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Major companies in an industry

by Nicollette Brant on 2023-12-04T14:22:00-08:00 in Business | 0 Comments

Industry reports usually cover the major companies in an industry, along with much more information, such as market share.  Try these databases using the steps underneath each!

  • CSULB staff/faculty/students only, login with BeachID and password This link opens in a new window
→ Search for an Industry Report:
  • Step 1: Enter an industry name or NAICS code in the search box.
  • Step 2: Scroll down the page to select 'Industry Report' from the 'Document type' menu.
  • Step 3: Press Search. Industry reports retrieved by your search may include a list and/or discussion of major companies in the industry.
→ Browse Industry Reports:
  • Step 1: First, click on the icon of three horizontal lines toward the top left-hand side of the page.
  • Step 2: Next, click on the 'Browse' link from the resulting sub-menu.
  • Step 3: On the resulting page, click on the link for 'Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports' and/or the link for 'First Research' from the 'Industry and Market Research' section at the top of the page.
  • Step 4: Reports include information about the major companies in the selected industry. You can browse Business Monitor International industry reports by industry or topic as well as by country; you can browse First Research industry reports by industry.
  • Note: Your search results will be sorted alphabetically by title by default, so you might want to re-sort them so that the most recent results are listed first.
  • CSULB staff/faculty/students only, login with BeachID and password This link opens in a new window
→ Search for an Industry Report:
  • Step 1: Enter an industry's name into a search box. Alternately, you can enter the industry's NAICS code into a search box and then use the drop-down menu next to the search box to change the selection from the default entry of 'Select a Field (optional)' to 'IC NAICS Code or Description'.
  • Step 2: Next, scroll down the page to the Search Options section. In the 'Document Type' area, select 'Industry Overview'.
  • Step 3: Industry overview reports contain a section that discusses major companies in the industry.
  • Note: Your search results will be sorted by relevance by default, so you might want to click on the 'Relevance' link above your search results to change the sort order to 'Date Newest' instead so that you'll find the most recent overviews of your industry.
  • CSULB staff/faculty/students only, login with BeachID and password This link opens in a new window
→ Search for an Industry Report:
  • Step 1: Enter an industry's name in the search box.
  • Step 2: The 'Major Companies' section of an industry report contains information about major companies in the industry (including their market share) and other notable companies in the industry.
  • CSULB staff/faculty/students only, login with BeachID and password This link opens in a new window
→ Search for an Industry Report:
  • Step 1: Click on the 'Industry analysis' tab toward the top of the database's home page.
  • Step 2: Click on the 'Membership' link on the resulting page and then choose an industry from the list provided in order to see the leading companies in the industry.
  • Note: Alternately, you can click on the 'Reports' link and then on the 'Industry' link and select an industry from the list provided in order to see a report that provides information about the leading companies in the industry.

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