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Crisis Management Case Study Resources

Journal Articles & Business Information

Business Source Complete
A scholarly business database that includes journal articles and trade magazines, as well as case studies, company profiles, and financial data. Look for the company/organization field on the advanced search screen. Also, look for the top blue menu where there are links to the Company Information database and Company Profiles (under "more").
Statista
Statista has company profiles that contain statistics, trends, and facts, as well as public opinion survey results for major companies. Any result labeled "topic" (red) or "dossier" (orange) will contain multiple facets of information that you can explore either on that page or within a downloadable report.
Valueline Investment Survey (access limited to 5 simultaneous users)
If there was a major change in a company’s value or earnings due to a crisis in the last two years, it would be easy to spot in the ValueLine report.

News & Newspapers

Try using the date filters in these databases to narrow your search down by month. You can then sort the results by date, which will allow you to see a news story as it unfolded.

US Newsstream
This database includes major American newspapers, as well as newswires, blogs, and news sites. Try using the advanced search fields for company/organization, or person, to narrow your results.
Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers complete television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR and more.

Negative News

If you aren't sure what to look for, try adding negative keywords to your search. Words such as "boycott", “arrest”, or “protest”. You can also try words like "impact" or "public opinion".

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