UGBA 107: The Social, Political and Ethical Environment of Business

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In addition to the general business-focused databases listed at the bottom of this section, there are a number of excellent resources for news, articles, and research about nonprofits including:

Literature of the Nonprofit Sector
Citations to "literature on philanthropy, the foundation world, the nonprofit sector — particularly works on such topics as fundraising and proposal development — and works related to charitable giving, including project reports, studies, and statistical analyses." From the Foundation Center.

Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Nonpartisan research intended for scholars and policy makers.
The nonprofit almanac 2008
HD2769.2.U6 N64 2008 Reference

Philanthrophy Annual 2009 (PDF)
From the Foundation Center, creator of the Literature of the Nonprofit Sector database, whose mission is to bring donors and recipients together. Statistics on foundation giving, interviews, listings of books, blogs and magazines about the nonprofit sector.

• Business Source Complete
  Provides full-text for more than 7,400 scholarly business journals and other sources.
  
• Academic Search Complete
  A multidisciplinary index to articles in more than 10,900 journals and other publications.
  
• Factiva
  Provides general and business news and information from more than 9,000 sources.
  
• LexisNexis Academic
  Includes over 6,000 individual titles of international, national and local newspapers and wire services plus much more.
  

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Wall Street Journal (full content via the library's subscription)

The Economist (full content via the library's subscription)

Investors Business Daily (full content via Lexis Nexis)

Business & Politics
Business & Society
Business & Society Review
Business Ethics Quarterly
California Management Review
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
Economist
Ethics and the Environment
Harvard Business Review
Journal of Business Ethics

This category includes ready-made market research reports.  The content of these will vary, but most should include:

• Market size
• Market share
• Market segments
• Major players
• Analysis and Forecasts

For a complete list of Market Research databases Berkeley subscribes to, go to the Business Library's Databases by Subject page and choose "Market Research." 

• IBIS World Industry Market Research
  Provides 25-30 page research reports on hundreds of U.S. and Chinese industries.
  
• Mintel Reports
  Provides market research reports on consumer industries. Note: Requires creation of a personal account by each user.
  
• eMarketer
  Provides market research on the e-commerce, online media, and internet marketing industries
  
• Business Monitor Online
  Provides quarterly, updated market forecast reports on 14 industry sectors in 55 countries.
  

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