From the library's homepage , choose Hoover's from the Electronic Resources pull-down menu. Contains descriptive profiles of foreign and multinational firms. St. James Press. Provides detailed information on the development of the world's most influential companies. This book emphasizes the social responsibility aspects of a company's activities, but also contains a good deal of background, history and general descriptive information on large companies.
Some industries have good descriptive directories available for their field.
These can be very useful for information on private companies for which no annual report is available. Describes the activities of consultants in all kinds of fields. Inc. This is the best directory for researching companies in all kinds of high technology fields from biotech to semiconductors. Covers pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and health service providers. In addition to company information, it also includes market analysis for various specializations in the industry.