Faculty and Staff Resources
RIT Directory Updates
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Saunders College Policy Manual
Access the online Saunders College Policy Manual to view Saunders College of Business policies. Note that policies are password protected where anyone with a valid University account can access.
Marketing and Communication Resources
Find marketing and communications support for Saunders logos, Zoom backgrounds and desktop wallpaper, RIT email signature tool, social media banners, templates, promotional items and banners, branding tools, and sponsorship requests.
Congratulations on your latest accomplishments! Be sure to share it with your Saunders community. Consider submitting your news using the RIT Newsmakers Form so it can appear in the RIT News and Events newsletter. Or consider working with RIT News to explore ways to share your expertise on platforms such as The Conversation.
Library Databases
View Library Databases Containing Company & Industry Information
| ABI INFORM-VIA PRO-QUEST | Search here for current company and industry news. Includes access to New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Use Advanced Search for effective searching. Online help guides are available here for ABI. |
| Business & Company Resource Center | Industry Overviews, market share, news, investment reports. |
| Hoovers | In-depth information on 15,000 small, medium and large public and private companies worldwide. Use Hoovers to find a company’s id, whether it is public or private, the history, industry, competitors, NAICS code,10-K's from the SEC. |
| Mergent |
Use Mergent to find company ratios, income statements, balance sheets etc. in downloadable Excel format. |
| NetAdvantage |
Industry Surveys source for selected large industries. |
For help with databases please contact:
Saunders Databases
View Saunders Databases Containing Company, Industry, Stock Market Information and Analytical Tools
| CRSP | CRSP provides monthly, quarterly, or annual updates of end-of-day and month-end prices on all listed NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ common stocks with basic market indices. |
| Compustat Research Insight/Global database |
Compustat Research Insight provides balance sheets, income statements and other company-based financial items for existing and historical firms. The data set includes annual/quarterly/monthly business, industry segments, price, dividends, and earnings information. Compustat Global database provides current and historical company information and indexes. It has extensive historical currency translation capabilities for historically translating balance sheet data, income statements and cash flow statements and stock prices. It also includes S&P international quality ranking and financial services company data items on insurance companies and banks. |
| AUDIT ANALYTIC | Audit Analytics provides detailed research on over 20,000 public companies and more than 1,500 accounting firms. Access to Audit Analytics data is available via an online user subscription, enterprise data-feed subscription, daily e-mail notifications and custom research reports. Below are examples of several of the key features that are available with an on-line user subscription, auditor information, SOX disclosures, compliance disclosures, litigation and corporate governance. |
| SAS | From traditional statistical analysis of variance and predictive modeling to exact methods and statistical visualization techniques, SAS/STAT software is designed for both specialized and enterprise-wide analytical needs. SAS/STAT software provides a complete, comprehensive set of tools that can meet the data analysis needs of the entire organization. |
| WRDS | Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is an Internet based business data research service from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Developed in 1993 to support faculty research at Wharton. At the Saunders College of Business WRDS currently provides access to CRSP and Saunders College has a plan to access Research Insight, Global Insight, and Audit Analytics through WRDS in the near future. Through the common interface to a variety of databases WRDS simplifies the extraction and increases research productivity. As a result there is no need to spend countless hours programming and decoding tapes or writing Fortran access programs. The information is easily retrievable over the Internet anytime, anywhere via point-and-click web query pages, SAS/PC Connect, or a secure shell (SSH) login session, whichever method best suits researcher’s needs. |
RIT Press
RIT Press is the not-for-profit scholarly book publishing enterprise at RIT dedicated to the innovative use of new publishing technology while upholding high standards in content quality, publication design, and print/digital production. The Press offers specialized titles for niche academic audiences, trade editions for mass-market audiences, books on subjects of regional interest, occasional limited editions with unique aesthetic standards, as well as gift items.
Saunders Reports
Permissions are required to access reports. Request permission at info@saunders.rit.edu. Access via Google Drive. Get help using Google Apps.
Media Inquiries
When communicating with media please reach out to our RIT Communications liaison, Nathaniel Smith, to share your experience and get assistance. Discover how to add your expertise to the Find and Expert tool so media can find you to get your insights. Ask how to make an impact with your expertise and share your thought leadership on The Conversation. Learn more about partnership between RIT and The Conversation.
Teaching Related Resources
A shared folder has been created on the H drive to support faculty collaboration and professional development. It includes articles on higher education and materials from the AI Luncheon Series. Faculty are encouraged to contribute additional readings or resources that may benefit colleagues by adding them to the “Higher Ed Articles” folder.
The H drive location is: H:\Teaching Resources