Business Reference Books located at the UNT Dallas Campus Library (Librarians Leora Kemp and Cindy Batman)

Accounting for Long-Term Contracts  HD2753 .U5 B8 no. 575

America in the Twenty-First Century: Opposing Viewpoints 
HC110 .E5 A645

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management, The 
HD30.15 .B456

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics, The 
HD30.22 .B55

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior, The 
HD58.7 .B57

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Strategic Management, The 
HD30.28 .B59

Business Plans Handbook:  A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses throughout North America 
HD62. 7. B865  Presently at 12 volumes; continuously updated with new volumes.
Included is a directory of organizations, agencies, and consultants for small business.  The last volume in the series provides a cumulative index of all the preceding volumes.  Hint:  consult the index in the last volume for a company in your industry.  Not all industries are included, but if you find a company in your industry, the sample business plan frequently includes a description of the industry, proforma statements (including cost of sales), equipment needed, market analysis, and marketing strategy.

Business Statistics of the United States HC101 .A13122

Core Business Web, The: A Guide to Key Information Resources 
HD30.37 .C67

County and City Data Book: 2000: A Statistical Abstract Supplement HA202 .C68

Doing Statistics with SPSS  HA32 .K47

Encyclopedia of Associations  HS17.E5
This is the hardcopy equivalent of Associations Unlimited, described above.  Hint:  use the keyword index to look up your association, get a reference number, and then look it up in volume two.

Encyclopedia of American Industries, volumes 1 and 2 HC102.E53
 Volume 1 Manufacturing Industries
 Volume 2 Service and Non-Manufacturing industries
 These two volumes, organized by SIC number, cover approximately 1,000 industries. Each industry is profiled with an industry snapshot that gives organization and structure, background, current conditions, and industry leaders.

Getting things done when you are not in charge  HD57.7 .B454

Hoover's MasterList of Major International Companies  HD62.4 .H66

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Dun & Bradstreet) HF5681.R25 I5
[It is shelved behind the UNT Dallas Library Circulation desk.]
_Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios_ is organized by industry code (NAICS code or SIC code). Make sure you have the correct industry code number before using the book. It provides benchmark annual financial performance ratios per industry code, and gives additional breakdowns by asset size (large, medium, and small-size firms). It includes private companies. D&B covers one year at a time. It contains information from over 1 million financial statements from public and private U.S. corporations, partnerships, and proprietorships, in all size ranges, including over 800 different lines of business. Use this book to compare a company's performance against its industry/competitors or to see trends in industry performance over time. It is updated annually. It provides solvency, efficiency, and profitability ratios.

Made Possible By: Succeeding With Sponsorship  HD59.35 .M37

Manufacturing & Distribution USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies, 3 volumes, HD9721.M3495
This source is organized by NAICS codes. Volume 1 covers manufacturing by NAICS Codes 311111 - 327999.  Volume 2 covers manufacturing by NAICS  codes 331111 - 337920.  Volume 3 covers manufacturing by NAICS codes 339111 - 339999 and wholesale & retail by NAICS codes 421110 - 454390.  The three volumes provide detailed information on over 856 distinct industries including 19 year data series prior to the year 2000. It includes pre-calculated ratios for 20 important industrial measurements. It provides general statistics, indices of change, selected ratios, leading companies, cost details, product details, and industry data by state.

Million Dollar Directory  HF5035.M531
This is a directory of the top 160,000 U.S. companies with sales greater than $9,000,000. The directory lists companies alphabetically, by SIC code, and geographically. Information provided for each firm lists officers, business, SIC code, sales, number of employees, stock ticker symbol, and accounting firms.

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) manual  HF1042.N67
This U.S.-designated 6 digit code replaces the older SIC code. It is the result of a joint effort by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to classify industries so that statistics produced in the three countries will be comparable.  Eventually the SIC codes will no longer be used, but right now the directories of companies and industries that you are using have both. The NAICS manual provides a listing of NAICS codes with explanations.  It also provides an alphabetical list of industries next to their NAICS codes.   Much of this information is also available on the NAICS web site,
 http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html  Key features include NAICS to SIC; SIC to NAICS; and NAICS code search.

National Directory of Minority-Owned Business Firms, 12th ed. 
HD 2346 .U5 N332

New Texas Challenge, The  HB 3525 .T4 N48

Organization Charts: Structures of More than 200 Business and Non-Profit Organizations, 3rd ed.  HD 38 .O738

Pfeiffer Annuals (v.1 Training; v. 2 Consultling) HD 58.8 A55

Portable MBA Desk Reference  HD 38.15 .P67

RMA Annual Statement Studies (Robert Morris Associates) HG1507 .R6
[It is shelved behind the UNT Dallas Library Circulation desk.]
_RMA Annual Statement Studies_ is organized by industry code (NAICS code or SIC code). Make sure you have the correct industry code number before using the book. The book provides benchmark industry ratios for large, medium, and small-size firms. The Library has the paper edition, not the electronic edition. The book includes private companies. RMA provides ratios for the current year but it also covers several prior years for comparison purposes. The book provides ratios for over 370 industry groups collected from annual financial statements of firms. Data is presented in columns by size of firm in terms of total assets and other columns in terms of total sales. Financial statements for each industry code are shown in "common size" and are accompanied by 19 widely used financial ratios. The common-size balance sheet and income statement line items are arrayed by asset size and by sales size. Six different asset and sales size categories are presented. Columns of comparative historical data (the "all companies" category) are included. Some of the industries include manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, service, and contracting businesses.

SmartStart:  Your Texas Business  HD 62.5 .S62396

SIC - Standard Industrial Classification Manual  HF1042.S73
The Standard Industrial Classification Manual provides a listing of SIC codes with explanations. It also provides an alphabetical list of industries next to their SIC codes.

Small Business Sourcebook, 16 th Edition, v. 1-2  HD 2346 .U5 S66

Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys, 3 vols. HC106.6.S74
Current issues are on Reserve; older issues are located in the General Reference shelves. This source provides basic data on over 38 of the largest industries. The information includes financial comparisons of the leading companies in each industry. For each industry, the source provides a "Basic Analysis" (around 50 pages) and a short "Current Analysis" (about 5 pages).

Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives HG4057.A41
This directory provides more than 55,000 U.S. (including some Canadian and International) companies. It usually provides officers, description of business, SIC codes, sales range, number of employees, stock exchange symbol, primary bank, and law firm.

Statistical Abstract of the United Sates: HA 202 .S722

Statistical Abstract of the World, 3rd ed.  HA 154 .S68

Survey of Buying Power
Provides extensive demographic statistics categorized by factors such as age, gender, and ethnicity.  The bound volumes of Sales and Marketing Management contain this special issue, "Survey of Buying Power," published around September.

U. S. Industry and Trade Outlook HC101.U54
This source replaces the U. S. Industrial Outlook. It is organized alphabetically by industry. It provides trends, forecasts, tables, industry data, and product data, mostly for large industries.