ILIS Class Web Pages

INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

(MAN 3025)

LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE

The selected sources listed below are useful for finding articles and information about companies, industries and organizational behavior issues.

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Electronic databases are available from the FAU Libraries home page at (http://www.fau.edu/library) by selecting “Research Resources” and then "Indexes/Databases." When accessing the databases remotely, select the link for the “EZproxy” server.

Wall Street Journal 1984-Present

Provides full text access to articles, which can be searched by company name or keywords.

ABI/INFORM Dateline (ProQuest Direct)

Contains information on local and regional business news topics, public and privately held companies, and industries.

ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest Direct)

Gives references to journal articles on companies, industries and human resource management issues from more than 1,000 periodicals. It contains some full text articles. Searches can be limited to “full text” articles only.

Business & Company Resource Center

This is an excellent starting point for conducting a SWOT analysis of a company. This database includes detailed information about companies, such as the history and financial data. There is also a list of articles on legal and management issues.

Business Dateline (First Search)

This database is helpful for finding information on private companies that are difficult to find. When searching this database it is best to use a “keyword” search, which is a broader approach.

General Business File ASAP (Gale Group)

Gives references to articles on companies, industries and human resource management issues. It includes many full text articles, which can be limited to “refereed publications” (scholarly).

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic

Includes current articles from newspapers, magazines and journals in the “Business News” section of this database. Most effective way of searching is by typing in company name or keywords in the “Headline.”

Newsbank

Provides access to articles in national, regional and local newspapers.

ProQuest Newspapers

In addition to the Wall Street Journal, this resource gives access to articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post.

Standard & Poor’s (S & P) Netadvantage

Provides reports on companies and the industries in which they operate. Information includes industry trends, company rankings within an industry, and industry statistics.

EVALUATING INFORMATION

If you are not using one of the “Electronic Databases” listed above or other databases via the FAU Libraries Electronic Collection, you need to consider some of the following questions when evaluating information from the Internet:

1. How authoritative is the source of the information?

2. How accurate is the information?

3. How reliable is the information?

4. How current is the information?

5. How relevant is the information to my topic?

CITING REFERENCES

APA Style Electronic Formats (by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey)

This “quick” guide to citing sources found on the Internet provides the important components of a citation and examples.

A Guide to Writing Research Papers (based on APA)

Gives detailed informative information both the form and structures of research papers and how to properly cite the sources used in the research paper, specifically the use of parenthetical references instead of footnotes or endnotes.

BF76.7.P83 2001 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

5^th ed. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.

		INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (MAN 3025) LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE LIBRARIAN: Dr. Darlene Ann Parrish The selected sources listed below are useful for finding articles and information about companies, industries and organizational behavior issues. ELECTRONIC DATABASES Electronic databases are available from the FAU Libraries home page at (http://www.fau.edu/library) by selecting “Research Resources” and then "Indexes/Databases." When accessing the databases remotely, select the link for the “EZproxy” server. Wall Street Journal 1984-Present Provides full text access to articles, which can be searched by company name or keywords. ABI/INFORM Dateline (ProQuest Direct) Contains information on local and regional business news topics, public and privately held companies, and industries. ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest Direct) Gives references to journal articles on companies, industries and human resource management issues from more than 1,000 periodicals. It contains some full text articles. Searches can be limited to “full text” articles only. Business & Company Resource Center This is an excellent starting point for conducting a SWOT analysis of a company. This database includes detailed information about companies, such as the history and financial data. There is also a list of articles on legal and management issues. Business Dateline (First Search) This database is helpful for finding information on private companies that are difficult to find. When searching this database it is best to use a “keyword” search, which is a broader approach. General Business File ASAP (Gale Group) Gives references to articles on companies, industries and human resource management issues. It includes many full text articles, which can be limited to “refereed publications” (scholarly). LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Includes current articles from newspapers, magazines and journals in the “Business News” section of this database. Most effective way of searching is by typing in company name or keywords in the “Headline.” Newsbank Provides access to articles in national, regional and local newspapers. ProQuest Newspapers In addition to the Wall Street Journal, this resource gives access to articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. Standard & Poor’s (S & P) Netadvantage Provides reports on companies and the industries in which they operate. Information includes industry trends, company rankings within an industry, and industry statistics. EVALUATING INFORMATION If you are not using one of the “Electronic Databases” listed above or other databases via the FAU Libraries Electronic Collection, you need to consider some of the following questions when evaluating information from the Internet: 1. How authoritative is the source of the information? 2. How accurate is the information? 3. How reliable is the information? 4. How current is the information? 5. How relevant is the information to my topic? CITING REFERENCES APA Style Electronic Formats (by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey) This “quick” guide to citing sources found on the Internet provides the important components of a citation and examples. A Guide to Writing Research Papers (based on APA) Gives detailed informative information both the form and structures of research papers and how to properly cite the sources used in the research paper, specifically the use of parenthetical references instead of footnotes or endnotes. BF76.7.P83 2001 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5^th ed. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.