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Strategic CorporateStrategic CorporateResearchResearch
Laura L. LeavittLaura L. LeavittAssistant Head, Gast Business LibraryAssistant Head, Gast Business LibraryLabor Relations & Business LibrarianLabor Relations & Business Librarian
Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University(517) 355-4647(517) 355-4647
August 17, 2010
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Today’s ObjectiveToday’s Objective• Learn how to Learn how to researchresearch employers & employers &
industries industries using a variety of resourcesusing a variety of resources
• ……. to . to better assess the REAL threats better assess the REAL threats and opportunitiesand opportunities faced by a company faced by a company or industryor industry
• …….and place you in a .and place you in a better overall better overall bargaining positionbargaining position..
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Topics for Today:Topics for Today:
• Unique features of business informationUnique features of business information• Company & industry profiles, Company & industry profiles,
descriptions and statisticsdescriptions and statistics• Financial informationFinancial information• Company & industry analysis Company & industry analysis • News & recent eventsNews & recent events• Legal/regulatory environmentLegal/regulatory environment
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Business InformationBusiness InformationUnique FeaturesUnique Features
Initial things to consider…is the Initial things to consider…is the company:company:
Public or or private ? ?Subsidiary or parent ? or parent ?
……and, is the information:and, is the information:““Free” or proprietary ?Free” or proprietary ?
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General Company Info: General Company Info: Profiles & directoriesProfiles & directories
• Business & Company Resource Ctr• General BusinessFile ASAP • Reuters Company Profiles• Thomas Register• Yahoo! Finance
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General Company Info: General Company Info: Profiles & directoriesProfiles & directories
• State & Local ResourcesState & Local ResourcesCrain’s Detroit Business Internet Direc
toryChamber of Commerce directoriesChamber of Commerce directories
Ex: Ex: Des Moines PartnershipPublic library filesPublic library filesOffice of the Secretary of StateOffice of the Secretary of State
See See Business Filings by State
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Financial InformationFinancial Information• EDGAR
Website of corporate filings with the U.S. Website of corporate filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and Proxy Statements10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and Proxy Statements• Annual Reports Annual Reports
IRIN’s Co. Website (ex: Co. Website (ex: General Mills))
• Yahoo! Finance
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Analysis & OpinionAnalysis & Opinion
• Motley Fool – community driven – community driven ratingsratings
• Zack’s – ABR’s (Average – ABR’s (Average Brokerage Ratings)Brokerage Ratings)
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News & EventsNews & EventsWhat’s the Buzz?What’s the Buzz?
• Magazines & newspapersMagazines & newspapers– Business & Company Resource Ctr– General BusinessFile ASAP – New York Times– NewsBank Michigan Newspapers
…….ALL available through .ALL available through
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News & EventsNews & EventsWhat’s the Buzz?What’s the Buzz?
• News AlertsNews AlertsGoogle Alerts
• Discussion Groups/BBsDiscussion Groups/BBsYahoo! Groups
• Anti-Company SitesAnti-Company SitesStarbucksStarbucks
• http://www.starbucked.comUnited AirlinesUnited Airlines
• http://www.untied.com
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Industry InformationIndustry Information• OverviewsOverviews
– Business & Company Resource Ctr – Dun & Bradstreet Industry Reports Free registration Free registration
required.required.– IBISWorld Industry Reports Brief reports free, longer Brief reports free, longer
reports for sale.reports for sale.– Reuters
• Market Research - aggregatorsMarket Research - aggregators– MarketResearch.com– ResearchandMarkets.com
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Industry InformationIndustry Information
• Trade Associations & Trade MagazinesTrade Associations & Trade Magazines– ASAE’s Gateway to Associations– TSNN: Trade Show Directory
• StatisticsStatistics– Bureau of Economic Analysis– Bureau of Labor Statistics– Economic Census
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Legal & Regulatory Legal & Regulatory EnvironmentEnvironment
• Legislation & LitigationLegislation & LitigationTHOMAS (Federal legislation) (Federal legislation)Michigan Legislature (track Michigan (track Michigan
bills and laws)bills and laws)
• Government & Related SitesGovernment & Related SitesOSHA NLRB EEOC SECEPA FreeERISA
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Watchdog ResourcesWatchdog Resources
CorpWatchInterfaith Center on Corporate Respo
nsibilityLaborNetPesticide Action Network Environmental Defense’s Environmental Defense’s ScorecardThird World Network
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Union DataUnion Data• UnionStats • Online collections of CBAs/contracts:Online collections of CBAs/contracts:
– UC-Berkeley IIR Library UC-Berkeley IIR Library http://iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.hthttp://iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.html ml
– Cornell University Cornell University http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cba/ http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cba/
– MSU – MI Public Sector Agreements MSU – MI Public Sector Agreements http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/contractshttp://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/lir/contracts.jsp .jsp
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Thank You!!Thank You!!
Laura L. LeavittLabor Relations/Business LibrarianGast Business LibraryMichigan State University50 Law College BuildingEast Lansing, MI [email protected]