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BA 352 Management Theory & Practice (James)

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Ad Age

American Customer Satisfaction Index

Business Source Complete (Articles and SWOT Analysis)

Use Business Premier Source Premier to access articles and SWOT analyses.

Example: I need some articles on Tesla's strategies.    

  • Type boeing into the first box
  • Type business planning or strateg* into the second box and select SU Subject with the pulldown menu    
  • If you need to limit your search to newer articles, scroll down to Publication Date and select the date you need

Example: I need articles on Tesla and their customers.

  • Type tesla in the first box
  • Type customers or consumers into the second box and click search

Example: I want some articles on lawsuits involving Tesla.

  • Type litigation or lawsuits or regulations into the first box
  • Type tesla into the second box and click search
  • Use the pulldown menu to change All Time to past 12 months

Example: I need articles that describe how Tesla is run.

  • Type tesla into the first box 
  • Type organizational or culture or employees or personnel management into the second box
  • Scroll down to Publication Date and set the range from 01/01/2023 to the present

Example: I need articles on Tesla's suppliers and supply chain.

  • Type tesla into the first box
  • Type suppliers or supply chain into the second box

Example: I need articles on Tesla and unions.

  • Type tesla into the first box
  • Type unions into the second box

Example: I need articles on controversies about Elon Musk and the impact on Tesla.

  • Type elon musk into the first box
  • Type tesla into the second box
  • Type controversies into the third box

Factset

IBISWorld

Example: I want industry reports relevant to Tesla.

  • Reports such as "Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in the US" and "Battery Manufacturing in the US"  will be relevant. 

Indeed

LSEG Data & Analytics (Formerly Refinitiv)

Types of information available from LSEG:

  • In-depth research reports from companies like Morningstar, UBS, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Trefis, RBC, Barclay's, etc. Avoid the reports from BuySellsSignal Research and Minkabu.
  • Environmental Social Governance (ESG) indicators
  • SWOT Analyses
  • Supply Chain (referred to as a "Value Chain"
  • Peer Analysis (available for diversity & inclusion, profitability, fundamental ratios, peer comparison (data like P/E ratios, beta)

Mintel

Example: I need a report relevant to Tesla.

  • Access the report "Navigating Market Disruptions: Tariffs and the US Auto Industry" to see how tariffs are impacting Tesla.

Nexis Uni (articles & SWOT Analysis)

Example: I want a SWOT analysis for Tesla.

  • Type Tesla swot analysis into the search box
  • Change All Content Types to "Companies" with the pull-down menu, and then select Company Profiles
  • Scroll through the sources and click the box for GlobalData Company Profiles
  • Click search

Example: I need articles about Tesla and lawsuits.

  • Type tesla lawsuits into the search box
  • Change All Content Types to News with the pull-down menu
  • Click Search

Passport

Example: I want a market report on cars that is relevant to Tesla.

  • Access the report Premium and Luxury Cars in the US
  • Reports premium and luxury cars in other regions such as China are also available

PrivCo (Private Companies)

Companies like McKinsey Consulting are privately held

S&P Net Advantage (Company Financial Data)

Example: I need balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement data for Tesla

  • Type tesla into the search box and select Tesla, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TSLA) Public Company Profile
  • On the left-hand side, scroll to the Financials/Valuation section and select either income statement, balance sheet or cash flow statement
  • Data can be downloaded into Excel

Example: I want an industry report relevant to Tesla.

  • Type tesla into the search box and select Tesla, Inc. (NasdaqGS:TSLA) Public Company Profile
  • Click Industry Surveys on the left-hand side of the screen
  • Select the report for Automobile Manufacturers and select the PDF.

Example: I want an industry overview that is relevant to Nike.

  • Type Nike or the ticker symbol (NKE) and wait to for the field to autocomplete to Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE)
  • Click Industry Surveys on the left-hand side of the screen
  • Click the PDF for the report on "Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods"

Statista

Example: I need statistics on the market for electric vehicles.

  • Type electric vehicles into the box and click search
  • On the right-hand side, filter results to Reports (Content Types)
  • Select reports like "Electric vehicles worldwide - Statistics & facts" or "eMobility: in-depth market analysis"

Example: I need brand KPI information for electric vehicles.

  • Click the link at the top for Insights and select Explore Consumer Insights
  • Click the link for Enter the Consumer Insights Tool
  • Select Surveys in the upper right hand corner and choose Brand KPIs
  • Select Electric Cars

Simmons

U.S Major Dailies(Wall Street Journal)

YouGov