LibGuides: Employability, Careers and Placements: Market and Industry Information

Market and industry information

Key questions to ask:

Is there a market research report for this company’s markets ? See Mintel
What are their products? Who uses them? Who are they aimed at? Who else makes them? Could anyone else use them?
What are the general conditions of the market?
Is there a SWOT or PESTLE analysis available? Could you do one?

Searching for subject related journal articles

Databases are simply collections of journals searchable from one search box. They enable you to find good quality subject-specific research and journal articles on a topic. Listed below are some useful business databases (you will need your Single Sign On username and password to access them).

A guide is also available for you to view/download that illustrates how to search databases effectively.

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
A key online database for global business and economics topics, including thousands of full-text journals, company news, country/industry reports and trend reporting.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's Business Source Complete is an indispensable resource for business students. The database supports research in key business areas such as accounting, finance, management, marketing and economics. The database also includes country economic reports from a range of authoritative sources.
Emerald Fulltext This link opens in a new window
The Emerald publishing platform provides access to articles from over 120 important academic journal titles in the fields of business, management and economics. Full-text archives date from 1994 and abstracts from 1989.

You can use Library Search to find journal articles as this will search the vast majority of the content we subscribe to. If you find that this method produces too much information, you may wish to use the subject-specific databases to perform a more targeted literature search.

Library Search This link opens in a new window
Library Search is your search engine for finding books, e-books, journals, full-text articles and more! Library content, including the Library Catalogue, E-Journals catalogue and our database collections can be searched from one easy to use page, enabling you to access academic quality content more quickly and simply.

Below are some more databases that you may find useful in your research

Ingenta Connect This link opens in a new window
Index of published journals with some full text articles. Coverage includes science, technology, medicine, social sciences and management.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Access to full text journals published by Elsevier. You may need to 'activate' your account on first use of this resource.
Look for the green 'subscribed' icons which indicate full-text availability.
Taylor and Francis Online This link opens in a new window
This platform provides online access to over 2,000 full text journals across many different subject areas, including Literature, History, Sociology and Social Policy, Criminology, Mathematics, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Physical Science and Information Science.

Undergraduate students in their 3rd/4th year and all postgraduate students and staff can request journal articles that DMU does not have access to through our inter-library loan (ILL) service (subject to copyright/publisher permissions). Click on the link below to access the ILL guide:

Inter Library Loan Guide

Economic and business context

Economic and business context

Are there any major issues/events/discoveries affecting their market now, in the future or in the recent past?
Use professional/trade/business journals to inform your awareness of the company’s operating environment.
Use Trade and industry news, search this using Business Source Complete or ABI Inform.
Use Business pages of the broadsheets especially the Financial Times to keep up with what is happening in the business world.
Use Mintel and Statista to give market context, innovations, consumers and competitors

Employability, Careers and Placements: Market and Industry Information

Market and industry information

Searching for subject related journal articles

Economic and business context

BBC business news