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Encyclopedia of business information sources. (2003). (18th ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research. (READY REFERENCE XHF 5353 .E5 2003)

Lists of indexes, bibliographies, handbooks, periodicals, directories and other sources of information in the field of administration as well as other categories, and by industry.

Moss, R. W. (2004). Strauss's handbook of business information: A guide for librarians, students and researchers (2nd. ed.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. (READY REFERENCE XHF 1010 .M67 2004)

Zagorksy, J. L. (2003). Business information: Finding and using data in the digital age. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin. (XHD30.2 .Z337 2003)

Find reference articles/ essays on management

Bhatta, G. (2006). International dictionary of public management and governance. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. (HJA 61 .B48 2006).

This reference focuses on management in the public sector, but certainly includes general management concepts

Every manager's desk reference (2002). Indianopolis, IN: Alpha. (XHD 38.15.E44 2002).

Grunewald, D., & Shaviro, S. (1998). Complete book of management. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen. (XHD 31 .G774 1998)

Helms, M.M. (Ed.). (2000). Encyclopedia of management. (5th ed.). Detroit: Gale Group. (XHD 30.15.E49 2006).

Herman, R. D. (2005). Jossey-Bass handbook of nonprofit leadership and management (2nd. ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (XHD 62.6 .J67 2005).

Kelly, L. & Booth, C. (2004). Dictionary of strategy: Strategic management A-Z. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (XHD 30.28 .K454 2004).

McGee, J. (Ed.). (2005). The Blackwell encyclopedia of management (2nd ed.) (Vols. 1-12). Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Business. (XHD 30.15.B455 2005).

Michalski, W. J. (1997). Tool navigator: The master guide for teams. Portland, OR: Productivity Press. (XHD 62.15 .M53 1997)

Compilation of standard tools, e.g. multivariable chart and scatter diagram.

Nohria, N. (Ed. Dir.). (1998). Portable MBA desk reference (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. (XHD 38.15 .P67 1998).

Sternberg, N. & Heil, S. (Eds.). (2000). Organization charts. (3rd. ed). Detroit: Gale Group. (XHD 38 .O738 2000).

Provides organizational charts of 230 corporations, government agencies and nonprofits to illustrate a variety of organizational structures.

Sutherland, J. & Canwell, D. (2004). Key concepts in human resource management. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. (XHF 5549 .A23 S87 2004).

Tracey, W. R. (1998). Human resources glossary (2nd. ed.). Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press (XHF 5549 .A23 T73 1998).

 

Find books on management

Using the library's online catalog, catalog usmai, or other book catalogs below, search under a specific management topic or under the following subject headings:

Business management
Management
Management--case studies
Management--evaluation
Management--handbooks, manuals, etc.
Management--moral and ethical aspects
Management--philosophy
Management--research

You may also want to specify by type of management:

accounting--management
personnel management
small business--management

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of
Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.

Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest) [on-campus]
Coverage 1861 – present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.

NetLibrary [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. A collection of E-texts covering specifically chosen by Maryland Academic Libraries. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Find journal & magazine articles on management

ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-tex
t.

Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.

Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many of which contain SWOT analyses.

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.

Wall Street Journal [on-campus]
Coverage: 1984 - present. Includes full text of Eastern edition of Wall Street Journal newspaper.

Find management websites

Academy of management (2006). Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.aomonline.org/

American management association (2006). Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.amanet.org/index.htm

Authentity Consulting (2003). Free management library. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.mapnp.org/library/

BUBL Information Service, Centre for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University. (2006). Bubl Link Catalogue of Information Resources: Management Practice. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/m/managementpractice.htm

BUBL Information Service, Centre for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University. (2004). Bubl Link Catalogue of Information Resources: Management Research. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://bubl.ac.uk/link/m/managementresearch.htm

Business.com. (2001). Management: Resources and information for management professionals. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.business.com/directory/management/

Bplans.com. (2006). Free sample business plans. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.bplans.com/sp/index.cfm?a=bc

CCH. Business owner’s toolkit. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp

Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership (2006). Nonprofit good practic guide. Retrieved from May 20, 2006: http://www.npgoodpractice.org/

Corporate library. Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/

Drucker archives (2006). Retrieved May 20, 2006 from: http://www.druckerarchives.net/

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