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Management

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Dictionaries: 

The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of organizational behavior

A dictionary of business and management

A dictionary of human resource management

Browsing the shelves:

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

  • HD28 - HD70 Management. Leadership
  • HD57.7 - HD58.95 Organisational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture.
  • HD59 Public Relations
  • HD66-HD66.2 Work groups
  • HD6958.5 - HD6976 Industrial relations
  • HF5001 - HG 6182 Business. Business Administration
  • HF5387 - HF5387.5 Business Ethics
  • HF5549 - HF5549.5 Personnel Management
  • HF5717 - HF5734.7 Business Communication


Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Key journal article databases for business

ABI Inform Global (via ProQuest)

Business Source Complete (via EbscoHost)

Other journal article databases for business

AIMMAT (via Informit) - AIM Management and Training Database

APA FT (via Informit) - Australian Public Affairs Full Text

Communication Abstracts

Emerald Insight

PsycINFO (via ProQuest)

Scopus

Web of Science

More Databases

Browse all library databases for Business

Multimedia

Multimedia: 

Library Videos and Video Databases

Informit TV News TV news stories, current affairs and documentary series broadcast on Australian television

VLearn Digital Library provides access to video programs produced and distributed by VEA

Documentaries on Demand - Business and Economics

Business Videos Websites:

Vlearn - 'free access' study resource for business and management students.

Harvard Business School YouTube Channel

MIT Sloan School of Management

Harvard Business Review (available via YouTube)

News

News: 

Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.

Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.

PressDisplay Shows page layout views of newspapers, showing the stories exactly as published. Only the last 60 days of publication available.

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources: 

Aspect annual reports online - Part of DatAnalysis, this tool allows you to access annual reports of all Australian Stock Exchange listed and delisted companies back to 1995.

Dat Analysis - comprehensive reports for all companies listed on the ASX.

GMID (Euromonitor) - Key database for global consumer market analysis. Provides time series statistics by country and market.

IMF e-library data - range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators.

Osiris - comprehensive database of listed corporates, banks and insurance companies around the world. In addition to the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios it contains news, ownership, ratings, earnings estimates and stock data.

Web Sites

Web Sites: 

Australian Human Resources Institute

Australian Industrial Relations Commission

Australian Institute of Management

Biz/Ed - a website for students and educators in business studies, economics, accounting, leisure, sport & recreation and

Business.gov.au - government service providing essential information on planning, starting and growing your business.travel & tourism.

Business Ethics - Canadian resource for business ethics.

Business Plan - Australian Institute for Commercialisation

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Fair Work Australia - National workplace relations tribunal

Fair Work Ombudsman

HBS Working Knowledge - browse articles by the Harvard Business School on various business topics and by industry.

International Labour Organization

The Times 100 Case Studies by Company