Bus 300 Management of Organizations (Hargrave)
BUS 300 (Hargrave)
Resources For Company Analysis
For more resources link to: Business Research Guides
General Resources Guidelines For Reference


Campus Library Web site

Online Catalog--provides access to holdings from UWB/CCC, UWS, UWT and Summit (Pacific Northwest academic libraries)

Searching Databases--what they contain and how to search them

Citing sources and Evaluating information

Annotated Bibliography -- Some Guidelines

Information about connecting from Off Campus

  • Connect to UW Restricted resources from off campus with UW NetID.
  • Use "Off Campus Access" link at top of Library pages, including this one.
  • (Note: you must be on campus to access TableBase, Plunkett, and Corporate Affiliations)
  • United Airlines Bankruptcy Article

     

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    APA style format
    for citing sources
    Quoting and Paraphrasing guidelines
    Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
    Evaluate information used
    Include a variety of resources

    Determine source type:

    Criteria for Determining Article Type such as:

    trade article

    general business press article

    popular works article

    newspaper article

    newswire


    Examples of Other Types of Sources:

    analyst report

    financial report

    marketing report

    company profile

    company web page

    other sources--what are they?

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    Computer Lab Assignment

    Complete Problems 1 and 6 of Group Assignment 1 (summarized here)

  • Determine how many companies are in the top 100 in all three years 1957, 1982, and 2007.

  • Choose one company that was on the list in all three years. Speculate briefly as to whether it will be in the Fortune 100 of 2032.

  • Support your answers with both company reports and credible, relevant independent sources.

  • Report your group's findings at the end of class, including the sources used and justification for the reliability of the information.
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    Guide Developed by:
    Doreen Harwood
    Business Librarian
    email: dharwood@uwb.edu

    URL: http://library.uwb.edu/guides/BusWeb/BusWebFinance.htm
    Updated:10/16/2008