LibGuides: Entrepreneurship Subject Guide: Special Topics

For the list of entrepreneurship topics with their own dedicated guides, please refer to the Research Guides section of this guide.

Family Entrepreneurship

The Horn Library's resources and collections focus on current entrepreneurship practices and research, including in family enterprising. With our extensive selection of ebooks and database resources, we support our students, research faculty, and the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship.

Search the following library databases to find articles on family entrepreneurship:

ProQuest One Academic
(Includes Entrepreneurship Database and Family Business Review). Search any business topic.
EBSCOhost
Find an array of databases in the business, science, and social science disciplines.
Academic Search Premier - EBSCOhost
Find articles from scholarly publications, magazines, and trade journals in the liberal arts and business/management.
Business Source Ultimate- EBSCOhost
Scholarly business journals in all business disciplines; plus company, industry, market research, and country reports and analyses. Includes Harvard Business Review and S&P CFRA Industry Surveys.

Family Firm Institute
Family Business Magazine
Family Business Network - members receive Families in Business
International Family Enterprise Research Academy

Family Business Case Studies Across the World by Jeremy Cheng (Editor); Luis Díaz-Matajira (Editor); Nupur P. Bang (Editor); Rodrigo Basco (Editor); Andrea Calabrò (Editor); Albert E. James (Editor); Georges Samara (Editor)
Call Number: Ebooks

ISBN: 1800884249

Publication Date: 2022
Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business by Carole Howorth (Editor); Allan Discua Cruz (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 1800888716

Publication Date: 2024
Family Entrepreneurship by Matt R. Allen (Editor); William B. Gartner (Editor)
Call Number: HD62.25 .F365 2021 (Horn Library 2nd Floor, Shelf Row 13B)

ISBN: 9783030668457

Publication Date: 2021

Entrepreneurship in Fashion

Review the resources below for fashion-specific industry and entrepreneurship research.

Business of Fashion
Must register first using your Babson email address. A leading digital platform that provides authoritative news, analysis, and insights into the global fashion industry. It covers a wide range of topics including fashion business strategy, market trends, sustainability, technology, and career development.
Pop Culture Studies- Gale OneFile
Analyzes and contributes to popular culture by offering useful information for researchers in social science, history, art, and liberal arts courses.
Women's Wear Daily Archive- ProQuest
An archive of the influential US fashion trade publication, Women's Wear Daily, starting in 1910 and covering material up to the last twelve months.
Vogue Italia Archive-ProQuest
A digital archive of Vogue Italia – one of the most influential and renowned international editions of Vogue – from its launch in 1964 to the present.

Find Journals
To search for other periodicals (e.g., journals, magazines, trade publications) available through the Library, use the Find Journals tool.

IBISWorld
Search by your company's name to find relevant industry reports or by keyword. Try the following reports of interest: Online Shoe Sales, Athletic Shoe Stores, Shoe & Footwear Manufacturing, Footwear Wholesaling, Apparel Manufacturing, Fashion Designers in the U.S., Clothing Stores, etc.
Plunkett Research Online
Go to "Research an Industry" and select "Apparel, Textiles, & Fashion."
Euromonitor Passport
Find market sizes, company & brand shares, industry insights, statistics and more for the U.S. and globally. Covers the following industry categories and reports of interest: Apparel and Footwear (under "Industries" > "Luxury and Fashion"), Retail (under "Channels"), and Digital Shopper (under "Channels").

First Research - ProQuest
Search by keyword or browse alphabetically for your industry. Relevant reports include: Apparel Manufacturing, Clothing Industry, Footwear Industry, Men's Clothing Manufacturing, Retail Stores, Women's Clothing Manufacturing, Shoe Stores, etc.

The Fashion Entrepreneur by Keanan Duffty
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 1529428661

Publication Date: 2024
Managing Fashion by Kaled K. Hameide
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: 9780815364757

Publication Date: 2020