Management Library

Many resources can create lists of companies based on criteria such as industry, location, size, type, et cetera. Below are a few top sources, however, in some cases there may be a different resource that might work better for your need (e.g. start-ups, non-profits and NGOs). Please contact us if you have any questions.

• The Build A List function available within Mergent Intellect will create lists of companies within industries, locations, size, and other criteria.
• Capital IQ allows you to create a list of companies by industry, location, number of employees, et cetera. Results can be downloaded into Excel.

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• Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys, available via Capital IQ and in print, contain a section titled Industry References. The Industry References section lists relevant trade associations for that industry.
• Associations Unlimited provides an easily searchable interface to more than 460,000 international, national, regional, state, and local organizations, including non-profits.

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Industry codes have been developed over the years to provide a way to classify industries into categories and group firms of similar nature together. There are several major industry code systems: Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) were created an are maintained by the U.S. government. These can be searched on the Census website. GICS, produced by Standard & Poor's and MSCI, is used primarily by financial analysts.

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Trade associations are great sources of information on industries. In addition, Cornell subscribes to a number of resources that provide in-depth reports on industries.

• CFRA Industry Surveys, available via Capital IQ, provide extensive reports on major U.S. industries.
• IBISworld covers hundreds of industries in the U.S., Canada, and China. It is particularly useful for emerging or niche industries.
• ABI/INFORM has access to First Research and Fitch Solutions industry reports which cover hundreds of industries in the U.S. and globally.
• The U.S. Census Bureau publishes statistics via their Industry Series Portal.

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• Passport (Euromonitor) covers more than 180 countries. It contains reports and statistics which include current and forecasted data on market size and market share and profile the leading competitors in an industry. Passport makes it easy to analyze trends in consumer spending and establish the largest markets for a product. It is also possible to find data on the fastest growing, maturing, and declining markets.
• IBISworld and Technavio are great sources for established and niche industry and market reports around the world.
• Mintel Academic provides market research reports in full-text format for the U.K., and some European countries. Reports detail market drivers, consumer attitudes, and new products.
• Industry reports from Fitch Solutions are available via ABI/INFORM. These reports cover hundreds of industries around the world.
• The International Trade Administration provides industry sector analysis. These reports are a detailed analysis of those industries in which U.S. business have strong interests. They discuss current trends in industries, provide appropriate market/demographic data, outline potential opportunities, discuss local regulations affecting industries, and give key contacts.

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Cornell's Hotel Library has put together a research guide with top information sources covering real estate. The subject experts in the Hotel Library have industry leading databases and publications on site in the Marriott Student Learning Center and are happy to assist students. In addition to Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and SNL Interactive which provide REIT and financial markets data, the Hotel Library has such specialized resources such as CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, Trepp, REIS, and RSMeans which cover real estate transactions, properties, benchmarking, construction costs, and industry forecasts. These resources must be used within the Marriott Student Learning center in the Hotel Library.

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The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Economic Research Service (ERS), and other departments provide a number of statistical releases, prices, and reports that detail the US agriculture sector. Cornell's Mann Library hosts many of these resources on the Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, an easy to use site that consolidates various agency reports and statistics in one place. 

These include things like:

• Crop reports
• Prices for crops, labor, land value, grazing fees, and other related agricultural expenses.
• Data and reports on aquaculture, genetically modified crops, and textiles.

For agriculture in other countries, look to government agencies and NGOs such as Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), UN Comtrade, and OECD as well as the government agencies of the specific nations you are looking at. The library has a number of fee-based resources that make it easy to search for data across countries, such as Passport and CEIC.

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Begin your research with the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook, which includes projections on factors that will shape the US energy markets through 2040. From the EIA you can find:

• Short-term Energy Outlook,
• Monthly Energy Review,
• State Electricity Profiles, and
• renewable energy data and reports.

You can narrow down your search by energy source or topic such as coal, electric power, natural gas, petroleum, and nuclear power. Trade journals and associations are another great source of data and current events. Oil & Gas Journal is a key resource for those interested in natural gas and petroleum production and it contains current events, construction projects (including pipelines and refineries) worldwide, and production statistics. SEIA is ideal for those interested in solar power and Wind IQ similarly is a great resource for those interested in wind power generation in the United States. Bloomberg is another source for information on energy assets.

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Cornell's Hotel Library has put together a series of guides for resources in the food service and alcoholic beverage (beer, wine, and spirits) industries. These guides not only point to known consumer market research resources like Mintel Academic, but also include other resources geared specifically towards each individual market.

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