Electronic Resources - Subject List
Electronic Resources by Subject

Academic Literature
Business Leaders
Business Schools
Company Financials
Company News & Information

Company SWOTs
Country Information
Ebooks
Economic Data
Economics

Health
Industry Information

Job Search

Journals Online
Marketing and Advertising
Mergers and Acquisitions

Middle East
News
Politics
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Psychology and Sociology
Rankings

Research and Publishing tools
Stock Market Data
Working Papers Online
WRDS Datasets

Academic Literature
Business Source Complete

Available off campus

Articles from over 3500 academic and general business periodicals including country reports and company profiles.

Span: Many journals 1965 or volume 1 onwards.

Journal titles, industry and country report lists.(HTML, Excel, PDF)
Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
EconLit
Available off campus
Abstracts for 400 major journals plus other works including books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers in Economics.

Span: 1969 onwards. Updated monthly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Emerald
Available off campus
Over 150 journals and more than 80 book series covering business, management and economics, as well as librarianship and engineering topics.
GreenFILE
Available off campus

Abstracts from over 600 scholarly journals and general interest publications about the environment. (Some full-text.)

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Handbooks in Economics Series
Available off campus
A series of 31 handbooks from Elsevier giving both factual and theoretical overviews of the fields related to economics.
IDEAs
Available off campus

IDEAs (INSEAD Depository of E-Articles) is an index of 400 000 articles from the best journals and magazines in business and management.

Span: 1994 - 2007

Journal Finder
A comprehensive list of the Library periodicals including direct links to electronic journals.
JSTOR
Available off campus
Backfiles of academic journals. INSEAD currently subscribes to the following collections: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Business, and Business II.

Span: Vol. 1 no. 1 onwards. Most recent 3-5 years unavailable.

JSTOR Help 
PsycARTICLES
Available off campus
Articles from 56 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.

Span: 1985 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Available off campus
Articles from over 500 journals, on topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Span: 1965 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)
PsycINFO
Available off campus
Abstracts of the international literature in psychology and related behavioural and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, linguistics, business and law.

Span: 1887 onwards. Updated weekly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (12p PDF)
Social Sciences Citation Index 
Sociological Collection
Available off campus
Articles from over 600 journals covering social behaviour, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.

Span: 1965 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Web of Science
Available off campus
Citation indexes covering over 9000 journals in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities. Please remember to click on the Log Out button in order to disconnect properly.

Span: 1991 onwards. Updated weekly.

Online tutorial
In-depth guide (37p PDF)
Business Leaders
Business Leader Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings of top CEOs, business leaders and other influential people.

Span: Latest available.
Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ
Available off campus
Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
Business Schools
Business School Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings from the business press covering MBA, EMBA and executive education programmes.

Span: Latest available.
Company Financials
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

Capital IQ
Compustat
Available through WRDS
Compustat North America provides more than 300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items on more than 24,000 publicly held companies.

Compustat Global financial and market data covering publicly traded companies in more than 80 countries, representing over 90% of the world's market capitalization: 96% of European market capitalization and 88% of Asian market capitalization.

Span: Up to 20 years of data for North America, 12 years for Global.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
Datastream
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Extensive historical coverage of company, financial and economic data from the world's major markets.

Span: Up to 15 years of data.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.
In-depth guide to using Datastream Advance with Excel (39p PDF)
In-depth guide to Datastream Advance  (190p PDF)
Short guide to Datastream Advance (5p PDF)
EDGAR
Free web resource
Searchable database of foreign and domestic companies required to file registration statements and periodic reports (10K etc.) with the SEC.

Span: Up to 12 years of filings
Factiva
Available off campus

14 000 news sources from 159 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)

In-depth guide (30p PDF)
Help tips (2p PDF)

S&P Capital IQ

Available off campus

Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
Thomson One
(NOT available via Firefox, Safari or Chrome browsers)
Available off campus
Excel Add-In: Contact Us
Company and stock market information, for over 45,000 public companies worldwide.

Span: Up to 5 years of data.
WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Access to the following financial datasets: Bankscope, Compustat, Compustat Executive Compensation, CRSP, CUSIP Master file, EVENTUS, I/B/E/S, IRRC, Thomson Financial Ownership Data.

Span: Depends on source.
Professors and PhD students can request a user account directly from the WRDS site by clicking on the 'account request' link.
Online manuals (WRDS login required)
Zawya Investor
Available off campus

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
Please identify yourself when using any of the feedback/request forms.

Company News & Information
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

Business Source Complete

Available off campus

Articles from over 3500 academic and general business periodicals including country reports and company profiles.

Span: Many journals 1965 or volume 1 onwards.

Journal titles, industry and country report lists.(HTML, Excel, PDF)
Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Capital IQ
Company Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings of top companies by region and sector, taken from the business press.

Span: Latest available.
Datamonitor 360
Available off campus
Profiles and news on over 200 industries, 30 000 companies and 50+ countries (5-year historical and forecast data). Includes Business Insights reports but does not include access to Datamonitor premium reports.
EMIS - Emerging Markets Information Service
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

N.B. No access to the M&A data under the DealWatch tab.

Short Guide (HTML)
Euromonitor - Passport GMID
INSEAD login required
Market reports and company profiles covering the global consumer markets in 80 countries. Includes thousands of market sizes, company shares, brand shares as well as consumer data.
Factiva
Available off campus

14 000 news sources from 159 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)

In-depth guide (30p PDF)
Help tips (2p PDF)

Financial Times
Available through Factiva

Select the 'Available to Academic Subscribers Only' option.

Span: 1981 to present with 24h embargo.

N.B. INSEAD no longer subscribes to the FT.com directly but it is available in Factiva from 2000 to the present with a 48h embargo.

Investext via Thomson One

(NOT available via Firefox, Safari or Chrome browsers)

Available off campus

Company and industry reports from over 500 investment banks, brokerage firms.

N.B. Once in the platform, click on 'Screening & Analysis' in the left frame then on 'Research'.

Span: 1982 onwards.

ISI Emerging Markets
Marketline Business Information Centre
S&P Capital IQ

Available off campus

Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
WARC
Available off campus

Includes 5,000 international prize-winning effectiveness case studies, articles, company profiles and market intelligence on marketing and advertising topics.

Zawya Investor
Available off campus

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
Please identify yourself when using any of the feedback/request forms.

Company SWOTs
Company SWOTs in Business Source Complete
Available off campus

SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) by Datamonitor.

Span: Varies by company.

Datamonitor 360
Available off campus

Profiles on 30 000 companies, including SWOT analysis when available.


Span: Profiles available from current or previous year.

Country Information
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Available off campus
Theory and research in international affairs, teaching materials including original case studies and course packs of background reading.

Span: 1991 onwards.
Country Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings of countries by various economic and political criteria.

Span: Latest available.
Country Reports in Business Source Complete
Available off campus

Economic, social and political reports from various sources including: EIU, CountryWatch, OECD economic surveys.

Span: Varies with the country/source.

EMIS - Emerging Markets Information Service
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

N.B. No access to the M&A data under the DealWatch tab.

Short Guide (HTML)
Euromonitor - Passport GMID
INSEAD login required
Market reports and company profiles covering the global consumer markets in 80 countries. Includes thousands of market sizes, company shares, brand shares as well as consumer data.
Global Insight
Available off campus

Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)

Icon Group Database

In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Reports for 200 countries and 2,000 industries. Financial gap and labour productivity reports for over 20,000 companies. Cultural statistics cover religion, languages and ethnic groups worldwide.

Span: 2000 onwards.

Short guide (HTML)
International Financial Statistics (IMF)
Available off campus
Economic and financial data from over 200 countries.

Span: Annual entries: 1948 onwards. Quarterly and monthly entries: 1957 onwards. Updated monthly..

In-depth guide (HTML)
ISI Emerging Markets
OECD Statistics

Available off campus

Statistical databases - excluding IEA data - and country statistical profiles. Some OECD books available (MEI, Factbook, STI Scoreboard, "At a glance") - see also the library's catalogue.

Span: 1960 onwards.

OECD.Stats guide (40p. PDF)

World Development Indicators
Available off campus
550 development indicators and time series data for 207 countries and 18 country groups from the World Bank. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
N.B. See also the World Bank's free World Databank for development data and Global Economic Monitor for economic data

Span: 1960 onwards. Updated annually, one or two year delay.

N.B. See the settings required for exporting to Excel with IE7
Zawya Investor
Available off campus

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
Please identify yourself when using any of the feedback/request forms.

Ebooks  
Emerald
Available off campus
Over 150 journals and more than 80 book series covering business, management and economics, as well as librarianship and engineering topics.
Handbooks in Economics Series
Available off campus
A series of 31 handbooks from Elsevier giving both factual and theoretical overviews of the fields related to economics.
National Academies Press

Available off campus

Over 4000 interdisciplinary titles from the NAP book collection availble for free as PDF files. One time individual registration is required.
Vault Career Insider

Available through Career Services intranet

Includes career, industry and company guides, as well as career advice and employee reviews. Individual registration is required to access the site.
WetFeet Career Resource Site

Available through Career Services intranet

Career advice, leading industry guides, employer profiles, download Insider Guides, watch CareerTV videos and more.

Economic Data

Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

Datastream
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Extensive historical coverage of company, financial and economic data from the world's major markets.

Span: Up to 15 years of data.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.
In-depth guide to using Datastream Advance with Excel (39p PDF)
In-depth guide to Datastream Advance  (190p PDF)
Short guide to Datastream Advance (5p PDF)
Global Development Finance
Available off campus

World Bank statistics on the external debt of developing countries derived from loan-by-loan records. The database covers more than 200 debt and financial flows indicators for 128 countries. 

Span: 1970 to 2016 when available.

Global Economic Monitor  

Available off campus

                             

World Bank analysis of current economic trends, economic, financial and commodity data indicators, including growth and commodity forecasts for more than 290 countries.

Span: 2006 onwards.

Global Insight

Available off campus

Get username and password help

Key indicators and historical economic series for 200 countries. Be sure to logout after using this resource.

Span: depends on source.

International Financial Statistics (IMF)
Available off campus
Economic and financial data from over 200 countries.

Span: Annual entries: 1948 onwards. Quarterly and monthly entries: 1957 onwards. Updated monthly..

In-depth guide (HTML)
OECD Statistics
Available off campus

Statistical databases - excluding IEA data - and country statistical profiles. Some OECD books available (MEI, Factbook, STI Scoreboard, "At a glance") - see also the library's catalogue.

Span: 1960 onwards.

OECD.Stats guide (40p. PDF)

World Bank Data
Available off campus

Data series from the World Bank, including World Development IndicatorsGlobal Economic MonitorGlobal Development Finance and more.

Span: Depends on source.

World Development Indicators
Available off campus

900 development indicators and time series data for 210 countries and 18 country groups from the World Bank. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

Span: 1960 onwards. Updated annually, one or two year delay.

N.B. See the settings required for exporting to Excel with IE7

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Access to the following financial datasets: Bankscope, Compustat, Compustat Executive Compensation, CUSIP master file, CRSP, Eventus, I/B/E/S, Thomson Financial Ownership Data.

Span: Depends on source.
Professors and PhD students can request a user account directly from the WRDS site by clicking on the 'account request' link.
Online manuals (WRDS login required)
Economics
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Available off campus
Discussion Papers from CEPR. Also available via SSRN.

Span: 1984 onwards. DP 2050 (January 1999) onwards available in electronic format.
EconLit
Available off campus
Abstracts for 400 major journals plus other works including books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers in Economics.

Span: 1969 onwards. Updated monthly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Handbooks in Economics Series
Available off campus
A series of 31 handbooks from Elsevier giving both factual and theoretical overviews of the fields related to economics.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Available off campus
Working Papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Span: November 1994 onwards.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Available off campus
Research paper in accounting, economics (with a subnetwork covering Latin America), financial economics, legal scholarship and management with an alert service.
University of California eScholarship Repository
Available off campus
Working papers and academic research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.

Span: 1990 onwards.
Health
Business Insights
Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)

PubMed
Available off campus
Citations and abstracts of biomedical and life science research articles (formerly MEDLINE). Use the pull down menu to search PubMed Central, a digital archive of free full text articles in those fields.

Span: 1950 onwards, varies by title.

ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (12p PDF)
Industry Information
Business Insights
Datamonitor 360
Available off campus
Profiles and news on over 200 industries, 30 000 companies and 50+ countries (5-year historical and forecast data). Includes Business Insights reports but does not include access to Datamonitor premium reports.
EMIS - Emerging Markets Information Service
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

N.B. No access to the M&A data under the DealWatch tab.

Short Guide (HTML)
Euromonitor - Passport GMID
INSEAD login required
Market reports and company profiles covering the global consumer markets in 80 countries. Includes thousands of market sizes, company shares, brand shares as well as consumer data.
Gartner

INSEAD login & email required

Analysis and research on topics in IT. Includes selected industry reports, magic quadrants and hype cycles. N.B. Excludes market research.

If you see a 'security warning' window, click on 'Continue' to proceed to the database.

Kindly made available courtesy of the INSEAD IT department.

Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)

GreenFILE
Available off campus

Abstracts from over 600 scholarly journals and general interest publications about the environment. (Some full-text.)

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Icon Group Database

In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Reports for 200 countries and 2,000 industries. Financial gap and labour productivity reports for over 20,000 companies. Cultural statistics cover religion, languages and ethnic groups worldwide.

Span: 2000 onwards.

Short guide (HTML)

Investext via Thomson One

(NOT available via Firefox, Safari or Chrome browsers)

Available off campus

Company and industry reports from over 500 investment banks, brokerage firms.

N.B. Once in the platform, click on 'Screening & Analysis' in the left frame then on 'Research'.


Span: 1982 onwards.

ISI Emerging Markets
Marketline Business Information Centre
WARC
Available off campus

Includes 5,000 international prize-winning effectiveness case studies, articles, company profiles and market intelligence on marketing and advertising topics.

Zawya Investor
Available off campus

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
Please identify yourself when using any of the feedback/request forms.

Job Search
Vault Career Insider

Available through Career Services intranet

Includes career, industry and company guides, as well as career advice and employee reviews. Individual registration is required to access the site.
WetFeet Career Resource Site

Available through Career Services intranet

Career advice, leading industry guides, employer profiles, download Insider Guides, watch CareerTV videos and more.
Journals Online
Emerald
Available off campus
Over 150 journals and more than 80 book series covering business, management and economics, as well as librarianship and engineering topics.
Journal Finder
A comprehensive list of the Library periodicals including direct links to electronic journals.
ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (12p PDF)
Marketing and Advertising
WARC
Available off campus
Includes 5,000 international prize-winning effectiveness case studies, articles, company profiles and market intelligence on marketing and advertising topics.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ
Available off campus
Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers. Use Transaction Screening under Screening and Analytics tab for M&A searches.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
SDC Platinum
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Global new issues, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and venture capital financing information. Please note that M&A data from 1985 onwards is also available online from Thomson One Deals and that private equity/venture capital data is also available from Thomson One - Private Equity.

Span: 1962 onwards. Most recent 30 days unavailable.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.

In-depth guide for SDC  (102p PDF)

Thomson One - Deals
(NOT available via Firefox, Safari or Chrome browsers)
Available off campus

M&A information including data, news stories and weekly market activity, as well as league tables of top deals, industry, and advisors. Also available from SDC Platinum.
N.B. Please remember to click on "Log Out" in order to disconnect properly.

N.B. Once in the platform, click on 'Screening & Analysis' in the left frame then on 'Deals & League Tables'.

Span: 1985 onwards.

Middle East
EMIS - Emerging Markets Information Service
Available off campus
News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

N.B. No access to the M&A data under the DealWatch tab.

Short Guide (HTML)
ISI Emerging Markets
Zawya Investor
Available off campus

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
Please identify yourself when using any of the feedback/request forms.

News
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

Business Source Complete

Available off campus

Articles from over 3500 academic and general business periodicals including country reports and company profiles.

Span: Many journals 1965 or volume 1 onwards.

Journal titles, industry and country report lists.(HTML, Excel, PDF)
Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
EMIS - Emerging Markets Information Service
Available off campus

News, company and industry reports, financial and macroeconomic data for emerging countries.

N.B. No access to the M&A data under the DealWatch tab.

Short Guide (HTML)

Factiva
Available off campus

14 000 news sources from 159 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)

In-depth guide (30p PDF)
Help tips (2p PDF)

Financial Times
Available through Factiva

Select the 'Available to Academic Subscribers Only' option.

Span: 1981 to present with 24h embargo.

N.B. INSEAD no longer subscribes to the FT.com directly but it is available in Factiva from 2000 to the present with a 48h embargo.

ISI Emerging Markets
PE News
Available off campus

Private Equity News provides daily news and analysis for Europe’s private equity industry.

You must request a login to access this publication. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.

Wall Street Journal
Available through Factiva
Span: 1984 onwards . Abstracts from 1979-83.
Politics
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Available off campus
Theory and research in international affairs, teaching materials including original case studies and course packs of background reading.

Span: 1991 onwards.
Global Insight
Available off campus
Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)

Private Equity and Venture Capital
PE News
Available off campus

Private Equity News provides daily news and analysis for Europe’s private equity industry.

You must request a login to access this publication. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.

S&P Capital IQ

Available off campus

Company intelligence for over 60,000 public companies and over 600,000 private companies worlwide. Information on over 980,000 top officers.

Span: up to 10 years of data

You must request a login to access the database. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.
Short guide to company intelligence (2p PDF)
Short guide to screening intelligence (2p PDF)
SDC Platinum    

In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Global new issues, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and venture capital financing information. Please note that M&A data from 1985 onwards is also available online from Thomson One Deals and that private equity/venture capital data is also available from Thomson One - Private Equity.

Span: 1962 onwards. Most recent 30 days unavailable.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.

In-depth guide for SDC  (102p PDF)

In-depth guide for VentureXpert through SDC Platinum (58p PDF)

Thomson One - Private Equity

(formerly VentureXpert, NOT available via Firefox, Safari or Chrome browsers)

Available off campus

Data on venture funds, private firms, executives, venture-backed companies and limited partners, as well as an analytics source for fund commitments, disbursements, statistics and performance. Also available through SDC Platinum.
N.B. Please remember to click on "Log Out" in order to disconnect properly.

N.B. Once in the platform, click on 'Screening & Analysis' in the left frame then on 'Private Equity'.


Span: 1970 onwards.

Zawya Investor
Available off campus

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
Please identify yourself when using any of the feedback/request forms.

Psychology and Sociology
PsycARTICLES
Available off campus
Articles from 56 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.

Span: 1985 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Available off campus
Articles from over 500 journals, on topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Span: 1965 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Title list (HTML)
PsycINFO
Available off campus
Abstracts of the international literature in psychology and related behavioural and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, linguistics, business and law.

Span: 1887 onwards. Updated weekly.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
ScienceDirect
Available off campus
Articles from 1200 journals published by Elsevier, covering economics, business, management, computing, engineering and technology as well as the physical, social and behavioural sciences.

Span: Full-text available from 1995 onwards.

Short guide (12p PDF)
Sociological Collection
Available off campus
Articles from over 600 journals covering social behaviour, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.

Span: 1965 onwards.

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)
Rankings
Business Leader Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings of top CEOs, business leaders and other influential people.

Span: Latest available.
Business School Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings from the business press covering MBA, EMBA and executive education programmes.

Span: Latest available.
Company Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings of top companies by region and sector, taken from the business press.

Span: Latest available.
Country Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings of countries by various economic and political criteria.

Span: Latest available.
Journal Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings and lists of top academic journals in business and related disciplines.

Span: Latest available.
Research and Publishing Tools
Dissertations & Theses   
   Available off campus

Abstracts of dissertations and theses worldwide in the humanities and social sciences, with 24-page previews, when available.


N.B. Includes full-text INSEAD theses, which can be searched separately by selecting the @INSEAD subset.

Span: Abstracts since 1980; Full-text INSEAD theses since 1994; Historical references since 1860s

EndNote Web   
   Available off campus

Free, web-based version of the desktop citation management software. Click on "My EndNote Web" to login.

Help guide
Tutorials

EndNote

There is no institutional licence for EndNote, however the Library provides the connection files and import filters.

Journal Citation Reports
Available off campus

Impact factors, an immediacy index, article counts, cited half-life and eigenfactor metrics for over 7000 peer-reviewed journals in the Sciences and Social Science.

Span: 2001- . Updated annually.

Online tutorial
In-depth guide (37p PDF)

Journal Editorial Guidelines
Available off campus

A convenient list for authors who need editorial guidelines and other submission information for top academic journals.

Journal Rankings
Available off campus
Rankings and lists of top academic journals in business and related disciplines.

Span: Latest available.
RefWorks
Available off campus

A webbased citation management software. Available for free to INSEAD users as an alternative to EndNote.

First-time users must Sign up for an Individual Account with RefWorks. Off campus users may need a group code to access RefWorks.


RefWorks 2.0 quick start guide (7p. PDF)
Interactive tutorial for RefWorks
Exporting tip sheet

Social Sciences Citation Index, 1981-1990 (CD-ROM)

  Ask at the Information Desk

Citation index covering over 1,700 journals in the social sciences as well as 3,300+ related science journals.

Span: 1981-1990, not updated. Continued by Web of Science.
Web of Science
Available off campus
Citation indexes covering over 9000 journals in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities. Please remember to click on the Log Out button in order to disconnect properly.

Span: 1991 onwards. Updated weekly.

Online tutorial
In-depth guide (37p PDF)
Stock Market Data
Bloomberg Professional Service
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only

Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

Datastream
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Extensive historical coverage of company, financial and economic data from the world's major markets.

Span: Up to 15 years of data.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.
In-depth guide to using Datastream Advance with Excel (39p PDF)
In-depth guide to Datastream Advance  (190p PDF)
Short guide to Datastream Advance (5p PDF)
Factiva
Available off campus

14 000 news sources from 159 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)

In-depth guide (30p PDF)
Help tips (2p PDF)

Reuters 3000 Xtra
Available on the Europe Campus only
Get procedure and password help
Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.
Thomson One
(NOT available via Firefox, Safari or Chrome browsers)
Available off campus
Excel Add-In: Contact Us
Company and stock market information, for over 45,000 public companies worldwide.

Span: Up to 5 years of data.
WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services
In Doriot and Tanoto Libraries only
Access to the following financial datasets: Bankscope, Compustat, Compustat Executive Compensation, CRSP, CUSIP master file, Eventus, I/B/E/S, Thomson Financial Ownership Data.

Span: Depends on source.
Professors and PhD students can request a user account directly from the WRDS site by clicking on the 'account request' link.
Online manuals (WRDS login required)
Working Papers Online
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Available off campus
Discussion Papers from CEPR. Also available via SSRN.

Span: 1984 onwards. DP 2050 (January 1999) onwards available in electronic format.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Available off campus
Working Papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Span: November 1994 onwards.
INSEAD Working Papers in Business Source Complete
Available off campus

Working Papers by INSEAD.  N.B. For the full collection, see the Library Catalogue.


Span: 2007 onwards.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Available off campus
Research paper in accounting, economics (with a subnetwork covering Latin America), financial economics, legal scholarship and management with an alert service.
University of California eScholarship Repository
Available off campus
Working papers and academic research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.

Span: 1990 onwards.
Working Papers in Business Source Complete
Available off campus

Abstracts or full-text Working Papers from over 20 business schools (mainly North American, some European), including INSEAD.


Span: Varies by source.

WRDS Datasets
Bankscope
Available through WRDS
A financial database covering more than 10,000 banks worldwide.

Span: Up to 8 years of data

In-depth guide (190p PDF)
Compustat
Available through WRDS
Compustat North America provides more than 300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items on more than 24,000 publicly held companies.

Compustat Global financial and market data covering publicly traded companies in more than 80 countries, representing over 90% of the world's market capitalization: 96% of European market capitalization and 88% of Asian market capitalization.

Span: Up to 20 years of data for North America, 12 years for Global.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
Compustat Executive Compensation
Available through WRDS
Standard & Poor's ExecuComp, accessible via the Compustat Executive Compensation page in WRDS, provides executive compensation analyses.

Span: 1992 onwards. Updated annually.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
CRSP
Available through WRDS
Center for Research in Security Prices: security price, return, and volume data for the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ stock markets. Also contains stock indices and mutual fund databases.

Span: December 1925 onwards, annual updates only.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
CUSIP Master file   
Available through WRDS

Provides CUSIP numbers, standardized descriptions and additional data attributes for over 5 million corporate, municipal and government securities offered in North America.

Online manual (WRDS login required)

EVENTUS

Available through WRDS

Eventus performs event studies using data read directly from CRSP stock databases or pre-extracted from any source.

Online manual (WRDS login required)

I/B/E/S
Available through WRDS
Summary and individual analyst forecasts of company earnings, cash flows, and other important financial items, as well as buy-sell-hold recommendations.

Span: 1976 onwards.

Online manual (WRDS login required)
RiskMetrics (formerly IRRC)   
Available through WRDS

Two datasets providing details on the structure and practices of the boards of directors at a large number of U.S. companies, and information on takeover defense and other corporate governance provisions for major US firms.

Span: 1990-2006 (varies with datasets)

Online manual for Directors dataset (WRDS login required)

Online manual for Governance dataset (WRDS login required)

Thomson Financial Ownership Data
Available through WRDS
Mutual Funds Holdings (CDA/Spectrum s12) and 13f Institutional Holdings (CDA/Spectrum s34). The Insiders Filings database (also referred to as Lancer Analytics) contains transaction and holdings information filed with the SEC.

Span: 1980 onwards. Updated quarterly.

Online manual for Insiders data (WRDS login required)
Online manual for Mutual Fund (WRDS login required)

See also:

Access to free datasets: Bank Regulatory, Blockholders, CBOE Indexes, CISDM, DMEF, Dow Jones, Fama french Momentum, FDIC, Federal Reserve Bank Report, Mutual Fund Links, Penn World Tables, PHLX, SEC Disclosure of Order Execution, TRACE.


Span: Depends on source.

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