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Researching Business and Management Topics

Researching Business and Management Topics. Introductions!. Your hosts Susan Stekel (speaking) Michelle Hajder (chatting) QUESTIONS? Type them in the “Questions” pane. This presentation is a live webcast of my computer We’ll switch between PowerPoint and live web demos

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Researching Business and Management Topics

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  1. Researching Business and Management Topics

  2. Introductions! • Your hosts • Susan Stekel (speaking) • Michelle Hajder (chatting) • QUESTIONS? • Type them in the“Questions” pane

  3. This presentation is a live webcast of my computer • We’ll switch between PowerPoint and live web demos • You will be able to watch me click, scroll, search the databases, etc. • You will not be able to interact with the browser • This webinar will be archived for later viewing

  4. Informed Business Research • Informed Business Research combines: • Academic knowledge • Business research literature • Real-world business practice • Knowledge from the field

  5. Questions? • Business research may include: • Peer-reviewed journal articles • Trade publications • Company reports, industry reports • Demographic data, statistics • Government documents, legal documents

  6. Library databases for business research • Research Databases • Databases by Subject • Management / Business

  7. ABI/Inform • ABI/Inform Advanced Searching options: • Company/Org • NAICS/SIC • Person • Subject • Results by Source: • Scholarly Journals • Magazines • Trade Publications • Newspapers • Reference/ Reports • Dissertations • Working Papers

  8. Business Source Complete • Business Searching Interface • Common business search options such as NAICS, company, person etc. • Also note Browse options • Subjects • Publication types • SWOT analyses

  9. Science Direct • Smaller collection of management journals; however content is very exclusive to Science Direct. Excellent peer-reviewed research • Be careful to search Subscribed Sources only!

  10. Emerald Management Journals • Exclusive peer-reviewed journals • Be careful to Limit toMy subscribed content • Use Basic Search or Advanced Search

  11. Management: a SAGE Full-Text collection • Smaller number of journals, but excellent selection of peer-reviewed titles • Advanced keyword searching is recommended strategy.

  12. LexisNexis Academic • LexisNexis Academic • Business Searching interface • Company Dossiers • SEC Filings • Accounting Search • Country Profiles • EasySearch™

  13. Searching Tip • Get to know these codes: • NAICS (and SIC) industry codes • http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/ • Some databases include NAICS & SIC lookup tools • Ticker symbols

  14. Take time to become familiar with: • The different types of business information • The various library databases for business information • The search tools and strategies that work best for each

  15. Questions?

  16. Thank you! ASK – A – LIBRARIAN library@waldenu.edu 800-930-0914

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