University Library & Learning Resources Center
MGT 321: Principles of Management
Dr. Robert McNeal
The purpose of this course research guide is to acquaint you with some of the resources in the University Library and on the World Wide Web which may be useful for research topics related to the course indicated above. If you have questions you may stop by the Reference Desk on the 1st floor of the library, or you may call the Reference Desk at (334) 229-4110 during the hours the Library is open.
Books & Reference Sources
Sources in the Library's Reference Collection can help you find brief factual information quickly. Be sure to browse the shelves near the sources listed below to find others.
- Classics of Organization Theory
Main Stax (3rd floor): HD 31 .C56 2005 - Encyclopedia of Global Industries
Main Reference (1st floor): HD 2324 .E53 - Industry Reference Handbooks (Gale/Dun and Bradstreet)
Main Reference (1st floor): HF 5035 .D86 - Industry Surveys (Standard & Poor's)
Main Reference (1st floor): HC 106.6 .S74 - International Directory of Company Histories
Main Reference (1st floor): HD 2721 .I63 - Management
Main Stax (3rd floor): HD 31 .R63 2005 - Management, Principles and Practices
Main Stax (3rd floor): HD 31 .H6225 1990 - Management Theory and Practice
Main Stax (3rd floor): HD 31 .C65 2004 - Managing and Organizations: an Introduction to Theory and Practice
Main Stax (3rd floor): HD 31 .C55 2005 - Political Handbook of the World
Main Reference (1st floor): JF 37 .P6 - U.S. Industry Profiles: the Leading 100
Main Reference (1st floor): HD 30.27 .U7
Journal Articles
Databases contain electronic versions of the articles found in the print version of journals and magazines. The list below is a small sampling of databases which are relevant to this course. You can search or browse other databases by SUBJECT (Business) or by the database TITLE (List of Databases).
The databases are easily accessible off-campus by clicking on the database name and typing in the last five (5) digits of your Social Security Number (without hyphens), and your last name (in lower case). If you need additional assistance with accessing the databases, contact Cedric Davis (334-229-6998).
If the full-text of an article is not available in a database, check for the journal title in E-Journal Finder to determine if the article is available in another database. If the full-text of an article is not available in any of the databases, you may order the article through the Interlibrary Loan service. Also, search for the journal title in the Library’s HORNet Cat (Catalog) for availability of print journals in the Serials Department on the 3rd floor.
Selected Business Databases:
- ABI/INFORM Complete† (1971-Current, updated monthly: Includes journals, industry and regional publications) Business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, competitive and product information, scholarly research, businesses traditions and trends.
- Academic Search Premier† (1975-Current, updated daily: Includes peer-reviewed journals, and other types of publications) World’s largest and most comprehensive database covering many disciplines.
- Business and Company Resource Center (1980-Current, updated monthly: Includes journals, magazines, newspapers, and press releases) Detailed profiles for domestic and international companies and associations, corporate hierarchical structures, company financials and earning estimates, investment reports, corporate chronologies and company histories, brands and product information, industry and company rankings, market Share data, industry Overviews, and HR Law Case Digests.
- Business Index ASAP - Provides in-depth research on management issues, economic indicators and business theories and practices, as well as on the activities of companies and industries worldwide.
- Business Newsbank (1993-Current, updated monthly: Includes journals, wire services, newspapers, and hard to find local and regional company news) Articles of research value provides coverage of specific company, industry, executives, and product issues and events. Also includes NewsBank Maps: A collection of world, country, continent, region and state maps in 3 views – political, physical, and black/white without text.
- Business Source Premier† (1922-Current, updated daily: Includes peer-reviewed journals, and many other types of business publications) Includes all disciplines of business: marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics, with detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies, market research reports, industry reports, country economic reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
- Census Bureau - Accesses population, economic, and social data as compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- InfoTrac OneFile (1980-Current, updated daily: Includes journals, newspapers, and many other types of business publications) Comprehensive source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including business, industries, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, and politics.
- JSTOR (1600-2 to 4 years ago, updated monthly: Only includes scholarly, peer-reviewed journals with high quality images) Includes an archive of core titles in economics and finance, including many publications from the leading scholarly societies, with a range of critical research journals in accounting, labor relations, marketing, management, operations research, and risk assessment. Also includes journals that explore the intersections between economics and law, policy, and psychology.
- Lexis–Nexis Academic Universe (1789-Current, updated monthly: Includes business news journals, national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources) Includes detailed company, industry and market news, including company executives, financial data, profiles, SEC/EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements, directories with contact and resource information, company dossier reports, editorials, political/talk show transcripts, press releases, quotes, state and country profiles. Also includes a company comparison feature (Find companies based on a variety of criteria).
- Mergent Online - A global database of over 28,000 U.S. and International companies providing detailed business history, 15 years of financials including balance sheet, income statement, and ratio analysis, annual reports from 1997 forward, real-time Edgar filings and more.
- Morningstar.com - Morningstar, a global investment research firm, provides investment information, data, and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, separate accounts, and variable annuity/life sub-accounts.
- Reference USA (1972-Current, updated monthly: Includes,
and many other types of business publications) Compiles detailed information on more
than 13 million
- Wall Street Journal (1984-Current, updated daily) Comprehensive, high-quality indexing covering complete bibliographic information, subjects, companies, people, products, geographic areas, top news stories, editorials, editorial cartoons, and letters to the editor from well-known people. Also includes complete page images from 1989 dating back to the first issue in 1889.
† Includes “ALERTS” (Email notification of new updates to the database)
Browse/Search for Journals by Title or Industry:
- Industry-specific Journals (Business & Economics)
- Full-Text Business Journals (Browse by Business Subject Headings)
- Find E-journals by TITLE or ISSN (Search for Databases containing Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, etc.)
Location and Scope of Selected Journal Titles:
Forbes (0015-6914)
- from 01/01/1983 to present in Business & Company Resource Center
- from 01/03/1983 to 08/14/2006 in InfoTrac OneFile
- from 01/03/1983 to present in General Reference Center Gold
- from 01/14/1985 to present in InfoTrac Student Edition
- from 01/08/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier , Business Source Premier , MasterFILE Premier and MAS Ultra - School Edition
- from 01/06/1992 to 01/30/2006 in ABI/INFORM Complete
Fortune (0015-8259)
- from 01/01/1977 to present in LexisNexis Academic
- from 01/01/1983 to present in Business & Company Resource Center
- from 01/10/1983 to 08/07/2006 in InfoTrac OneFile
- from 01/10/1983 to present in General Reference Center Gold
- from 01/07/1985 to present in InfoTrac Student Edition
- from 01/13/1992 to 09/04/2006 in ABI/INFORM Complete
- from 01/27/1992 to present in Academic Search Premier , Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive , Business Source Premier , Health Business FullTEXT Elite , MasterFILE Premier and MAS Ultra - School Edition
Business Week (0007-7135)
- from 01/13/1975 to present in LexisNexis Academic
- from 12/30/1996 to present in Academic Search Premier , Business Source Premier , MasterFILE Premier , Military & Government Collection and MAS Ultra - School Edition
- from 12/01/1998 to present in Business & Company Resource Center
- from 12/07/1998 to present in General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile
- from 01/14/2002 to present in InfoTrac Student Edition
Business Week (Industrial edition) (0739-8395)
- from 03/18/1996 to 08/21/2006 in ABI/INFORM Complete
Morningstar (1059-1443)
- from 09/18/2000 to present in LexisNexis Academic (selected full-text only)
Wall Street Journal (0099-9660)
- from 01/02/1984 to 09/02/2006 in ABI/INFORM Complete
- from 01/02/1984 to present in ProQuest Selectable Full Text Newspapers
Citing Your Sources
Style Guides & Manuals
Resources for creating citations of articles, books, Web pages, etc.
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Main Reference: BF 76.7 .P83 2001 - Concise Rules of APA Style
Main Reference: BF 76.7 .C66 2005 - APA online site
- Citation Machine
Further Help
Email your questions: Ask a Librarian
Or contact:
Eric Ledwell, Assistant Reference Librarian (334) 229-6886
Authored by: Nykol Johnson, Business Reference Librarian and Eric Ledwell, Assistant Reference Librarian
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