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Business news and analysis. Peer-reviewed research. Industry reports by country. Part of Proquest Databases. Read more about this resource or visit the help page.
Business news and analysis. Peer-reviewed research. Case studies and SWOT analyses. Country reports. Includes Harvard Business Review. Read more about this resource or watch a how-to video.
U.S., China, Canada, and global industry market research and company benchmarking reports. Funded by the College of Business Administration. Read more about this resource.
Create custom maps using downloadable U.S. datasets. Topics covered: people (demographics, consumer expenditures, market segments, sales potential), businesses (establishments, employees, retail sales), consumer price index, crime, and weather. Geographies available: states, congressional district, counties, cities, zip code, census tract, block groups, and street address. Not all data available in all geographies.
During this video tutorial, you will have the opportunity to answer 5 multiple-choice comprehension questions. You will see your score at the end of the video.
Reference List:
Alvarez, A. (2017, October). Fast food restaurants in the US (IBISWorld Industry Report 72221a). Retrieved from IBISWorld database.
In-text citation:
According to Alvarez (2017), the quick-service industry must seek “healthy and convenient meal options” to stay competitive (p. 5).
Or
The quick-service industry must seek “healthy and convenient meal options” to stay competitive (Alvarez, p. 5).
For more information on APA citation, see: OWL Purdue APA
When creating your project, remember to cite everything you did not write / create / think up on your own, including images / graphs / charts / maps / datasets you borrow from online sources. Below are some tools to help you cite your sources correctly.
To see examples, visit the following websites:
To learn more about the importance of academic integrity, please see