Thunderbird Global Challenge Lab
ASU Business Databases
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The following databases are popular business-related resources for beginning your research.
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ABI/INFORM CollectionGreat source for business publications--academic journals, newspapers (contains FT and WSJ), magazines, trade publications, market research, and industry profiles.
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IBISWorld
Access industry reports for over 1,000 US industries, along with global reports, particularly for the UK, Australia, Canada, and China.
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Mintel Academic ReportsMarket research on US consumer markets. Market size, market share, segmentation, trends, demographic profiles, consumer behavior.
Requirements: Before using this database you must review and accept the terms and conditions. Click "I agree" to proceed.
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PassportConsumer market information covering 360 markets and 227 countries including socioeconomic profiles and reports for 850 cities of the world.
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Statista
A statistics portal that integrates data on markets, industries, media, business, finance, politics, population, opinion, lifestyles and a wide variety of other areas of interest. Provides ready-made charts, graphs, and tables. Includes AI assistant: ResearchAI
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Follow the link below for a complete list of ASU Library's databases in business.
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ASU Library Business DatabasesAll of the business-related databases available to Thunderbird and ASU students.
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Business Source EliteFull text business journals including Harvard Business Review (HBR), Bloomberg.com, and more. Extremely important database.
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Leisure Tourism Collection
Find scholarly articles, eBooks, news, and abstracts on tourism, hospitality, recreation, sports, and cultural studies, supporting research in policy, planning, sustainability, and education.
Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Gartner
Arizona State University faculty, students and staff have access to Gartner. Among the research that can be found in Gartner are items on:
- Technology products, services, and trends
- Global IT industry perspectives
- IT management and organizations
- IT strategies and governance
- Business-IT issues
- Real-world case studies
Gartner is known for Hype Cycles that track the adoption of types of technologies, such as Emerging Technologies, Smart Government, and Human-Computer Interaction and their Magic Quadrants that provide a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers in fast-growing markets: Leaders, Visionaries, Niche Players and Challengers.