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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management

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Bulls, Bears, Boom, and Bust: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Business Concepts

Electronic Resource

Business Plans Handbook

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Business In Today's World

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of History of American Management

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Electronic Resource
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Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide

Electronic Resource

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Collaborative Management Research

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Workplace Diversity

Electronic Resource

Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

Electronic Resource

International Directory of Company Histories

Electronic resource.

International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies

Electronic Resource

Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook

Electronic Resource

The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups

Electronic Resource

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The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management by George Thomas Kurin
ISBN: 9780814420287
Publication Date: 2013
Electronic Resource
Encyclopedia of History of American Management
ISBN: 9781843711315
Publication Date: 2005
Electronic Resource

Company and Industry Research Resources

If you need to gather information about specific companies and industries, we recommend that you consult the Company and Industry Information Research Guide.

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

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Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window Provides industry market research and industry risk ratings on more than 700 American industries. Includes market conditions and forecasts, supply chains, and competitor activity ascertained from analysis of economic, demographic, and government data.
Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA) (JerseyClicks) (NJSL) -- Complimentary This link opens in a new window Contains essential information about companies in the U.S. and Canada, healthcare providers in the U.S., and residents of the U.S. and Canada. It facilitates research on U.S. businesses, provides tools for creating marketing and small business plans, aids in job searching, and much more.
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Statistics Databases

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PolicyMap This link opens in a new window Features an online GIS mapping tool that allows users to create interactive maps and plot data by geographical location. Data indicators provided include demographics, education, income, housing, employment, health, crime, and much more.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Provides easy access to maps and reports of U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present; the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2010; population, health and social care, and labor market data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census; U.S. crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; European demographic data from Eurostat; population data from the 2011 Canadian census; and demographic and socioeconomic data from World Development Indicators (World Bank).
Statista This link opens in a new window Presents data as infographics and features reports on over 80,000 topics, including media, business, healthcare, politics, society, technology, and education.

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.

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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management

Bulls, Bears, Boom, and Bust: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Business Concepts

Business Plans Handbook

Encyclopedia of Business In Today's World

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Encyclopedia of History of American Management

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide

Handbook of Collaborative Management Research

Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management

Handbook of Workplace Diversity

Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

International Directory of Company Histories

International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies

Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook

The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups

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Company and Industry Research Resources

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Recommended Statistics Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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