NAICS Code - The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) uses six-digit codes to identify an industry. The NAICS system is gradually replacing the SIC system. Many resources use these codes to identify a company’s activities, index companies by activity, and to define industry data and information. For more information on the history and structure of the NAICS, as well as to search for codes, visit the NAICS Association website at http://www.naics.com/ and the Census at http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
Private Company – A private company is one that is owned by an individual, family, or group of partners. The amount of information that private companies must report is limited, and much of that is confidential. Thus, it is often difficult to find much information on a private company.
Public Company – A public company is a company that issues securities or shares of stock for the public. Those who purchase these securities or shares become investors in and owners of the company. This process is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and public companies must file numerous financial and other reports with the SEC. Because these reports are public information, much data and information can be found when researching public companies. For more information, visit the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/index.htm.
SIC Code - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes are four-digit codes used to identify an industry. Although these codes were technically replaced by NAICS in 1997, many resources still use these codes to identify a company’s activities, index companies by activity, and to define industry data and information. An excellent website for a list of SIC codes and to search for a code is the OSHA site from the U.S. Department of Labor at http://www.osha.gov/cgi-bin/sic/sicser5.
Subsidiary – A company which is owned in whole or in part by another company. When researching a subsidiary, it is often advantageous to also research the owning company or the parent company.
Best Business Databases:
Databases provide the best way to search for articles from business journals and magazines.
1. Choose your keywords carefully and change them to improve your hits.
2. Use the limiters on the left side to limit your search to scholarly/academic/peer-reviewed articles or only full-text articles.
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PRINT magazines and journals are available in Memorial Library:
1st floor magazines racks:
Wall Street Journal
Entrepreneur
Forbes
Fortune
2nd floor serials:
Current issues of these journals are available on 2nd floor:
American Economics Journal: Applied Economics
American Economics Journal: Economic Policy
American Economics Journal: Macroeconomics
American Economics Journal: Microeconomics
American Economic Review
Business and Professional Ethics Journal
Corporate Responsibility (CR Magazine)
Foreign Policy
Journal of Economic Perspectives