Course Guides: Management

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PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:

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SUGGESTED DATABASES:

  • Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
  • Business Source Complete - Provides full-text articles from nearly 1,200 business-related serials, and from reference works, reports, company profiles and more.
  • JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive - Provides a multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly journals and other resources across the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
  • LexisNexis - Provides full-text articles and abstracts from newspapers, magazines, and reference sources, including legal and law resources.
  • Oxford Reference Online - Provides full-text access to many subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, maps, timelines, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
  • Regional Business News - Provides full-text articles from over 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires in the U.S.

Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.

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SELECTED E-BOOKS:

eBook Collection from EBSCOhost is our largest provider of ebooks (electronic copies of printed books PDF format), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBook Collection has an easy-to-use search interface. You will be prompted to login with your 12-digit Library User ID to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see our Tutorials on eBook Collection from EBSCOhost for more information.

Visit our eBook Collections for links to eBook Collection from EBSCOhost and other e-book collections. Please note that books that are still protected by copyright may not be available online in full-text from the free sources.

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LOCATIONS OF MANAGEMENT RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:

Management-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:

  • HD28 to HD70 - Management
    • HD58.7 to HD58.95 - Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture.
    • HD59 to HD59.6 - Public relations.
    • HD60 to HD60.5 - Social responsibility of business
    • HD66 to HD66.2 - Work groups. Team work in industry. Quality circles.

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    SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:

    • The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made ...and 21 of the Worst, 1999.
      Call number: HD 30.23 .C73 1999
    • Essential Challenges of Strategic Management, 2001.
      Call number: HD 30.28 .R6744 2001
    • The Frontiers of Management, 1999.
      Call number: HD 31 .D7713 1999
    • Handbook of Organizational Learning & Knowledge, 2001.
      Call number: HD 58.82 .H36 2001
    • The Leadership Investment, 2001.
      Call number: HD 30.4 .F84 2001
    • Management Challenges for the 21st Century, 2001.
      Call number: HD 30.27 .D78 2001
    • Managing Strategic Relationships, 2001.
      Call number: HD 69 .S8 G74 2001

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    SELECTED JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, & NEWSPAPERS:

    Print periodicals are located in C-119 (LRC)

    • Bloomberg Businessweek
    • Wall Street Journal

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    ONLINE RESOURCES:

    • BusinessDictionary.com, "features over 20,000 definitions and over 115,000 links between related terms providing a clear and concise description of any and all business terms."
    • Free Management Library provides resources on management and leadership, ranging from simple topics to more complex concepts; also includes communities and blogs that users may join based on topics.
    • Management, from About.com, offers management basics, tips, glossary, and more.

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