Mixed news for BAE Systems

One of the companies studied by business management students is BAE Systems. There has recently been mixed news for this company.

On one hand the US Air Force has recently purchased a contract to supply 350 training planes.

It is thought that these will be the Hawk jets pictured left.

Worse news if you are employed in a shipyard however. Govan and the historic shipyards of Portsmouth still face closure.

For further reliable and impartial news on the company I recommend our Newsbank and Marketline databases

Is there a glass ceiling for women ?

For those of you doing this topic don't forget that books in the LRC should provide useful historical background material...

As this topic has quite a sociological slant you might also consider using the Sage Premier database. Credo Reference is very good for definitions of this term ( I like the one from the Gale World of Sociology ).

During the sessions we mainly looked at full-text databases, but I think that some UK material will be found if you look at British Humanities Index and

ASSIA ( Applied Social Sciences Index)