Business Research

Best websites for Business Research

Undertaking Business research can be done in many ways. There are academic journals for Business Research but these are normally not open access and so require you to access them from a University or pay appropriate subscription rates. Then there are plenty of free resources on the internet. Below are some of the best websites for undertaking business research on the internet.

 
1) 
Scholar.google.com
This is a fantastic resource to locate leading business research. You input a term for the research area and it then gives you links to publications in that area by the number of times they are cited. You can change the date to find more recent papers which are generally less cites. You can also locate papers by author.
 
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WolframAlpha.com
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We love this site it is a statistical search engine. You ask it for data and it will give you it. GDP per capita, exports as a percentage of GDP, population, value of the currency against the dollar, stock prices and charts and much much more. Solves equations and covers many subject areas from science, maths, music and history.
 
3) 
Datamonitor
A place to search and purchase individual reports, company and country profiles
 
4) 
STRATFOR
A team of intelligence professionals to provides decision-makers with unique insights into political, business and economic developments.
 
5) 
Harvard Business Review
The leading business review magazine in the world.

 6) 
Managementhelp.org
A free management library with a huge amount of resources covering many different topics as well as links to relevant web content.
 
7) 
BizRefDesk
A very useful resource listing a vast range of websites with business related intelligence.
 
8) 
Zibb.com
A global business search engine. Searches over 900 RSS feeds for relevant information to the topic you put in.
 
9) 
Econbiz.eu
A very nice search engine for both business and economics sites.
 
10) 
Business 2.0
Run by CNN keeps you abreast of recent developments in the business world. Publishes the well known Business 2.0 magazine.
 
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BizJournals.com
Runs  42 websites, 63 publications and over 700 annual industry leading events. Enables you to look at USA more regionally.
 
12) 
Business.com
A website directory enabling B2B interactions. You can search for various companies under many different industry classifications.
 
13) 
BusinessInsider.com
Brings you the latest news and developments in the business world and financial markets.
 
14) 
DoingBusiness.org
Run by the World Bank this site looks at the costs and difficulties and ease of doing business in different countries.
 
15) 
Businessmonitor.com
Business Monitor provides research, analysis, data, , ratings, rankings and forecasts for some 175 countries and 22 industries.
 
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Bnet.com
Provides business news along with relevant commentary and analysis. There is also management research from top business schools and leaders.
 
17) 
Managementhelp.org
A free management library covering a large range of issues such as human resources, strategy, marketing and much more. Each topic written by an expert in the field.
 
18) 
AllBusiness.com
A great site for someone running a small business. Covers. sales and marketing, human resources, operations, franchising and much more.
 
19) 
ExecutiveLibrary.com
A directory of the most relevant and useful business websites. Over 1000 useful sites listed.
 
20) 
Industriesnews.net
An excellent source of news on over 50 different industry categories. Very up to date and a extremely useful resource.
 
21) 
Portfolio.com
A magazine covering business news, company profiles, management and leadership as well as entrepreneurship.
 
22) 
ibisworld.com
A superb publisher of independent US industry research covers over 700 different segments. Also coverage of China. Excellent resource.
 
23) 
ibisworld.co.uk
Covers 100s of UK industries looking at market growth, stats and trends. The market reports are an excellent resource.
 
24) 
FinanceBusinessArticles.com
Has brief articles contributed by various specialists covering a wide range of topics of interest to businesses. quality is variable due to lack of refereeing.
 
25) 
TheFreeLibrary.com
Has nearly 20 million articles many of them relating to business and finance. You can customize the page to meet your own research requirements.
 
26) 
brass.libguides.com
Libguides is a website run by the American Library Association providing guides to various internet websites based on a number of criteria. From here you will find some excellent business websites. Covering small business, international business, human resource etc
 
27) 
Globaledge.msu.edu
A very useful place for those wishing to do research in international business. Run by a variety of contributors from Michigan State University listing some 5000 plus links.
 
28) 
FITA.org
The Federation of International Trade Associations provides links to over 8000 international trade related websites. Includes coverage of FDI and intellectual property.
 
29) 
Ceoexpress.com
Provides a nice set of links to various research resources for business. A large range of categories are covered with plenty of resources listed under each category.
 
30) 
Conference-board.org
Conference Board is a research organization providing organizations with practical knowledge designed to
to improve their performance. Covers leadership, economics, human capital, research and data analysis.
 
31) 
WorldScience.org
A bit like scholar.google.com but it searched for papers and research by author or subject from a selection of over 80 scientific databases.
 
32) 
IndustryWeek.com
Industry week is a magazine and website that is an excellent resource for the latest news and analysis for manufacturers and producers. Areas covered include leadership, globalization, technology, supply chain, innovation, workforce, operations and finance.
 
33) 
Journalogy.net
This is miscrosoft's answer to scholar.google.com. While it is not as good it can nonetheless find major papers published by an author along with citations. We do like the publishing trends feature that enable the tracking of the importance of different areas of business over time.
 
34) 
Knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
The University of Pennsylvania knowledge center is affiliated to it famous Wharton Business School. The aim of the site is to disseminate business knowledge and insights around the world. It is a superb resource covering a huge range of business related topics.
 
35) 
BusinessFinanceMag.com
This magazine is aimed at senior finance professionals. It gives senior finance
executives information and insight into key finance issues, strategies, trends
and technologies. Topics covered include budgeting, human resources, corporate finance, cost management, software and systems and Treasury.
 
36) 
statisticsviews.com/Business
For those interested in the statistical side of economics and business
this is a superb resources for students and lecturers. There are links to
research, data, news, features and events.
 
37) 
Business-Research.info
This website has links to a large variety of sources that are useful for business research. Covers business information sites, healthcare industry sites and interesting Business Services including information sources on publicly held and private companies.
 
EUBusiness.com
If you need to do research on business in the European Union then this site provides excellent resources. There is news, jobs, discussion and links to guides and publications.
 
Kompass.com
This is a great resource if you are looking for companies in a particular market. They have over 5 million companies in 66 countries with relevant contacts and product descriptions.
 
BCGperspectives.com
The Boston Consulting Group provides regular business insights and analysis on topics ranging from M&A activity, to technology, globalization, industry reports and much more.
 
Research-Live.com
Research Live is the world's leading source of industry news, opinion, special reports and feature articles for market and social researchers, data analysts and consumer insight professionals. It covers the latest trends and techniques from behavioural economics to big data analytics, as well as hot topics like polling and privacy. 

scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php
Scimagojr is a great site for finding out various metrics on an academic journal such as it's impact factor, number of citations and self-citations as well as the H-index of the Journal

 

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