Company Histories

In today's reference practicum we discussed the Boeing assignment. Students need to analyze Boeing's diversification strategies in the 1990's. Some sources that give a nice overview of what was happening at Boeing in the 1990's are the International Directory of Company Histories (REF HD2721) and Mergent's company "History" pages. After identifying key events, use a news database or Investext for analysis. The S&P Industry Surveys are also useful. The survey of the Aerospace and Defense industry goes back to 1999 in S&P NetAdvantage.