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The Lean Machine: How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development - By Dantar P. Oosterwal
ISBN/ISSN: 0814413781
How the iconic brand evolved its product development and manufacturing to come back from near-extinction in the 1980s. Aside from being a great company history, there are many lessons for business leaders in business practices and efficiency.

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Major Databases for Business and Management

Following are the major databases the Consortium Library offers for searching for articles and other content on business, management, and related subjects.

Business Source Premier

Most comprehensive business database provided by the Library.
Business Source Premier / Browse by company, industry, country, and market research topic

An alternate interface for searching Business Source Premier by type of business source.
ABI/INFORM Global

A smaller but still valuable business database, with -- as its name suggests -- excellent international business coverage.
LexisNexis Company Dossier

Profiles of U.S. and international public and large private companies.
Mergent Online

A global company database.
Wall Street Journal

Eastern Edition of the financial newspaper of record.
Safari Books Online
Online books (ebooks) on business, IT and software development, social media and marketing, presentations, project management, digital media, security/network administration, and Google/Apple/Microsoft/Java applications.
Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities
Provides information on publishing manuscripts in over 4,000 core journals, including all aspects of business; as well as computer science, education, and psychology. Prospective authors in these and related fields can search for information on editorship, scope of journal coverage, acceptance rates, and review process.

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Additional Databases

Additional significant databases related to business.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry

Search 700+ publications for trade and industry information.
ABI/INFORM Dateline

Regional business news not typically found in national press sources.
LexisNexis News

Provides access to thousands of domestic and international newspapers, newswires, and other news sources.
Anchorage Daily News (via NewsBank)

Full text of Alaska's major news daily, with coverage from 1986 to the present.
Oxford Business and Economics Reference Collection
Premier publisher of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, covering accounting, business, economics, finance, banking, human resource management, and statistics.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete

Covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.
Social Sciences Citation Index (via Web of Science)

Major multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences, including business and related topics
Checkpoint (Thomson Reuters)

Premier tax and financial accounting research database from Thomson Reuters.
Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
A complete view of all aspects of American business. Published under the Salem History platform.
Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
Includes 109 authoritative contributions on information on the design and implementation of e-collaboration technologies, the behavioral impacts of e-collaboration technologies on individuals and groups, and theoretical considerations on links between the use of e-collaboration technology and behavioral patterns.
GreenFILE
A freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Good coverage of green business topics.

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Websites

Alaska Business and Commercial Links from SLED
Alaska Business Monthly
Alaska's premier business magazine.
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Alaska's longest running weekly business publication.
AnnualReports.com

Leading provider of online annual reports to individual and institutional investors.
Business Reference Services at the Library of Congress
Great clearinghouse site with subject guides, definitions, and resources for all areas of business.
Business.gov

The official business link to the U.S. Government.
(CIA) World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
Online versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Each study (covering years between 1986 and 1998 offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy.
EDGAR Search (Securities and Exchange Commission)

Interface to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (SEC EDGAR) Filings.
Entrepreneurship Resources

Resources, Education, and Tools for Entrepreneurs.
Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at UAA

ISER at UAA maintains the state's largest economic database and forecasts population and employment growth.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

The system used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

One-stop destination for industrial buyers that enables them to find the exact product, service or supplier they need, at the exact time they need it.