Research Guides: Business & Management: Getting Started

Subject Guide - Getting Started

If you are new to conducting research:
Consider reviewing the Starting Your Research tutorial to learn the phases and processes of doing research.

Start your business and management research by watching this short video and there are some popular source links right below the video:

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Main database for both historical and contemporary research on business, management, and finance topics.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles, newspaper articles, industry reports, market reports, dissertations, SSRN working papers, business information
Coverage dates: 1855-present; varies by title
Only full text source of The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition and digital images of selected key business journals from the first issue to the present. Included databases are ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.
Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese, etc.
Keywords: ABI INFORM
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good for research about a wide variety of business and management topics, including accounting, economics, finance, international trade, marketing, management information systems, and some industry reports.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles, newspaper articles, industry reports, market reports, SWOT analyses
Coverage dates: 1886-present
Special Note: Exclusive source for Harvard Business Review.
Language: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Russian, etc.
Keywords: BSP
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Explore information on business and organizational management topics, including marketing, human resources management, information management, and quality management.
Content type: Scholarly articles, books, case studies
Coverage dates: 1991-present
Language: English

Library Search!
Library Search is the library catalog. Use it to look for books, videos and DVDs, music scores, and other materials owned by the Library. Library Search includes information on both paper and electronic materials.

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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good for finding resources that explain research methods and help guide the development the development of your own research project.
Content type: Books, reference materials, cases, datasets, podcasts, videos
This resource also includes a Methods Map, a Project Planner, Statistical Methods selection tool, and further reading lists.
Language: English