Below are a number of requests that a staff assistant might receive. What specific tools or services would you expect to use to find the requisite information? (Hint: Use the Business Sources document on the text website.)
a. Has the FTC published any recent statements (within the last year) concerning its position on quality stabilization?
b. I need a list of the major companies located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
c. Please get me a list of the directors of General Motors, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley & Com.
d. Is there a trade magazine that specializes in the flooring industry?
e. I would like to track down a study of small-scale service franchising that was recently published by a bureau of business research at one of the southern universities. Can you help me?