Consultant-Recommended Books
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Check consulting firm websites for the following:
- Industries they cover
- Office locations
- Functional areas and strategies
- Look for examples of client work
- Experience and interest alignment
- Case studies
- White papers
- Thought leadership
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- 2nd years and alumni - ask about projects
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MarketLine Company Reports can be found in EMIS - search by consulting firm name and then on the search results page click Reports under Categories and Company under Topics to filter for MarketLine and GlobalData company reports.
- Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new window
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Business news and intelligence, and company, industry, financial, economic, and political information from emerging market countries in Latin America, Asia, and Europe, as well as the US. Includes corporate profiles, financial statements, industry and analyst reports, capital market quotes and indices, macroeconomic statistics and forecasts, legal and regulatory information, and opinion polls. Also contains MarketLine Company Reports for many companies.
Watch a brief
on how to find industry and company reports
- Statista This link opens in a new window
NOTE: Some users are experiencing intermittent connection/access issues on Statista. If you are having trouble connecting or being asked to pay to access Statista reports, please connect to GlobalProtect VPN first and then try connecting again through https://www.statista.com/.
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
- Factiva This link opens in a new window
Business, financial, and general news from thousands of U.S. and foreign sources
Watch a brief to learn how to efficiently search for news
PitchBook profiles for Management Consulting firms have contact info for some current and former members of the firm, lists of affiliates and subsidiaries, info on the firm's services to companies and investors, and lead partners on deals. Search the consulting firm name in the top search field within PitchBook to find profiles.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new window
PitchBook tracks startups, public and private equity markets, including venture capital, private equity, real estate, and M&A. Includes contact information. See the Research Center under Library on the left menu for private company, industry, and technology research reports from PitchBook's analysts.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
- Create an account using your Kellogg email address. SSO not available for this resource.
- Please note that PitchBook accounts expire annually in June. Go through the steps to create your account again using your Kellogg email address and your account will be restored.
- PitchBook Use Agreement: A User may only use PitchBook internally for academic, educational, and scholarly use, must limit that use to what is allowed under this Agreement, and may not permit anyone else (including, without limitation, other employees, students or faculty of Subscriber) to use their user name or password to access/use the Site or any Services.
PitchBook FAQs and Glossary
Watch a brief on how to find alumni
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of private equity or venture capital firms
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of startups
