Business - Internet Resources

UHM Library Subject Guide for Business
incl additional links
UHM Databases for Business
Business Reference FAQ - U Penn Library
search tool for business resources - for example a search for SWOT finds resources that include SWOT analyses - that searcher can then check for in UHM library electronic & print resources
Business & Company Resource Center - Hawaii State Library

Business - Google Directory
Business & Economy - Yahoo Directory
Glossary of Financial and Business Terms - New York Times

Gateway Sites
Business - Google Directory
Business & Economy - Yahoo Directory
BuyUSAinfo - U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service
Industry, States, Cities, Trade Events, Global Trade Directory, Market Research
NY Times Business Links
Country Guides - Tax & Business Climate - Deloitte
Basic country facts, Taxation, Political environment, Economic structure, Foreign trade, investment & tax rates Intellectual property, Currency, Labour and work force, Visa requirements, Regulations
globalEDGE - International Business Center, MSU
Resource Desk, Market Potential Indicators, Database of International Business Statistics, Industry Profiles, Academy - course content, announcements, research topics & career resources, Country Insights, News & Views, Diagnostic Tools - scores, charts, graphs, customized business recommendations
Technical Reports & Working Papers - Business & Economics - Library of Congress
grey literature - publications from government & other organizations not commercially published - in business, economics, social sciences
Accounting
Accounting Web - Rutgers U
AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
news, career
American Accounting Association
Basic Accounting Lesson Plans
lesson plans, worksheets, articles
International Federation of Accountants
links to 113 countries' member organizations
Introduction to Accounting
Lessons, Problems, Solutions, Downloads
SmartPros Accounting
for professionals, financial services, human resources, insurance, law, news, research materials, professional education
WebCPA - Tools for the Electronic Accountant
Advertising
Ad*Access
image database of 7,000+ ads in newspapers and magazines 1911-1955
AdAge.com
news, media, people, viewpoint, account action, data center, special reports, career center
Adflip.com"
database of print ads
Advertising World
professionals, students, teachers
American Marketing Association
media kit, topics, careers, best practices, business info, suppliers, toolkit, store
Intelligence Index & Competitive Intelligence Tools
internet business intelligence resources
Interactive Advertising Bureau
interactive marketing standards, guidelines, research, advocacy, education
KnowThis.com - Marketing Virtual Library
Agencies & Organizations
Business.gov - U.S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration's Online Women's Business Center
Asia
Asia Pacific Policy Program - Center for Business & Government - JFK School of Government - Harvard University
countries, maps, world & regional resources, news, journals, facts & statistics, organizations, utilities
AsiaBizTech
Bank of Japan
economic & financial data & trends
Chinese Business World
comprehensive guide for doing business in China
Orientation - Asia's Web Directory
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN reports & publications
Census
Economic Census - Hawaii
U.S. Census Bureau
population, income, trade, etc
Charts, Statistics, Stocks & Surveys
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, U MI
"ACSI reports scores on a 0-100 scale at the national level and produces indexes for 10 economic sectors, 43 industries (including e-commerce and e-business) and more than 200 companies and federal or local government agencies." | scores by industry & company, news
Better Tools to Track the Market by the NYT
BigCharts
historical charts, quotes, research, mutual funds, indexes
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business Cycle Indicators - US & Int'l - Monthly Press Releases
Commodity Futures and Financial Market Charts
County Business Patterns - US Census Bureau
Economy.com
analysis, data, tools, statistics, industry, macroeconomics, regional, international, demographic, historical, forecast
Forbes.com
Fortune.com
Industrial Research and Development Information System (IRIS)
historical database of statistical tables of all industrial R&D data published by NSF since 1953
Information Please Almanac
123Jump
investor info
ResearchMag.com
stock price, news, analysis, charts
Silicon Investor
daily stock quotes 1968-current
Stock Quotes Hawaii Businesses - Yahoo
Stock Research Sites on the Web
general information, quotes & fundamentals, research, charts, tools
Company & Industry Info
AnnualReports.com
Annual Report Gallery
BizJournals.com
Bookmark 2000 Guide to UK computer companies
Company Research
Corporate Information
Corporate Reference Desk - Internet Prospector
CorpWatch
"Holding Corporations Accountable - Provides news, analysis, research tools and action alerts to respond to corporate activity around the globe" | campaigns, Alliance for a Corporate Free UN, Climate Justice Initiative, Greenwash Awards | guide to researching companies, searchable & browsable library on a wide range of issues, how to get involved in grassroots organizations
Ethical Junction Network
"information on positively screened companies and organisations and links you through to ethical and sustainable products and services"
Fortune 500
list, 1000 companies' info
Hoover's Online! Company Info
How to Find Company & Industry Information
guide to library & internet resources
Industry Reference Desk
Internet Prospector - Corporations
Japan BizTech
MultexInvestor
NAICS & SIC Correspondence Tables
Researching Companies Online
Searching for Company Information
Service Industry Trends - Mark Twain Institute - A Non-Profit Economic Research Think Tank
reports, statistics, legislation, links, documents | Search by topic, region, industry
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
E-Commerce
E-Commerce Statistics - US Census Dept
Hawaii
Business Hawaii
directory of Hawaii business online resources
Hawaii Business Directory
Hawaii Employers Council
guides, reports, Hawaii pay rates, ready-to-use employment forms, HR Practices Review questionnaire, FAQs
Hawai`i Small Business Development Center Network
services, research, trade and company information, industry overviews, statistics, laws, Rural Economic Transition Assistance - Hawai`i (RETA-H) Program
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
Small Business Hawaii
State of Hawaii - Dept of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
Stock Quotes Hawaii Businesses - Yahoo
History
Labor and Business History - WWW Virtual Library
Human Resources
The Human Resources Learning Center
benchmarking, best practices, new tools & technology, reengineering
Journals
BusinessJournalism.org - AZSU
BizJournals.com
business journals by industry
The Economist
Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Center for Labor Research and Education - UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations
publications, "Labor Education News", reports, events
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DOL's Federal "FairPay" Overtime Initiative
overtime regulations that took effect on August 23, 2004, text of the regulations, FAQ, fact sheets by exemption & occupation, video training seminars, Dept of Labor economic report in support of the regulations & related material
Employee Benefit Research Institute - EBRI
research, education, programs, surveys
Employment Law
Eurofound: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living & Working Conditions
incl European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) | European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
research, surveys, publications | by subject, sector, country, language
FairLabor.org
"The Fair Labor Association (FLA) is a non-profit organization combining the efforts of industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), colleges and universities to promote adherence to international labor standards and improve working conditions worldwide. The FLA conducts independent monitoring and verification to ensure that the FLA’s Workplace Standards are upheld where FLA company products are produced. Through public reporting, the FLA provides consumers and shareholders with credible information to make responsible buying decisions."
Industrial & Labor Relations School - Cornell U
research, publications, news, centers & institutes, library, careers
International Labor Communications Association
"we hope to focus the content of our postings in four general areas: media, labor stories, important stories not covered by the from the mainstream media, announcements of events, publications, etc."
International Labour Organization - ILO
directory, standards, employment, protection, dialogue, research, publications
-- LABORSTA Labour Database - data on 200+ countries for employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, strikes, public sector labor, employment by sex for detailed occupational groups
-- Workingtime Database - working time laws of 100+ countries
Job Tracker - Working America - AFL-CIO
"Find out which companies in your area are exporting jobs, endangering workers' health or involved in cases of violations of workers' rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The database contains information on more than 60,000 companies nationwide."
Kheel Center Labor Photos - Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives & Cornell U School of Industrial & Labor Relations
"images from the 20th century on film, paper, glass, and other media...provide invaluable documentation of the nature of labor and management history"
Oral History Project in Labor History - Roosevelt U
The Origins of Labor Day - PBS
"Read about the turbulent circumstances of Labor Day's birth, browse NewsHour segments on labor & the economy, and explore labor-related resources on the Internet"
A Profile of the Working Poor - Bureau of Labor Statistics [PDF]
demographic data includes occupation, education, ethnicity, age, family composition, and sex
Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different? - National Bureau of Economic Research Report [PDF 74 pp]
Work Environment Index - Political Economy Research Institute, U Mass
Workplace Fairness: It's Everyone's Job
publications & resources on wages, retirement, discrimination, privacy, unions, job survival, layoffs, sexual harassment, women, older workers, immigrants, public employees | "information, education, and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights"
News
Business & Industry News - LSU Libraries Webliography
Business Wire
CNN Money
The Economist
Financial Times - US, UK & Global
Market News International
Moreover.com
business news deep search engine
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
What Caused Asia's Economic and Currency Crisis and Its Global Contagion?
Research
A Business Researcher's Interests: Management & Technology Resource
Conduct Practical Business Research - JJ Hill Library
business directories, research guides, publications
Doing Business - The World Bank Group - Benchmarking Business Regulations
cost of doing business database by country | objective measures, enforcement, indicators comparable across 155 economies, regulatory costs, analyze specific regulations re investment, productivity, growth
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site - NYU
Asian crisis, international financial system, financial sector issues, countries, exchange rates, current policy topics, academic research, macro resources, data, tools
Harvard Business Publishing
Harvard Business School - Working Knowledge for Business Leaders
practice-oriented research & articles by topic, industry, geography | forum, newsletter, podcasts, RSS
Initial Public Offerings (IPO) - U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
fact sheets "about IPOs, particularly why investors have difficulty getting shares in an IPO, pricing differences between the IPO & secondary market trading, brokerage firm's IPO eligibility requirements"
In the Name of Entrepreneurship? The Logic and Effects of Special Regulatory Treatment for Small Business [PDF]
Oligopoly Watch
"an attempt to make sense of the business pages in the newspaper, particularly the stories about mergers & acquistions...how and why big companies keep growing bigger"
VIBES: Virtual International Business & Economics Sources
Tools & Guides
Barkley's Comprehensive Financial Glossary
Business Plans and Profiles Index, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
"lists types of small businesses and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry. Entries that refer to actual sample plans are in bold print. If the plan or profile is online, a link is provided"
Business Writer's Free Library
General Resources and Advice, Basic Writing Skills, Basic Composition Skills, Types of Correspondence
Currency Converter
Currency - Universal Converter
Currency Converter
180 currencies, 250 geographical locations
Currency Converter - Universal - Services
business, historical, travel, web commerce, languages, news & updates, software
Dictionary of Marketing Terms - American Marketing Association
Ethical Junction Network
"information on positively screened companies and organisations and links you through to ethical and sustainable products and services"
SEC EDGAR Database
Inflation Calculator & Resources
InvestorWords - Business Dictionary
Kelley Blue Book Used Car Bluebook Values and New Car Pricing
Market Segmentation: A Guide to Sources of Information - Library of Congress, Business Reference Services
NAICS & SIC Codes
Public Libraries Briefcase: Finding & Using Public Records, ALA Business Reference and Services Section
SIC Codes
SIC Codes
Small Business Glossary
StartupFailures.com
resources for startup failures
StartUpNation
resources for starting a small business
World Exchange Rates
World Exchange Rates - History Graph