Research Guides: CBA 212 Business Communications: Industry Information

Using IBISWorld

IBISWorld - Industry Market Research This link opens in a new window
Detailed U.S. Industry research reports including industry performance, outlook, major companies, supply chain, demand drivers, cost structure, barriers to entry, and key statistics

IBISWorld has a search box you can use directly but we may not have access to all the reports mentioned in the results. To see the accessible reports, use the two links, Industry Research and Expert Tools that are above the search box.

In Industry Research, we only have access to US reports (see below). International industry profiles are available in Business Source Premier and FactSet. We don't subscribe to Expert Tools.

Below is what a report looks like and every tab on the side links to lots of information.

Citing Industry Reports from IBISWorld in APA 7th edition

Reference List:

Author last name, first initials. (Year, Month). Report Name: Report Number. IBISWorld. Retrieved Month dd, yyyy. https://ibisworld.com

Kennedy, K. (2021, July). Music Streaming Services in the US. OD6193. IBISWorld. Retrieved Sept 8, 2021. https://ibisworld.com

In-text citation:
(Author, Year).
Example: (Kennedy, 2021).

Parts of a Citation

Finding Industry Profiles in IBISWorld

Finding Industry Profiles (outside of IBISWorld) 7 min.

The following are direct links to pieces of the above tutorial

Databases

We have access to many industry profiles, but each publisher has their own division of businesses into industries and not all industries have profiles in all the profile collections. It is worthwhile to check them all even if you find information on your industry in one of them. Different publishers, different information!

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Business Source Premier is the world’s definitive scholarly business database, providing indexing and abstracts for more than twice as many active, peer-reviewed, business related journals as any other database. Business Source® Premier offers indexing and abstracts for the 350 most important scholarly journals back to 1965 or the first published issue. This database includes searchable cited references for more than 1,160 journals. Journal ranking studies reveal that Business Source Premier is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics and economics.
ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Business, Management and Trade - scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news

This database is the most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, as well as country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. A list of the subjects used in the database is available at the reference desk in Moore Library.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics, infographics, industry reports, and more!

Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals. Providing you with access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources, our focus is firmly based on professional, clear, quick and consistent results. Our customized search query form provides you with a list of statistics, studies and reports relating to your search request within a matter of seconds – kick-starting your research.
Hoover's Company Profiles This link opens in a new window
This database also includes Industry Profiles. First Research is a good source.