Business Researchers Network articles from April 2002

Business Researchers Network archives from April 2002

Budapest Business: www.bbj.hu.(Budapest Business Journal publication)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Budapest Business Journal is an English language business publication with breaking news about companies operating in Hungary. Columns cover capital markets, political issues, and newsmakers. Under This Week's Topics, you can read news by...

Programmable logic.(Programmable Logic News & Views newsletter)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... PLDs -- programmable logic devices -- are one of the fastest growing segments of the integrated circuit market. To track this sector, subscribe to Programmable Logic News & Views, a monthly newsletter with news, trends and analysis of the...

American depository receipts: www.adr.com.(JP Morgan and Thomson Financial/Carson, online database)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... JP Morgan and Thomson Financial/Carson have developed this resource on American depository receipts (ADRs)--non-U.S. companies trading in the U.S. stock market. You may search a database of company specific information for news, quotes, analyst...

Market research sources.(web sites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... MarketSearch Directory www.marketsearch-dir.com This directory contains free information on 20,000 market research reports from 800 firms. The actual studies are not included, just the title, page count, price, and date and sometimes a...

Technology advertising.(Simba Information, marketing report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Just released in March from Simba Information is The Future of Technology Advertising and Marketing Report, 2002-2003, providing a look at the trends and strategies that shape the technology advertising industry. The report includes analysis of...

Country information: www.your-nation.com.(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... If you need to find some quick information about a country or compare a couple, try this site. It allows you to compare, rank and summarize countries after choosing the criteria. Some of the data you can choose from includes airports,...

Agricultural information: www.agribiz.com.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Agribiz focuses on food system information both from the public and private sectors. Choose the Markets and Analysis link where you'll find all the USDA reports for the day in one place.

CEO refresher: www.refresher.com/ceo.html.(web site for chief executive officers)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This online publication calls itself the "brain food for business." Articles cover a variety of topics including creative leadership, competitive strategy, and performance improvement. The archives include over 600 articles that can be viewed...

E-Payments: www.epaynews.com.(EPaynews, Marketspace are online services)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... EPaynews follows news and developments in electronic payment technologies. The site is updated daily and includes headlines, an archive of articles, and statistics for mobile commerce, online purchases, transactions, and banking and smart...

Headline news: www.1stheadlines.com.(web site for news headlines)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Another web site to track headline news throughout the world. Stories are arranged by categories, states and countries. You can also link to Business news and find articles about the Dow Jones 30, as well as a long list of industry sectors.

HealthCare: www.kff.org.(web site focusing on health policy issues in South Africa)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Kaiser Family Foundation focuses on major health care issues, conducting research on issues such as health policy, media and public education, and health in South Africa. The Foundation has a chart book online that examines the President's...

Tracking bankruptcies: www.bankruptcydata.com.(web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This site tracks companuy bankruptcies throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. Although searching is free, you'll need to buy information on specific companies, which includes creditor's lists, reorganization plan summaries, and detailed...

CFO online: www.cfo.com.(web site for chief financial officers)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... CFO Magazine has reorganized its web site to allow you to search by keyword, browse by subject matter, or access analysis and resources. Daily articles are highlighted throughout the site. This is also a new custom alert system where you can...

Librarian's Survival Guide.(guide to the Internet, from Information Today Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Librarian's Internet Survival Guide: Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk provides troubleshooting tips and advice, web resources for answering reference questions, and strategies for managing information for information librarians....

ABARE: www.abare.gov.au.(Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ABARE provides economic forecasting and analyses related to Australian businesses, focusing on firms involved in energy, mining, fishing, and agriculture. The country's largest applied research agency, ABARE aims to improve the competitive...

Business in Wales: www.businessconnect.org.uk.(web site for doing business in Wales)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Business Connect Wales is an information service for doing business in Wales. The web site has a searchable Directory of Schemes and Grants that allows you to specify a location, industry and type of information you need. There are also...

Financial services industry.(resource list)(Directory)
April 1, 2002... The financial services industry includes commercial banks, savings institutions, insurance companies, and securities firms. The U.S. is a leader in this sector and with the easing of trade barriers, more companies are moving into global...

Brand information.(directory available from VNU Business Media)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Brandweek Directory contains listings for more than 6,800 brands as well as 22,000 personnel at both the corporate and brand level. The information is arranged alphabetically by brand, and is indexed geographically, by product category, and...

Uncovering bias in a source. (Research Tip).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When you call a source, you need to remember that the person may have a particular bias, causing his/her comments to lead you in the wrong direction if you are not careful. You might suspect a person has a strong bias when he/she has a vested...

New Web directories.(available from Euromonitor, Omigraphics)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In February, Euromonitor released the fifth edition of its World Directory of Business Information Websites, a guide to over 2000 sources of online business information from 135 countries. All major business sectors are covered. In addition to...

Career Guide to Industries: www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... While the Career Guide to Industries is meant for people in the job market, it provides a good look at 42 industries. A companion to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, the 2002-2003 Guide includes information on the...

Latin America: www.latinnews.com/.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Latin American Newsletters produce 13 newsletters on business in this region. The Special Reports series are studies of major issues affecting all or most of Latin America. Three of the six reports are annual, including one that is an overview...

Business etiquette: www.executiveplanet.com/.(web site devoted to business etiquette)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Everyone knows that understanding customs and etiquette in doing business overseas is important. This site will help you navigate those issues. Choose the country you plan to visit and you'll find articles on negotiating, business entertaining,...

Scotland: www.royalbankscot.co.uk/.(Royal Bank of Scotland's web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Royal Bank of Scotland has some interesting information on its web site. Choose the "economics" link from the left side menu and you'll get a list of recent articles. When we visited the site, there was information on the Scottish...

Consensus economics: www.consensuseconomics.com.(online polls of economists)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This organization polls more than 600 economists every month to get their forecasts and views of the economy. The material is then published in one of seven publications including five that are regionally based. You can see a sample copy online...

Canadian marketing: www.strategymag.com.(Strategy magazine information services)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Strategy is a Canadian marketing report that tracks advertising campaigns, marketing research, and news in the industry. You can read brief parts of the articles on the web site but you'll need to subscribe for full access. The magazine is...

Technology Daily: http://nationaljournal.com.(from National Journal Group)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The National Journal Group, publisher of the weekly National Journal, also publishes Technology Daily, which covers developments in technology politics and policy. A subscription includes a morning briefing with news pulled from news sources...

Solid waste directory.(Directory and Atlas of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Chartwell Information, which provides market information and analysis for the waste management industry, has published the Directory and Atlas of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities. This revised edition includes more than 6,600 operating...

HealthCare directory.(Grey House Publishing introduces)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Grey House Publishing has released a new edition of The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations. The 2002 edition profiles over 800 purchasing organizations that negotiate more than 65 percent of all health care products...

Invest Avenue: www.investavenue.com.(information services)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This online financial news magazine contains articles from leading professionals from financial institutions and funds. The front page has headline news and the most recent articles, such as a recent one on the global economic outlook. Articles...

Mining industry: www.miningnews.com.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... MiningNews is Australia's largest mining-related online news service. In addition to the headline news on local and international mining-related issues, the site has articles arranged by commodities (gold, coal, copper, zinc, diamonds) and...

Retail industry.(Barnard's Retail Trend Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Retail Trend Report is published bimonthly, providing information on activities that shape the retail industry. You'll learn about mergers and acquisitions, consolidations, bankruptcies, what your competition is doing, and how the Internet is...

Chemicals: www.chemchannels.com/.(geared toward India)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Chem Channels site claims to have the largest database of chemical manufacturers available anywhere although it is clearly oriented to the chemical industry in India. The Chem News section has recent headlines from a number of sources and...

ISI emerging markets: www.securities.com.(provides information on emerging markets)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ISI provides business, market, news and financial information on emerging markets such as Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, China and Latin America. It's a subscription service with different package rates but is a...

Beverage industry: http://just-drinks.com.(daily industry news)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This is an online portal for those in the beverage industry. The site has daily industry news; feature articles on industry trends and issues; market reports company profiles and statistics (fee-based); and a trade calendar. There's a "Research...

Fiberoptics market.(Kessler Marketing Intelligence Corp. conducts studies)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... KMI conducts studies on the global fiberoptics market. A new market study, Telecommunications Market in Korea, provides an overview of the industry, reviews government initiatives, and profiles local network service providers as well as...

South American markets.(new book from Prentice Hall)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A new book from Prentice Hall examines the policies, markets, infrastructure and demographics of the Mercosur and Andean Community countries, evaluating the markets for investors. The New New World: The Re-emerging Markets of South America...

Test & Measurement World Online: www.tmworld.com.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Businesses that are involved in testing products and services include laboratories, engineering firms, and standards organizations. T&MW Online provides direct links to firms involved in testing as well as to trade associations and related...

Japanese views: www.glocom.org/.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This site is a place for Japanese leaders to express their views and exchange ideas on a variety of issues. The Global Communications Platform (GLOCOM) has two central areas: Opinions and Debates. Each month a new theme is selected and position...

Business in Ireland: www.bizplus.ie.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Business Plus is a monthly magazine in Ireland that covers entrepreneurs, the small and medium business sector, e-business and financial markets. This is the magazine's web site with a daily news feed, articles from recent issues of Business...

Multi-Housing: www.multi-housingnews.com.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Multi-Housing News is a monthly magazine that provides information on the multi-housing industry. The web site includes breaking news, analysis and industry reports, industry events and a searchable archive of past issues of the magazine.

Canadian construction.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Here are two sites to follow the construction industry in Canada. Building www.building.ca/ Building magazine, published six times a year, focuses on the real estate development industry including residential, commercial,...

Banking information: www.ffiec.gov/nic/default.htm.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The National Information Center (NIC) provides comprehensive information on banks and other institutions that the Federal Reserve supervises or regulates, including both domestic and foreign banking organizations operating in the U.S. On the...

Retail tenants.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Retail Tenant Directory provides detailed information on more than 5300 retail chains in the U.S. and Canada. You'll find data on site selection criteria, annual sales, number of stores, demographic requirements, and contacts. It's...

Securities class actions: http://securities.stanford.edu/.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Try this site if you want to find out whether your target company is or has been involved in securities class action suits. Produced and maintained by the Stanford University School of Law, the database contains detailed information on the...

Executive PayWatch: www.paywatch.org.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This site, brought to you by the AFL-CIO, contains salary and compensation figures for the chief executive officers of the Standard & Poor's 500 corporations. Click on the company name in the alphabetical list for total compensation. Click on...

Company profiles: www.transnationale.org/anglais/default.htm.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Transnationale is a French nonprofit that provides detailed information on 9500 transnational corporations. It reports on the social and environmental behavior of these companies, provides financial data, lists of brands, manager names and...

Information on tax exempts: www.guidestar.org/.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The GuideStar web site, produced by Philanthropic Research, provides a searchable database of more than 850,000 IRS recognized nonprofits. The information is collected from forms submitted to the IRS by tax-exempt organizations as well as from...

New Products Exposition.
April 1, 2002... Invention/New Product Exposition (INPEX) will be held May 15-18 at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Pittsburgh, PA. This show brings inventors and entrepreneurs together to showcase their technological developments. The exhibits vary by size,...

Industry Centers.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation was established in 1934 by Alfred Sloan, who was then president and CEO of General Motors. The Industry Centers, located in universities in the U.S., partner with industry leaders to examine issues such as...

Financials: www.financials.com.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Financials gives you information on over 10,000 public companies pulled from other sources for free. The company data, provided by Zacks, Market Guide, and Stock Smart, includes contact information, quotes, financial snapshots, and links to the...

Employment Policies Institute: www.epionline.org.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... If you're interested in entry-level employment issues, take a look at the studies and research sponsored by the Employment Policies Institute. EPI researches labor costs in various states and industries and relates these findings to job...

Japan information network: www.jinjapan.org.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... This is a good place to start if you are looking for information about Japan. Two links, Japan Insight and Trends in Japan, tell about the latest trends in Japan, in business, science, society, sports and entertainment. The Statistics link...

Plastics: www.plasticstechnology.com.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Plastics Technology magazine is published monthly by Gardner Publications, covering all aspects of plastics processes. The magazine's web site includes articles from the current edition, a searchable library of back issues, a "zones" section...

Just for fun.
April 1, 2002... Ancestors Anyone? www.rootsweb.com You may be a biz wiz on the Internet, but do you know how to hit pay dirt for information about your great-great grandfather? Use RootsWeb and follow the step-by-step guide to information used by...