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Information Resources:  Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior

WebCat - the database used to locate books and all other materials owned by the University Libraries.  Don't forget that "ink on paper" resources are generally authoritative and are still the easiest to use for many questions

Research Databases - these proprietary databases are leased by the Shenandoah University Libraries at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars annually.  They include materials which are accurate and authoritative and have search interfaces designed by experts to make your search for information easier.  Using these databases will generally provide more accurate information more quickly and easily than using "free" Internet sources.

Web Sites - Caution:  The sites listed below are available "free" of charge on the Internet.  They have been selected by experts for their accuracy and reliability.  However, one should always use a critical eye in evaluating information found for free on the WWW. 
 

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        Research Databases        

Academic Search - coverage includes over 5,000 national and international newspapers, magazines, journals, and trade journals.    Categories in the "Business News" section  include:  News, Company Financial, Compare Companies, SEC Filings & Reports, Industry & Market, Accounting, and Directories which include trade show information.  (remote access requires Outlook username and password)

Factiva -  a joint effort by Dow Jones and Reuters Factiva features leading business newspapers and journals - both domestic and international - including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Week, and Barrons just for starters. Fulltext of over 8,000 global sources on business, economics, trade, finance, marketing...  The "Newswires" are updated continuously, and other publications are updated daily, weekly, monthly etc. depending on publication schedules.

ABI Inform - over 3,200 magazines and journals covering all aspects of business and economics.  Includes local, state, national, and international publications.  Partial fulltext

Datamonitor Business Information Center (DBIC) - information with an international flavor - over 50 countries are covered.  Here's how they characterize DBIC.  "The best decisions are made from a fully informed base. Our emphasis on primary research generates unique databases that give you a complete and accurate picture of your business environment."

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage - (NOTE:  A password is necessary both on and off campus.) allows one to search for information on over 12,000 public companies and half a million corporate executives, as well as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and security dealers.  One can search by ticker symbol, company name and industry.  S&P's Industry Surveys provide background information on key issues in each industry, and a basic explanation of factors one should know in analyzing companies in a specified industry.  Search results can be viewed, printed, downloaded to portable media ( CD, floppy etc.), as well a exporting to spreadsheet type programs.

PsycInfo -  is created by the American Psychological Association.  It provides worldwide (over 30 languages) indexing and abstracting for over 1,400 scholarly periodicals in psychology, psychiatry, medicine, education, sociology, and related fields.  (Also indexes dissertations and book chapters and books in English).  Coverage begins in 1887, and it is updated monthly. (remote access requires Outlook username and password)

Sociological Abstracts   -  "Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,700 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles."   (remote access requires Outlook/Groupwise username and password)

ValueLine - (NOTE:  A password is necessary both on and off campus.) "The Value Line Investment Survey [Online - Standard Edition] is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy."  Click on the "Subscriber Log On" in the upper left corner of the screen. 

Journal Locator - is an alphabetical list of journals and magazines to which the University Libraries provide access.  This title list will, in most cases, tell you the dates available for a particular electronic title, and you can connect to the appropriate database.  You can then search the database for the title you need. 
If we subscribe to a title in print format, SU Journal Collection will be stated and you can connect to the catalog record which will show our subscription holdings.  The catalog record will tell you whether a title is available in paper or on microfilm.
Approximately 10,500 titles are now listed.

Search Journal Locator  -  Find Both Print and Electronic Journals Available Through University Libraries

    Remember to read on-screen instructions; some systems are actually quite friendly.

     Use online help features for more detailed explanations of how to search each particular
     database.
 

     Always feel free to ask a librarian for help!!

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                         Web Sites            

Caution:  The sites listed below are available free of charge on the Internet.  They have been selected by experts for their accuracy and reliability, however one should always use a critical eye in evaluating information found free on the WWW.

Meta-Sites
Business and Economics: Selected Internet Resources courtesy Columbia University
Business: Subject Research Guide - provides assistance in doing research in a variety of business and management topics including accounting, banking, marketing, international business, finance, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, industry research, stock exchanges and more.  Courtesy of Rutgers University
 

Statistical Sources
Consumer Price Index - courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economy at a Glance - courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Management and Finance Sites
The Motley Fool - a leading free site on the Internet to learn about investing
Yahoo Finance - provides tools for stock research, finding financial news, industry analysis, a glossary and much more.  NOTE:  You'll have to pay for the premium services offered at Yahoo Finance.  Similar premium services are available free to you through S&P's NetAdvantage and Valueline above.
EDGAR Database of Corporate Information - annual reports, quarterly reports and much more courtesy of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Be sure to read the "Quick EDGAR Tutorial" section on what's available and how best to find it.  Charts and tables require Adobe Acrobat
Free Edgar - is named after the Securities and Exchange Commission's Edgar database of document  filings by publicly held companies.  Part of the Edgar Online website, Free Edgar "offers the individual user easy, basic access to SEC EDGAR filings."  It's easy to search by ticker symbol or company name.  Requires free registration
Business.com - the "Company Finder" at this searchable site provides company profiles, financial statements, biographies of key executives, information on competitors, overviews of key developments, earning estimates, and other information on over 68,000 public, private and international companies

International
The Federation of International Trade Associations - bills itself as "the most comprehensive searchable database of International Trade Web Resources on the Internet! More than 3000 links to International Trade / Import-Export Web sites are annotated and indexed."
Web Resources for International Economics and Business - "This Website is designed to help the Internet community (students in international economics or business, teachers, and business professionals) with essential informations on international trade, finance, business, law and others." Courtesy of  Dr. Daniel Y. Lee of College of Business at Shippensburg University.
International Business Resources on the Web - similar to Virtual International Business & Economic Sources above, but also includes foreign language sites.  Courtesy of Michigan State University
Business: Subject Research Guide - provides assistance in doing research in a variety of business and management topics including accounting, banking, marketing, international business, finance, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, industry research, stock exchanges and more.  Courtesy of Rutgers University
The World Bank - "the World Bank is the world's largest source of development assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client countries. It uses its financial resources, highly trained staff, and extensive knowledge base to help each developing country onto a path of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth in the fight against poverty."
The World Trade Organization (WTO) - headquartered in Geneva, "the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business."
International Monetary Fund - "an international organization of 183 member countries, established to
promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment"
 

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