABI/INFORM: Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry ReportsA collection of International industry reports browsable by industry and location (global, regional, national).
- ABI/INFORM: First Research Industry ProfilesA list of industry profiles by industry. First Research's coverage by industry is broader than BMI's.