1. Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College Leveraging Baker Resources GMP Strategy Statement Winter 2011 Cynthia D. Churchwell, Information Research Specialist

2. Research Support Librarians at Baker Library are available to assist you. We can help you develop your topic and find relevant data and information. We can help you identify resources that focus on: company/competitor analysis industry overviews customer demographics more…

3. Take the guesswork out of how to begin finding information to support your strategy statement. Areas covered: Overview of Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Web site Research Strategy Specific Resources of Interest Key Tips Overview of Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Getting Help Purpose of Today’s Session

4. Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Web Site https://ln.hbs.edu/sites/gmp10/https://ln.hbs.edu/sites/gmp10/, click Baker Library Online

5. Databases for GMP

6. Research Guides – Link to from FIND Menu

7. Baker Library Research Guides http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/

8. Company, Industry, & Career Research Guide http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/company-industry-and-career-research.html

9. What are some of the major companies in this market? What general industry sector and sectors encompass this market? Who are the target customers in this market? What are their needs and expectations? What products and services do they buy today to meet those needs and what price are they willing to pay? What is the size of the market today? How will it change in the future? What are the key channels to market and how do you expect these channels to change in the future? Research Strategy – Questions to Consider

10. Research Strategy – Dive Deeper Need to find…Found in…Best databases to start with…Other places to look... Analyst coverageanalyst reports  Thomson ONE Banker Thomson ONE Banker  Databases for Analyst & Research Reports Databases for Analyst & Research Reports Business strategiesarticles  Factiva (trade publications, newswires, and transcripts; original language content) Factiva  ABI/ProQuest (academic, some trade) ABI/ProQuest  Business Source Complete (academic, some trade) Business Source Complete Company description, strategy, financials company profile, annual report, SEC filings  OneSource Global Business Browser (international with North American focus) OneSource Global Business Browser  Hoover’s Online (deep profiles) Hoover’s Online  Thomson ONE Banker Thomson ONE Banker Competitors/new entrants top participants list, screening tools, special lists, articles, IPOs  Hoover’s Online Hoover’s Online  OneSource Global Business Browser OneSource Global Business Browser  Thomson ONE Banker (10K includes competitors) Thomson ONE Banker  Factiva Factiva Industry overview, industry trends industry reports, analyst reports, ratios, articles, books  Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage (Industry Surveys) Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage  Thomson ONE Banker Thomson ONE Banker  Baker Library Industry Guides Baker Library Industry Guides  HOLLIS Catalog HOLLIS Catalog Market share/market size articles, reports, statistical sources  OneSource Global Business Browser OneSource Global Business Browser  Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage (Industry Surveys) Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage  TableBase (articles with tabular data) TableBase  Factiva Factiva

11. 1.Industry Surveys provide detailed overviews of over 50 industries worldwide. 2.Reviews industry trends, how industry operates, key statistics, how to analyze company in industry, top players, and industry references. 3.Once in the database, select Industries from the menu bar for international markets or choose from dropdown list for the U.S. –Tip: Use PDF format. –Tip: Download Company Data to Excel. Industry Overviews Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/s_and_p.html

12. Industry Overviews – U.S.

13. Industry Overviews – Global

14. Industry Overviews – U.S. Example

15. 1.Overviews of companies and industries worldwide. 2.Reviews industry trends, key statistics, top players, and industry references. 3.Build list of market participants OneSource Global Business Browser http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/onesource.html Company and Industry Details

16. Market Participants – Build a List

17. Market Participants – Italy – Biotech

18. Market Participants – Results Biotechnology companies in Italy

19. Company Profile – Leads to Industry Details

20. Industry Details – Biotechnology in Italy

21. Factiva http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/factiva.htmlhttp://www.library.hbs.edu/go/factiva.html 1.Strong in financial publications. Articles from 1,000s of publications in 22 languages. –Powerful search features allow sophisticated searching. –See Article Database Command Comparison Chart at http://www.library.hbs.edu/helpsheets/commandcomparison.html for search tips. http://www.library.hbs.edu/helpsheets/commandcomparison.html 2.News Page Browse news by sector. E.g., Investing/Securities. i.Click on the “News Pages” tab. ii.From “Factiva Pages” pull-down menu in the upper left, select “Investing/Securities.” News and Trends

22. Factiva News Page: Investing/Securities News Page News and Trends

23. Factiva Search

24. News and Trends Articles from Factiva on Alternative Fuels and Plans/Strategy with “strategy” in headline

25. Sources for market research reports on various industries: Global Market Information Database* (reports from Euromonitor) OneSource – click on “Industry” (reports from Datamonitor)OneSource Forrester Research Frost and Sullivan MarketResearch.com Academic ISI Emerging Markets* Where are these and more databases listed? In Baker Library List Databases for GMPDatabases for GMP Market Research * database can be accessed only inside Baker Library

26. Databases for GMP tells which resources can be used from Anywhere. Some databases must be used inside Baker Library.Databases for GMP NOTE: Copyright and Licensing – resources not for commercial use. Sometimes not all content shown in databases is available. Click through as far as you can at no charge. Use database’s indexing and “Advanced Search” features. Numerous download formats often are available (e.g., Excel, PDF). Be smart about searching the Web (authorship, credibility, etc.) Start research with Company, Industry &Career Research Guide and other topic and industry guides, http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/.http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/ Some of these same tools will be useful throughout other assignments (e.g., Your Case Study.) Key Tips

27. And Don’t Forget Books Might Be Helpful! HOLLIS Catalog http://discovery.lib.harvard.edu/http://discovery.lib.harvard.edu/ You can borrow books from Baker Library. Identify yourself as GMP participant.

28. Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Historical Collections The Exchange Stamps Reading Room Stacks (open access) 28

29. Historical Collections Books, manuscripts, official HBS records & publications, visual materials, artifacts 15 th Century to present Exhibits program de Gasṕe Beaubien Reading Room – Level 1 29

30. The Exchange Large screen financial content - financial television coverage Daily business/financial newspapers (US and International) A place to connect with colleagues Research workstations 30

31. Stamps Reading Room Baker Library Services Desk Photocopiers, print stations Crimson Cash VTS for copies/printouts Workstations, wireless network, power at every seat Microforms/Media Entrance to the stacks – Contemporary Collections, open access Level 3 31

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