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Week 4: Industry Research
Sept. 29, 2010
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What’s the end goal here?
Learn how to find sources of information for use in industry research
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IBISWorld
Industry reports on trends and growth projections
Has industry reports for all US industries Many global found through search
Access through Johnson School Library homepage
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IBISWorld Reports
Intro to report Contains industry definition Products and services offered by industry Similar industries to get different angles
on data Industries that will effect demand and
supply
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IBISWorld Reports
Executive summary Key statistics Product/geographical segmentation Market characteristics Industry conditions Key factors Competitors Performance and outlook
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IBISWorld Strength
Great source of basic information on industry trends
Past numbers and future growth predictions very helpful
Graphs that can be used to showcase industry arguments
Insight into future problems within the industry
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S&P NetAdvantage
Great breakdown of recent events Both general industries and sub-industries
Applies events to future predictions Focused on current and future trends
that will be sweeping an industry
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S&P NetAdvantage
Gives a breakdown by industry of past performance
Rates strength of each broad industry Economic calendar shows all upcoming
economic news Can be a little ovewhelming and finding
the important stuff can be difficult Very broad macro take on the economy,
also
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EIU
Economist Intelligence Unit Has reports on every country, month by
month Future outlook Politcal scene Economic policy and performance Data and charts
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Thompson One
Great place to find research reports on individual companies
Can read through these to find analysts takes on overall sector and industry
Also good to look at competitors Can only be used in IE
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Yahoo Finance
Not much information on industries More useful to find companies within a
specific one Good source of news updates on
particular one
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Cornell Library Guide
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/content.php?pid=3602&sid=20372
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See you next week
Thanks for coming!