Business Literature Review: Start Here
These databases aim to index the very large world of published business literature.
Business Source Premier is somewhat smaller and more focused and therefore easier to use; it is most recommended.
ProQuest One Business is the most comprehensive option available.
These are the top recommended tools for finding quality sources in the literature for your Formal Business Report.
- Business Source Premier (EBSCO) @ EBSCOhost This link opens in a new windowThis database includes full text for over 2,300 business journals, including over a thousand peer-reviewed titles. Non-journal full text includes: market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
- ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new windowNote: This resource has replaced Business Premium Collection. It contains all of the content previously found in Business Premium Collection and also incorporates business books from ProQuest Ebook Central.
Provides indexing and selected full text for thousands of business sources, including scholarly and trade journals, reports (e.g., company, country, industry, SWOT), working papers, dissertations, books, videos, and news sources such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and The Economist. - Gale OneFile: Business This link opens in a new window
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Full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Includes nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily.
Industry Reports
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowIndustry market research reports for over 1,300 United States industries, each updated 1 to 4 times per year. NAICS and specialized (new/emerging) industry reports consist of 30 to 40 pages of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants and more. NAICS industry reports additionally include Industry Financial Ratios.
