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LA and Valley news resources

NewsBank California Collection This link opens in a new window
Other California-specific newspapers and magazines.

SWOT Analysis

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find sample SWOT analyses for companies using this database. Note: you will NOT be able to find a SWOT analysis for your assigned client.

Encyclopedia of Management by Gale (Firm) Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781414464336
Publication Date: 2012
This encyclopedia defines terms like SWOT.
Maximizing the Value of Consulting by Jack J. Phillips; William D. Trotter; Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1119123674
Publication Date: 2015-05-19
Including information on SWOT, this book can help guide your consulting plan.

Porter's Five Forces

Quick MBA: Porter's Five Forces
This site offers an explanation of Porter's Five Forces, which is a model to describe the profitability of an industry. To access Porter's Five Forces for specific industries, use MarketLine reports within Business Source Premier.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
To find Five Forces Analyses, use MarketLine industry reports in Business Source Premier.

Sample article using Five Forces Analysis
"Guidelines for applying Porter's five forces framework: a set of industry analysis templates" article from Competitiveness Review (journal)
Dissecting IBISWorld Reports with Porter’s Five Forces
Determine an industry’s
potential using IBISWorld
industry reports and Porter’s Five Forces. This guide was created by IBISWorld.

Essential databases for consulting

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Full text for more than 2,200 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles in all business disciplines, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Data Planet This link opens in a new window A statistical data repository contains more than 35 billion data points from 70+ source organizations. Census results, business data, health metrics, political science data and more are included in over 4.9 billion datasets presented in charts, maps, graphs, and table form, via multiple points of entry.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window A business information databases that includes economic, demographic and government data to provide insight into over 700 industries in America. It includes market conditions and forecasts, supply chain information, risk ratings reports, and business environment profiles.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window Fully searchable database with financial details of over 13,000 active and inactive public companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges, as well as over 24,000 non-U.S. active and inactive companies. Includes over 300,000 U.S. and international company annual reports.
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window Mintel Reports include detailed consumer research, sales data and market information along with analysis, context and commentary to provide the complete picture of the past, present and future of key markets.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) This link opens in a new window
This provides current access to the Wall Street Journal and all their online content. It requires new users to create a WSJ account. After registering, you will be able to use WSJ apps and log in across all devices.

PESTEL Analysis

WSU Library guide to PESTEL
This is a helpful guide: make sure if you want to use any of the databases (such as ProQuest Global Newsstream) that you return to the University Library's website and log in from here.

ProQuest Global NewsStream This link opens in a new window Full text access to a large selection of national and international newspapers, news wires and news sources.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Explores a single hot issue in the news in depth each week. Covers topics in health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.

Pew Research Center A nonpartisan fact tank that studies "U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science and technology; religion and public life; Hispanic trends; global attitudes and trends; and U.S. social and demographic trends."
US Census Data

GBUS 698A: Graduate Project/Consulting

MBA Librarian

LA and Valley news resources

SWOT Analysis

Porter's Five Forces

Essential databases for consulting

PESTEL Analysis

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