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Melissa Rivosecchi
Business Librarian
MBA guide
Case Research
When analyzing a case study, here are a few strategies to consider:
- Search article databases
- Company Research and company website
- Industry Research
- Publicly traded competitors as proxies
Guides to analyze and write a case study:
Books on researching and writing case studies:
Finding Articles
Newspapers
- Harvard Business Review (HBR)
- (Watch 2-min tutorial on how to access HBR articles via Business Source Complete)
- The Economist
- Wall Street Journal
- Factiva (International coverage)
- Eureka (Canadian Newspapers in English and French - Quebec content)
Business Plans
Creating a business plan
- Canada Business Network - Business Planning guide
- This guide provides access to sample business plans and templates, as well as business planning FAQs and information about elements included in writing a business plan.
- Discover Business
- This resource provides information on creating business plans for US companies.
Examples
- Business Plans Handbook series (restricted to Concordia community)
- This series provides examples of business plans for small businesses in retail, manufacturing and service industries.
- Reference for Business
- Examples of business plans written by entrepreneurs in North America.
Templates
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- This kit includes a downloadable business plan template, financial appendix, as well as a user guide, how-to articles, and a business plan example.
Other Resources
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Sustainalytics (Focuses on environmental, social and governance research and analysis)
- Finance (see Finance Subject Guide)
- Sustainability (see Sustainability Research Guide)
- Researching Private Companies
Citations
- Refworks: manage references & bibliographies
- Citation and Style Guides
Company Research
- Mergent Intellect (Public and private U.S., Canadian, and international companies)
- Mergent Online
- (Watch 2-min tutorial on how to find financial statements)
- Company Financials (see Finance Subject Guide)
- Researching Private Companies
Industry and Market Research
- Business Source Complete
- (Watch 2-min tutorial on how to retrieve Industry Profiles and Market Reports)
- (Watch 2-min tutorial on how to retrieve Industry Profiles and Market Reports)
- IBISWorld (Industry reports for Canada, US, China, and global)
- Passport GMID
- Economist Intelligence Unit (Country profiles)
- Statista (Statistics portal with ready-made statistical charts, graphs and tables)
- Vividata (formerly Print Measurement Bureau) (Survey of usage data of over 3500 products)
| A statistics portal that provides data from thousands of institutions and sources. It provides access to ready-made statistical charts, graphs and tables from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government agencies. The data sets are grouped into 20 main categories covering topics such as media & advertising, telecommunications, chemicals, energy, consumer goods, e-commerce, banking, health care, retail, demographics, sports, transportation, tourism and more. |
| A statistics portal that provides data from thousands of institutions and sources. It provides access to ready-made statistical charts, graphs and tables from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government agencies. The data sets are grouped into 20 main categories covering topics such as media & advertising, telecommunications, chemicals, energy, consumer goods, e-commerce, banking, health care, retail, demographics, sports, transportation, tourism and more. |
- MBA Orientation - Presentation Slides (January 2017)
- MBA Orientation - Library Resources Guide (January 2017)
| A statistics portal that provides data from thousands of institutions and sources. It provides access to ready-made statistical charts, graphs and tables from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government agencies. The data sets are grouped into 20 main categories covering topics such as media & advertising, telecommunications, chemicals, energy, consumer goods, e-commerce, banking, health care, retail, demographics, sports, transportation, tourism and more. |
| A statistics portal that provides data from thousands of institutions and sources. It provides access to ready-made statistical charts, graphs and tables from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government agencies. The data sets are grouped into 20 main categories covering topics such as media & advertising, telecommunications, chemicals, energy, consumer goods, e-commerce, banking, health care, retail, demographics, sports, transportation, tourism and more. |
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514-848-2424 ext. 7553 |
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melissa.rivosecchi@concordia.ca |
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LB-505-04 Webster Library 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. |
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Office hours: by appointment |
Please feel free to contact me for research assistance, for library instruction, or to recommend books to purchase.
