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Business: Company & Industry Research: Books & eBooks

Company Type

Begin your research by determining the company type, public or private, domestic or international.  Also try to find a company's corporate relationships, i.e. parent company, subsidiary or division.  You may use Wikipedia for this information. 

IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS:

  • Public or publicly traded company: Trades on a stock market and sells stock to the public; Required by the federal government and most state governments to disclose company information, such as operational and financial data.

  • Private or privately held company: Owned by a set of individuals (sole proprietor, partners, etc.); Does not sell stock to the public, and normally exempt from disclosing company information.

  • Parent company: Operates and controls other separately chartered businesses.

  • Subsidiary: A separately chartered business that is owned or controlled by another company.

 

Library Catalog Subject Terms

Below are linked subject terms; simply select the link to browse the Libraries' holdings--in print, ebook, and video--for that term.

Business

Corporations

International business enterprises

Financial statements

Detailed Works On Specialized Topics

The HPU collection contains books on popular companies such as Starbucks, Google, and Wal-Mart. Search the library catalog by keyword or subject to see if there are books or e-books about a particular company. These titles are located in the library and are available to borrow. If available online, the catalog will provide the link.

Reference Books