Subject guide for Business Development & Technology

In this subject guide, you will find relevant resources for the studies in Economics and Business Administration (HA), Business Development Engineering (BDE), Global Management and Manufacturing (GMM) as well as IT, Communication, and Organization (ITKO) at AU Herning.

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Article databases

Scientific articles, books, and other research publications.

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Scopus
A large citation and article database that covers all fields. A good place to start when you need an overview of the research literature on a topic.
Web of Science
Similarly, a large citation and article database that covers all fields. A good place to start when you need an overview of the research literature on a topic.
Business Source Complete
A central business economics article database with full-text articles. Covers all areas of business including marketing, production management, and market information.
Engineering Village
A central engineering database that gathers research in areas such as building technology, computer science, electrical engineering, electronics, production technology, and mechatronics. Contains articles, theses, conference proceedings, technical standards, reports, and more.
ABI/Inform
A large article database with full-text articles. Covers business topics broadly, e.g., management, marketing, branding, consumer behavior, business communication, social media, and corporate culture. Includes scholarly articles and articles from trade journals.
ACM Digital Library
Full-text articles and conference proceedings published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The database covers areas including computer science, electronics, electrical engineering, mechatronics, ICT, graphics, multimedia, software, and programming.
IEEE Xplore
Full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Covers areas including electrical engineering, electronics, ICT, computer science, and much more. Also includes all applicable AIEE, ANSI, and ANSI/IEEE standards.
Emerald Insight
Full-text articles and books from Emerald Publishing. Covers areas including management, economics, information science, engineering, organization theory, and marketing.

Company databases

Detailed company data and information on mergers and acquisitions.

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Orbis
A company database providing access to detailed information on accounting, ownership, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in international companies. Very advanced search and export options.
Zephyr
ZEPHYR covers information on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), IPOs, and venture capital with links to detailed financial company information.

Market information

Detailed information on and analyses of market conditions.

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Business Source Complete
Access to a variety of other types of information such as company profiles, industry reports from Datamonitor, country reports from EIU, WEFA, Country Watch, and ICON group, case studies, SWOT analyses, etc.
Passport
Passport from Euromonitor provides insights into demographics, economy, consumption, and market conditions in over 200 countries. It includes consumption statistics, lifestyle reports, market reports, and company reports.
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Service)
Access to a wide range of financial databases of which students and employees at AU have access to a selection. Users must register in the system and will receive a username and password.

Product information

Detailed information about products and patents.

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Derwent Innovations Index
Processed, value-added patent information from Thomson Scientific. The database covers more than 40 countries from 1963 onwards.
Espacenet
The European Patent Office's database. The database covers globally from 1782 onwards.
Kompass
Information about international companies with a focus on detailed product information.

Statistics

Detailed national and international statistics.

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Statistics Denmark
Detailed and official statistics about Danish society. A good place to start is Statistics by subject or the StatBank. Publications such as the Statistical Ten-Year Overview are also good entry points to the database.
Eurostat
Detailed and harmonized statistics from EU and EFTA countries. Includes statistics on trade, production, and the labor market, among others. A good place to start is Statistical themes, Stats finder A-Z, and Statistics Explained.
OECD iLibrary
Detailed and harmonized statistics from OECD countries and other major economies. A good place to start is the OECD Data Explorer or the advanced search. OECD's many publications are also a good entry point to their statistics.

Standards

Official specifications, requirements, and guidelines for engineers and manufacturers.

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Danish and international standards
Online access to all Danish standards and Eurocodes for students and employees at Aarhus University.

Newspapers

Danish and foreign newspapers.

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Factiva
Dow Jones Factiva is a unique database that combines extensive global news with market and company information.
Note: Use of data mining, text mining, or trend analysis features is not permitted.
Infomedia
Access to all Danish nationwide and local daily newspapers as well as a selection of local weekly newspapers. Additionally, access to certain Danish trade magazines.
Note: Infomedia's material may not be downloaded, printed, stored, redistributed outside of Infomedia's systems, or harvested via automated procedures or software.
Børsen studienet+
Access to all articles from borsen.dk from 1932 onwards. There is also archival access to Børsen Management Handbooks as well as the specialized media Børsen Pro Finans, Selvstændig, International, and Investor.

Useful links

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IATE
In IATE you can find EU-specific terminology, abbreviations, and expressions as well as terms from various fields such as law, agriculture, information technology, and many others.
International statistics
Overview of international organizations and statistical agencies.
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company’s website where you can find articles with the latest knowledge, including in business development.
Portal for official statistics
Overview of publicly produced statistics that are not registered under the official statistics scheme, i.e., Statistics Denmark.
Proff.dk
Free business database with summary information about Danish companies.
CVR - Central Business Register
Information about all registered companies in Denmark and Greenland, including annual reports, industry, and ownership conditions.

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