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BA
385 Business Environment
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Research Strategy ::
- This paper is more like a book report, or literature review
- Check out: 1) Vikat (books); 2) Library databases (articles); 3) free Web resources
- Make notes, evaluate, organize, synthesize and analyze your findings
- Citing
the sources
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Business
Resources ::
| Hoover's
Online |
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Includes listing of industry associations, whose websites often include
articles and statistics on major industry-related issues . |
| Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage |
| Offers on-line access to popular research products such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Mutual Fund Reports among others. |
| Investext
Plus |
| Analyst reports and profiles on major public or private companies worldwide. Usu. covers business
description, products, history, and financial analysis. |
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Industry & Trade Associations :: |
Such
organizations are dedicated to promoting the industries they are
in and often collect extensive industry-specific data that are not
available elsewhere. Their Web sites sometimes make such data or
analytic articles/reports freely available. Contacting them directly
by calling or emailing are also a valid way of collecting exclusive
information. To find an industry-specific association, try the following
two sources:
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| STAT-USA |
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Releases and data on the US economy and international trade. |
| Econlit |
| Subject
indexing and abstracts of journals and over 500 collective volumes
per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers. |
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Multidisciplinary
Resources::
| CQ
Researcher |
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"The award-winning choice of researchers seeking original, comprehensive
reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Controversial topics
addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner in the CQ tradition."
Good for overview of (often) controversial issues critical to an industry
(government regulations, etc.) |
| Academic
Search Premier (& other related EBSCO databases) |
| Click
on "Choose Databases" for a list of EBSCO databases. |
| Congressional
Universe |
| Citations
and full text to U.S. legislative information. Pay special attention
to "Hot Bills & Topics" |
| EIU
Country Intelligence |
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Provides detailed reports on country commerce, finance,
business briefings, business intelligence and summary analysis.
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| PAIS |
| contains
abstracts of journal articles, books, statistical yearbooks, directories,
conference proceedings, research reports and government documents
covering topics in public and social policy, business, economics,
finance, law, international relations, public administration, government,
political science, and other social sciences -- with emphasis on issues
that are or might become the subjects of legislation. |
| Sociological
Abstracts |
| Sociological
Abstracts covers the academic and professional literature in sociology
and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The
database draws information from an international selection of over
2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers,
books, and dissertations. Citations to journal articles published
after 1974 include abstracts. |
| Urban
Studies: Sage Fulltext |
| Anthropology,
economic development, economics, education, planning theory, political
science, public administration, urban policy -- available full text.
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| Social
Sciences Citation Index via Web of Science |
| Multidisciplinary
databases of bibliographic information gathered from thousands of
scholarly journals. The databases may be searched by: topic, author,
publication journal, author address, cited author, cited work, or
cited year. |
| Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management |
| Consists
of thirteen (13) databases relating to environment and pollution.
These include "Ecology Abstracts", "Pollution Abstracts",
"Water Resource Abstracts", and others in toxicology, health
and safety, and risk analysis. |
Other possible databases: ComAbstracts & Communications Abstracts (for media/advertising-related topics), PsycINFO (for human resources management, advertising/media-related topics).
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Evaluating
& Citing Sources ::
Citing Business Databases in APA Style || MLA Style (more examples...)
Portland State Library Research Survival Guide: look under "Style Guides"
Manage your citations with RefWorks
** When in doubt, contact the Writing Center.
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