Green Company Assignment Resources
Your initial source will likely be your company's website. Comb their site for information.
Use these recommended resources to locate and cite materials suitable for your Green Company assignment.
Search tips
Use green company criteria to choose search terms. Some suggestions are below.
Company name plus:
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Example: Coca-cola employee reviews
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Searching for Michigan Companies - Research GuideUse this guide for more tips on finding information about Michigan-based companies.
Locating credible business articles
Use these and the resources listed in the Find Articles page within this guide for to locate credible articles in library databases (and automated citation generators for those sources).
See Search Tips above for search word ideas.
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Regional Business News This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles about your company in this collection of regional business publications. Since this is a smaller collection, you may want to search only for the company name to increase the likelihood of finding results.
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of business sources, including scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations.
Brief Instruction Video: ProQuest Basics -
Small Business Source This link opens in a new windowSearch by name of business or by broader industry and Michigan or name of region.
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Business Source Elite This link opens in a new window
Thousands of full-text business journals, company profiles and reports.
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Wall Street Journal via ProQuestRead current issue, past issues, or search the WSJ.
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Digital Michigan Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSearch for news stories about your company in this collection of Michigan newspapers available online from various institutions.
Note: many of these are historical, not current newspapers.
Locating demographics and statistics
Demographic information about clients or a company's area may be found on their website, by looking at the local city or county's Chamber of Commerce, or by looking at their competitors websites. You may also look in library resources, including those below.
Note: Demographic information may not be available in these databases for small, local or regional companies.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowSearch for statistics, demographics, opinions, data series and studies on companies or industries.
Locating website reviews of businesses
Search the web for customer and employee reviews. A few sites are recommended below.
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Glass DoorSearch within companies to see what employees have to say about the work environment. You may have to create an account to use this free website.
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Indeed.comEmployee-submitted company reviews help create a fuller picture of a company.
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Violation Tracker - Good Jobs FirstThis site has a searchable database that lists cases of company misconduct, based on civil and criminal cases.
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Yelp.comYelp is a well-known site for reviewing businesses and services.
Green company research cheat sheet
In-class Activity Sheet, Oct 2024
Share what you find through completing this online worksheet. A copy of your answers will be emailed to you.
APA citation help sites
These websites, recommended by your professor, provide examples for the most common sources and uses.
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KnightCiteAPA, MLA, and Chicago styles.
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APA citations for WebsitesContains examples for citing websites in APA style. From Southern Cross University.