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Crisis Management Case Study Resources

Journal Articles & Business Information

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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) This link opens in a new window
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.

Newspaper Databases

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.

Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
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.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring top newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
Wall Street Journal (1984-Current) This link opens in a new window
An authoritative source of global and national business reporting. Coverage includes U.S. and international news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, health 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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