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Business and Management

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Top Databases
Business source premier
Good place to search for articles from professional journals not found on Google Scholar as well as academic articles. Click on the peer-reviewed button if you only want academic articles. In addition there are some country and market reports, with company profiles under a separate tab.
Science direct
in spite of its name, this database has thousands of articles on business and management topics.
Emerald fulltext
Emerald journals are all from the same publisher. Best results found if you do an advanced search. There you can also choose to search just for case studies or literature reviews.
Click on Journal of the Week for free weekly access to two of Emerald's journals.
Web of knowledge (ISI)
The strength of this database lies in the fact that it indexes leading journals and in the Web of Science it has a sophisticated Cited Reference Search which allows you to harvest a large collection of related material starting with one known article
Journals

If you are seriously interested in seeing how Business journals are ranked go to the Journal Quality List site which collates the various rankings which are produced.

For a quick guide have a look at the Cranfield School of Management rankings

These are just some of the many journals we take

Academy of Management Review
Academy of Management Journal
Administrative science quarterly
Business ethics : a European review
British journal of management
Business horizons
Business strategy review
Entrepreneurship theory and practice
Enterprise and society
Entrepreneurship and regional development
European business review
European management journal
Human relations
International journal of cross cultural management
International journal of management reviews
This journal might be especially useful because it features literature reviews of topics in management
International journal of public sector management
International small business journal
Journal of business ethics
Journal of business research
Journal of leadership studies
Journal of management
Journal of management development
Journal of management studies
Journal of operations management
Journal of organizational behavior
Journal of organizational change management
Journal of small business and enterprise development
Journal of small business management
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Leadership & organizational development journal
Participation and empowerment
Leadership quarterly
Long range planning
Management learning
Omega
Organization studies
Organizational behavior and human decision processes
Organizational dynamics
Public management review
Strategic change
Strategic direction
Strategic management journal
Strategic organization
Technovation
The journal of entrepreneurship
The Journal of product innovation management
Harvard Business Review
is one of the most readable journals for managers, though not the most academic of all business journals. You will find articles from HBR in the Business Source Premier database. Look under the Publications tab.
Websites
Business Information on the Internet
if you need to search for any business information (company, market, sectoral, financial) on the Net, I recommend you have a look here first for some pointers from this well-known information consultant
Advanced Institute of Management Research
some interesting reports, working papers and a business performance assessment toolkit here
European Portal for SMEs
policy, legislation and SME support
Chartered Management Institute
Many resources are limited to members but you can download full text or summaries of reports on topics such as business continuity or bullying at work
CSR Europe
this site has a database of over 600 CSR best practices which you can search for in various ways. Registration required at some points
ECCH : [European Case Clearing House] : Case studies for management education and training
Large database of case studies available for purchase. Make sure you read the information for new customers and register as a student to get the best discount. Some free previews may be possible. Past students have been able to obtain some cases through our interlibrary loans system
OPM
OPM is a consultancy which works with public services providers. You will find downloadable reports on management topics in public service and public policy here
Management Methods, Models and More
fantastic site for summaries of main theories and models in management. Since this is also an executive network there are comments from other users
Businessballs
Entertaining site from a consultancy with both serious and fun information related to training and organization development
Emerald learning zone
from the publishers of Emerald journals, summaries of management thinking, study skills, podcasts and links to literature views for MBA and other business students
Intute Business and Management
websites chosen by subject specialists for their potential usefulness to UK students. Search or look under categories
Open Learn
If you would like to consolidate your learning at the Business School, you will find a number of useful short open learning courses in Business and Management at this site from the Open University.
Business Essentials on the Web
good source of links useful for a small business and to trade associations
Level Business
Companies House accounts and director information
Resources in the Library
Business directories are kept in the General Reference Collection on the Ground Floor.
We have a wide selection of business dictionaries and handbooks in the First Floor Subject Reference Collection.
We take annual reports from leading UK companies on the First Floor in the Group Study Zone
Statistics/Sources of Data

Look at the other subject pages to find company, market and economic information

Theses / Dissertations
Networked digital library of theses and dissertations
British Library EThOS
A database of digitised UK doctoral theses offering free online access to theses of participating Higher Education institutions
Index to theses
This will help you identify UK and Irish theses
Newspapers
Nexis UK
Huge amount of news content, Select Financial Times as a Source under the Source Tab to search the FT
Refdesk
links to US and international newspaper sites
Official Sources
Sources UK Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
The Competition Commission
"conducts in-depth inquiries into mergers, markets and the regulation of the major regulated industries". You can discover its findings here.
Business Link government site
offering information and advice to businesses, especially new businesses.
Blogs
Harvard Blogs
Collection of blogs from Harvard Business School Publishing on a variety of topics
Meet the Subject Team

We are in the process of forming a new subject team.

In the mean time, please address any subject related queries to

Lizzie Wildgoose

Email:Lizzie.Wildgoose@port.ac.uk
Tel. (023) 9284 3452

For queries regarding teaching programmes please contact

Ken Dick

Email:Ken.Dick@port.ac.uk
Tel. (023) 9284 3225

Welcome to the subject page for Business and Management

We've put together some links that we think you'll find useful. Click the Down Arrow (Subject Pages) on the resources to see the top picks for this subject.

If you need more help, consult Judith or Lisa or if you are on campus, come and see our colleagues at the First Floor Enquiry Point.

Where is my Subject in the Library?
Business management topics are generally in the 658s but you will find some subjects in other sections, e.g. 302.35 Organizational behaviour from a sociological point of view. If you like to scan the shelves, for best results, use the catalogue as well