Research Guides: Management: Start Your Research Here

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Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Need to select a research topic or find background information?

The Reference Collection includes a variety of different sources, such as: subject-focused encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, maps/atlases, statistical compendiums, dictionaries, and more. Look here to find introductory articles on subject-related topics. The broad perspective offered by such articles often proves helpful for narrowing research topics before pursuing more in-depth information.

This guide provides some recommendations for encyclopedias and other reference resources that might provide helpful information relating to your topic.

Recommended Subject-Focused Reference Books

21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook

Electronic Resource

Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising

Nancy Thompson Library Annex

AMA Handbook of Business Letters

Electronic Resource

AMA Handbook of Business Writing

Electronic Resource

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics

Electronic Resource

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management

Electronic Resource

Concise Dictionary of Business Management

Electronic Resource

Dictionary of Business and Management

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of African American Business

Main Collection

Encyclopedia of American Industries

Main Collection

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance

Nancy Thompson Library Annex

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Leadership

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns (Volume 1)

Main Collection

Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns (Volume 2)

Main Collection

Encyclopedia of Small Business

Electronic Resource

Europa World Year Book

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Handbook of Collaborative Management Research

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Human Resource Management Education

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Marketing

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Marketing Research: Uses, Misuses, and Future Advances

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Strategy and Management

Electronic Resource

Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

Electronic Resource

Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Icons of Business: An Encyclopedia of Mavericks, Movers, and Shakers

Main Collection

Industry and Firm Studies

Main Collection

International Directory of Company Histories

Electronic resource.
v.59 (2004) - v.143 (2013)

International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies

Electronic Resource

Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship

Electronic Resource

Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook of Advertising

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook of International Marketing

Electronic Resource

The SAGE Handbook of Management Learning, Education and Development

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook of Organizational Discourse

Electronic Resource

Small Business Sourcebook

Reference Collection (First Floor)

Recommended Statistics Databases

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Recommended Online Reference Databases

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Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference (Oxford University Press) This link opens in a new window
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Scopus (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window

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.