WHAT OLD STUFF?
Many sources of company info will give you current information or data. Sometimes, they will provide a paragraph on the history of the company.
But if you want to know stuff like how GM was performing in 1945, you really need to look at specific reports dating from that period.
Databases
- Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Search a vast archive of historical corporate documents and reports. The collection includes reports on corporations, countries, and industries.
- Mergent Intellect
Mergent Intellect includes information on both public and private U.S. companies, Canadian companies, and international companies. It also contains a residential database, company executive biographies, industry information, and a job search database of U.S. and Canadian employers.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Get business and financial information on over 10,000 domestic and foreign public companies. Profiles for each company include business descriptions, EDGAR documents, fundamental data, key financial ratios, earnings estimates, stock information and current headline news. Create custom reports for a company, as well as comparison reports of multiple companies.
- Mergent WebReports This link opens in a new window
Search a collection of corporate and industry reports gathered from web-based resources. The archive includes more than 180,000 documents. For easiest use click search in the right margin and type a company name.
Citing Your Sources
Aside from citing articles and books, have you ever wondered how to cite a company annual report or an industry report? The reality is, there is no "official" style for citing business sources. However, it is common practice to use adaptations of one of the following citation styles: the American Psychological Association (APA) Style or the Chicago Style. Whichever style you choose, use it consistently for the entire project/paper.
- APA Style - for Business StudentsThis customized APA citation guide for Wright State business students is loosely based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). The manual is available at the Information Desk on the 2nd floor of the Dunbar Library. See Chapter 10 for more examples.
- Chicago StyleThe Harvard Business School (HBS) Citation Guide uses an adaptation of The Chicago Manual of Style.
