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Foster Business Library
Databases:
The Foster Business Library offers an extensive collection of business databases on its homepage; see under Business Databases; see also the four folders at the top of that list for lists of Foster databases by topic: Books, Articles—Full Text, Articles--Citations and Abstracts, and Company and Industry. For more information on the three dozen Foster business databases, click here.
For more information on which of the three dozen Foster business databases to use, click here.
For more information on accessing Foster databases from off campus, click here.
For information about responsible database usage, click here.
See the company fact sheet for K2, Inc.,
as well as the longer company overview
for K2.
See also the fact sheet and list of companies in the Sporting Goods &
Equipment industry.
This database includes 32 10-K reports or parts of reports for KTO, going back to 1997.
The latest SEC 10-K filing for KTO includes
references to the company's market share in the snowboard industry: "management believes K2 has
...the #2 market position worldwide in snowboard
products." It also mentions the snowboard market: "The snowboard market, which is highly
fragmented, has been consolidating in favor of the larger, better
established brands. K2 manufactures most of its own snowboards."
"K2's competition varies among its business lines. The sporting goods
markets and recreational products markets are generally highly competitive,
with competition centering on product innovation, performance and styling,
price, marketing and delivery. Competition in these products (other than
snowboards and active wear) consists of a relatively small number of large
producers, some of whom have greater financial and other resources than K2.
A relatively large number of companies compete in snowboards and active
wear."
"In the sporting goods segment, net sales increased 6.0% to
$509.6 million from $480.6 million in 1999. The increase was attributable
to strong demand during the year for most of the products in the segment.
Snowboard products, Kickboard scooters, fishing tackle and Stearns marine
products registered double-digit growth. The increase in shipments of
snowboard products reflected strong demand for K2 and Ride products and
from the full year benefit of the 1999 Ride acquisition."
A company search for KTO retrieved a list of 119
reports. A Keyword search for snowboard retrieved a list of four
reports, the most recent of which was dated August 1999.
A search for the keyword Snowboard produced a list of just two tables, both from
the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (about children's head injuries).
The company homepage has a separate section for K2
Snowboards but the site is graphic intensive and appears to have no corporate information
whatsoever.
See the company profile for K2 as well as the
company's position among its competitors
in terms of
market capitalization.
The association website includes a Research and Statistics area, with
data on sports participation and consumer purchases. Snowboarding is one of the sports activities
tracked. There appears to be no search engine at this site.
This site has a search feature; a search for Snowboard produced a
list of news and product links such as Americans Push the Envelope with
Extreme Sports. Some SGMA Publications and
market reports are free and available for downloading in PDF format.
See their News & Research section,
including a Short History of
Snowboarding and How Snowboards Are Made,
among other reports.
See the Linx section for a long list of snowboard
industry manufacturer links (including K2).
See the Snowboard History Timeline, Part One and
parts two and three, some of which mention manufacturers.
A search for K2 retrieved a list of over 500 news articles about the company.
See Snowboarding on pages 265 to 268, and
index page 365 for more references.
See table 435 on page 263 for one reference to Snowboarding participation in 1998.
See pages 159 and 160 for Leisure & Recreation and pages 165 to 166 for Sports Goods.
See pages 39-4 to 39-10 for the Sporting/athletic goods industry.
See the industry survey for Leisure Products
in volume two, with some references to Snowboarding and to K2.
See Toys and Sporting Goods, starting on page 322.
See Extreme Sports, pages 219 to 225, with a reference to Ride, Inc. and Burton on page 224.
See K2 in volume 16, pages 295 to 298.
See Sporting and Athletic Goods on pages 603 to 608.
Unlike library databases, these Web resources are available wherever
you have web access; they do not require that you access them via the UW Connectivity Kit or the UW Libraries Proxy Server for authentication. When using web resources, be sure to
evaluate the credibility of these resources. For a subject index to web resources, see Business Resources on the Web on the Foster Business Library homepage.
Foster
Business
Library Reference Collection:
The Foster Reference Collection is located behind the Reference Desk in Foster.
Spending and participation data on 60 recreational and sports
activities.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: GV191.4 .W45 1997.
Information about many industries as well as demographic information;
check index for references to tables. The sources for each table are
often a valuable source of additional information.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HA202 .U56 2000.
The first half of this volume covers socio-economic patterns, personal income, and consumer expenditures
in the domestic
market by commodity and by function for 52 major countries, with data from 1990 to 1998; the second half
consists of individual five-page profiles for each country.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HB522 .W67 1999.
Industry by industry overview of the U.S. economy, with numerous tables, charts, industry
reviews, forecasts and analyses.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HC101 .U543 2000.
This three-volume set provides 30-page profiles on 52 industries
with a focus
on the current economic environment, trends, regulation and outlook for
each industry.
Major companies in each industry are profiled, with references to sources
of additional industry information.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HC106.6 .S74 October 2001.
Twelve-page descriptions of 125 global industries, with background and
development
information, current conditions, industry leaders and further reading.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2324 .E53 1998.
Five page descriptions of over 100 new industries, with an industry snapshot,
organization and structure, background and development, pioneers in the field, current
conditions, industry leaders and references to further reading.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2324 .E528 1999.
Studying the history of leading companies in an industry is a good
way to learn more about the history of an industry. This
set of more than thirty volumes covers over 4,700 company histories worldwide, with each
history running just two to four pages; check the company index in the latest volume
to locate a specific company history or update as well as any other
references to that company in other company histories. There is also
an index by industry.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2721 .I57
Industry snapshots, outlook, regulations, research, associations,
societies, statistics, websites for 100 major U.S. industries.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD2771 .U8 1998.
This annual publication is a directory of organizations, facilities, agents,
manufacturers,
retailers,
sponsors and media for sports and the sporting goods industry.
Foster Business Library Reference, CALL NUMBER: HD9992 .U5 .S667 2000.
See page 239 for Snowboard Organizations, pages 455 to 456 for Snowboard Publications, and page 1,262 for Snowboard Manufacturers.
See page 289 for market share for Snowboards in tables 1,266 and 1,267.
See pages 307 and 308 for market share for Snowboards in tables 1,150 and 1,152.
See Sports Equipment on pages 382 to 385.
See volume P-13, page 129, for Sporting Goods.
The closest lifestyle to snowboarding is Snow Skiing Frequently, on pages 914 to 917.
See K2 on page 1,721 in volume one.
See volume one, page 199 for K2; five countries are listed.
See K2 in volume two, pages 5,827 to 5,828, for history, acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, licensing, properties, etc.
Foster Business Library Books:
Circulation status is indicated in the box in the middle of each online catalog record, on the right. Check Shelf indicates that the book should be on the shelves under that call number and available for you to check out. Due and a date indicates that the book is already checked out to someone and is due back on the date indicated.
The Foster general stacks collection is located south of the main part of the Foster Business Library, through the two pass-throughs into the basement of Balmer. The arrangement is by call number, from A (at the east end, near the Copy Center) to Z (at the far west end).
A keyword search for Snowboard retrieved just one irrelevant record. A keyword search for the broader term Sporting Goods, limited to the Foster Business Library, retrieved a list of seven records.
Foster Business Library Corporate Annual Reports:
The Foster Business Library maintains a collection of several thousand annual reports for hundreds of U.S. and foreign companies. These reports are filed in lateral filing cabinets near the Foster Reference desk under the sign Corporate Annual Reports. Annual reports for companies in an industry can be a valuable source of information about the industry itself. For a list of all the companies in the Corporate Annual Reports collection, click here. For an index to corporate annual reports in the collection by industry sector, click here. For an index to companies in the collection with headquarters outside the U.S., click here.
This collection includes reports for K2 and for Ride, Inc (before it was acquired by K2).
Foster Business Library Articles:
Of these three main sources, all but Factiva are available from any computer on the campus network (as well as from home) via the UW Connectivity Kit or via the Libraries' proxy server. The easiest of these databases to use is ABI/Inform Global. For more information about accessing Foster Business Library databases from off campus, click here. For more information about business databases, click here.
This database offers full text articles for over 800 journals. To find articles on specific topics, search by word or phrase by keying your search phrase into the search box. ABI/Inform Global includes journals but not national or Washington state newspapers (though the Wall Street Journal is included). It also does not include valuable trade and industry and other periodicals. Your searches will span the widest possible array of publications by expanding your search to all databases in ABI/Inform. To expand your search to include all collections in this database, click on Select Multiple Databases, to the right of the search box. Click then on Select All Databases.
Your search terms will be highlighted in red in each article. For tips on searching this database, click here.
For example, a search in this database, in All Collections, for K2 w/3 Snowboard?,
produced eight full text articles, searching for this term in Citations and Abstracts;
expanding this search throughout the full text of all articles produced 46 articles.
Changing the search to Snowboard? Industry produced six full text articles,
searching for this term in Citations and Abstracts; expanding this search throughout the full
text of all articles produced 32 articles. A search for
Snowboard? Industry and Market Share
produced no full text articles, searching throughout the full
text of all articles.
For research guides on a wide variety of industries, products, companies, issues and topics, see the Team Librarian Consultation archives.
Need help with writing or revising the written part of your assignment? The Business Writing Center, in Lewis Hall 304, provides consultations on business class writing assignments (as well as cover letters, and resumes) with an advanced business student trained in critiquing drafts and coaching writers. Need help citing sources? Try our guide to Citing Sources.