6/60: Six Databases In 60 Minutes

• Business Source Complete & ABI/Inform• Lexis/Nexis Academic & Hoovers Academic• S&P NetVantage & IBISWorld• Business and Company Resource Center

1/17/12

Why Six Databases?

Why Six?

• no one source answers everything• Each has strengths & weaknesses, together strong• core resources• key to all research• answer widest range of questions• applicable to the widest range of classes

Article Databases

Business Source Complete (BSC)

ABI/INFORM Global (ABI)

Business Source Complete

• Description: • 4,330+ journals & trade journals• 17,000+ company profiles• 20,000+ industry & market reports• SWOT analysis• 1,550 country reports• working papers collections• F/T case studies • HBR Faculty Seminar Videos

ABI/INFORM Global

• Description: • 4,300+ journals• case studies•master’s and doctoral level theses• unique content

Question

Find a few good articles discussing what Chipotle's been doing recently with local food ingredients.

• Business Source Complete• ABI/Global

(hint: synonyms for local food buying: sustainable, locavore, green restaurants, family farm, etc.)

Company Databases

Hoovers’ AcademicLexis/Nexis Academic

Hoovers’ Academic

• Description:• Comprehensive reports on public companies, both

active and inactive, including history, products/operations, competitors, locations, subsidiaries/affiliations, financials, filings and more • 30,000,000+ company profiles worldwide• 35,000,000+ executive contacts • IPO pricing, filings, & IPO performance • create customized lists of companies or

professionals based on multiple criteria

Lexis/Nexis Academic

• Description:• Full-text business, company, financial, and general news

information. • over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources• Company Dossier feature

QuestionPull up the company profile for Chipotle. Find the NAICS code (this is the industry code assigned by the company and used by the U.S. government) in the company profile and build a list of restaurants in Florida. Compare the two database profiles. Which is better?

• Hoovers Academic• Lexis/Nexis Academic

Industry Databases

NetAdantage (S&P)IBISWorld

S&P NetAvantage

• Description: • industry overviews for 52+ industries• historical industry surveys back to 1999• CRSP data for 7,000 companies • 100,000+ public/private cos. Directory• Stockscreener for S&P 500• private company information/screener• Biographical data for employees in 90,000 cos.

IBISWorld

• Description: • covers over 700 industries in the United States• 300 economic, demographic & commodity reports

Question

Explain what measures are important for understanding Chipotle's quantitative success in the industry.

• NetAdvantage• IBISWorld

Unique Databases

Business and Company Resource Center

Business and Company Resource Center

• Description: • 450,000 companies • investment reports (secondary reports)• industry overviews• company & industry rankings• SWOT analysis

Question

How does Chipotle’s market share compare with other restaurants?

Click on the "Company" tab at the top of the page. 1. Find company ranking lists including Chipotle,

(you may have to use the ticker symbol for Chipotle.)

2. How does CMG's market share compete with other restaurants?

• Business and Company Resource Center

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