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Use these resources to learn about US and International companies in the cruise industry. The majority of these resources provide detailed company profiles for large public companies, such as Carnival Corporation & plc. Private companies may or may not be covered, depending on the size of the public company, availability of information, and which database you are using. The resources that cover subsidiaries and brands will be bolded below.
- Business Source CompleteProvides full-text access to academic and trade publications, including more than 1,800 peer-reviewed journals. It also includes industry and country reports from Euromonitor and company and industry reports from Datamonitor. Here, you can find full text coverage of the Harvard Business Review. Select the companies tab to search for company reports or search from the home screen to find relevant news articles about a company or brand.
- MSCI ESG DirectSocial responsibility investment portal that specializes in analyzing public companies' performance on intangible value factors such as environmental, social, and strategic governance management, and how such factors impact competitiveness, profitability, and share price performance.
- Gale Business: InsightsProvides company and industry reports, statistics, financial ratios, fundamentals, investment information, and market share reports. Also provides helpful breakdown of individual brands within companies. Market Share Reporter shows how a company ranks in various categories, such as World's Top Large-Ship Cruise Lines, Largest Water Transportation Companies by Employees, Top Cruise-Only Travel Agency Franchises, World's Top Small-Ship Cruise Lines, World's Top River Cruise Lines and more.