Boston College LibGuides @ BC - Company Information

Books on Companies

Recent books about companies:

Sneaker wars: the enemy brothers who founded Adidas and Puma and the family feud that forever changed the business of sport by Barbara Smit.
O'Neill Stacks HD9992 .G34 A354 2008.

Starbucked : a double tall tale of caffeine, commerce, and culture by Taylor Clark
O'Neill Stacks HD9199 .U54 S733 2007

Bananas : how the United Fruit Company shaped the world by Peter Chapman
O'Neill Stacks HD9259 .B3 U523 2007

Guinness : the 250-year quest for the perfect pint by Bill Yenne
O'Neill Stacks HD9397 .I74 G859 2007

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Company History

Brief histories of companies can be found using the resources listed below. More indepth histories are sometimes available in books. Use Quest, the Boston College Libraries' online catalog to find a book on a company.

You may also want to try WorldCat, which is a catalog containing the holdings of hundreds of libraries worldwide.

International Directory of Company Histories (BC Community Only)
This multi-volume set includes extensive histories of more than 5400 large public, private and non-profit companies. Use the index in the most recent volume to locate a comp
Business Source Complete (BC Community Only)
Histories for over 10,000 companies are available. Select the "Company Profile" link from the list on the right.
Mergent Online (BC Community Only)
Information on over 12,000 companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq exchanges updated daily. Information on over 20,000 international companies. Database also covers over 9,000 companies which have been merged,

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