Research Guides: Applied Management: Overview

Top Resources

Scholarly journals require an article to be subjected to a process of critical evaluation by one or more experts on the subject. These authorities are responsible for determining originality, quality of research, clarity of presentation, etc. Most articles and information in library databases are scholarly and peer reviewed.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering scholarly business journals on management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.
Small Business Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.
Electronic Journal Center This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 7,000 research journals.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
A collection of almost 150,000 EBooks on business, computer science/IT, humanities, nursing/allied health, and more. Additional functionality such as bookmarking, note taking and printing/copying features are available by creating an Ebook Central account. Contains single use, multi-use and unlimited use titles.
Business Expert Press (ebooks) This link opens in a new window
Practical, concise books covering specific areas of business, including supply and operations management, international business, social media, finance, accounting, public relations, and marketing strategy. Written by international authorities, specifically for students seeking bachelors or masters degrees. Additional functionality,such bookmarking, note taking and printing/copying features are available by creating an ebrary account.

Forbes
Management insight through review of the nation's largest corporations.
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
Creates a single forum at an international level for the convergence of academic, government, and private sector interest in the key role of the entrepreneur as the creator of new business in the promotion of economic growth and sustained prosperity.
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Current research, educational techniques, features on government policy, book reviews and announcements for members of the US Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Harvard Business Review
Presents analysis of management problems and helpful commentary on advanced thinking and practice in all fields of management and administration.
International Journal of Project Management
The International Journal of Project Management offers wide ranging and comprehensive coverage of all facets of project management.
Journal of Organizational Behavior
Research, theory and review in industrial/organizational psychology and organizational behavior fields including motivation, work performance, job design, occupational stress, personnel selection, organizational structure and managerial behavior.
Journal of Small Business Management
Articles, notes and other features on subjects of current professional interest in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship aimed at small business readers and their advisors.
Management & Organizational History
Management & Organizational History is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high quality, original, academic research concerning historical approaches to the study of management, organizations and organizing.
Management Today
Articles, research, commentary, profiles, training and book reviews on all aspects of business management.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making.
Project Management Journal
The peer-refereed academic and research publication of PMI, Project Management Journal features state-of-the-art management techniques, research, theories and applications.

Below you will find recommended e-book databases as well as subject groupings for business e-books.

Databases:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
A collection of almost 150,000 EBooks on business, computer science/IT, humanities, nursing/allied health, and more. Additional functionality such as bookmarking, note taking and printing/copying features are available by creating an Ebook Central account. Contains single use, multi-use and unlimited use titles.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text e-books on a variety of topics.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text of unlimited-access electronic books published by Wiley.

Subject Groupings:

Writing a Research Paper

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article (NCSU Libraries)
An excellent map for navigating scholarly articles.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
This site provides information about how to write research papers including finding sources, structuring your paper, and citing sources.