Not all companies will be included in one of the following corporate history compilations. When this happens, the best alternative is to look for a periodical article which provides a company overview. Some examples of how to do this with the most popular business indexes (see under "Business Periodical Indexes and Abstracts") are: for ABI/Inform enter the company name and the phrase AND CORPORATE-HISTORIES in DE; for General Business File enter the company name and the phrase AND HISTORY as a keyword search; and for Business Abstracts enter the company name and the phrase AND CORPORATE-PROFILE IN DT.
- International Directory of Company Histories. Detroit, MI: St. James, 1988- . Irregular. (ASU owns 1988- .)
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HD 2721 .D36x HAYDEN REFERENCE (located on Table 10A)
Provides descriptions of corporate development for nearly 2,000 companies having a minimum of US$2 billion in annual sales (US$500 million for service companies) or which are leading influences in their industry or geographic area. This includes public companies, state-owned companies, and wholly owned subsidiaries. The entries are listed alphabetically within industry and usually include the company logo. A cumulative index to companies and persons at the back of the latest volume leads to the appropriate volume and page.
- Mattera, Philip. World Class Business: A Guide to the 100 Most Powerful Global Corporations. New York: Henry Holt, 1992.
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HD 2755.5 .M384 1992 HAYDEN REFERENCE (located on Table 10A)
The histories in this work are unique in that they include a geographic breakdown of revenues and income, an analysis of labor relations, and a summary of the environmental and health record in most instances. Appendices at the back provide some rankings by revenues, net income, and employees as well as listings by year of founding, headquarters country, and industry.
- Moskowitz, Milton, Robert Levering, and Michael Katz. Everybody's Business: A Field Guide to the 400 Leading Companies in America. New York: Doubleday, 1990.
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HD 2741 .E94x HAYDEN REFERENCE (located on Table 8A), HAYDEN STACKS, & HAYDEN RESERVE
This critical look at major companies evaluates them by sales, rankings, social responsibility, global presence, stock performance, consumer brands, and as a place to work. Corporate Logos are included with some entries.
- Moskowitz, Milton. Global Marketplace: 102 of the Most Influential Companies Outside America. New York: Macmillan, 1987.
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HD 2755.5 .M675 1987 HAYDEN REFERENCE (located on Table 10A)
Carries on in the spirit of Everybody's Business to provide coverage of non-U.S. based companies.
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