BUSN - Master's Programs in Business (MBA, EMBA, GEEMBA)

Information on using the Library to access print and electronic resources to help with MBA/EMBA courses and projects.

Academic Literature vs Applied (Trade) Literature

ACADEMIC JOURNALS

TRADE JOURNALS

Written by academics

Descriptive titles

Charts and graphs

Many citations, always has a bibliography

Examples:
Human Resource Management

Journal of Business Ethics

Journal of Management Research

Academy of Management Journal

Also referred to as "applied literature"

Written by industry professionals

Catchy titles

Glossy pictures

Hardly any citations, no bibliographies

Examples:
Harvard Business Review

People Management

Journal of Transportation

Oilweek

Search in these popular business databases.

You may limit your search to "trade publications" or "academic journals" on the search screen by using the limiter "Publication Type" or "Source Type"
You may search additional databases that are relevant to your topic and published by the same vendor simultaneously using "Choose databases" at the top of the screen.

Business Source Complete
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Business Source® Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.
- This product supersedes Business Search Premier.
ABI / Business Premium Collection

Business Premium Collection is the most comprehensive business offering, comprising all content from: ABI/INFORM Collection; Accounting, Tax and Banking Collection; Asian and European Business Collection; Business Market Research Collection; Entrepreneurship Database; and J.P. Morgan Research. With global coverage in business and economics, the collection features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, and working papers, as well as trade publications, market research reports, and key periodicals such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Economist. The coverage is from 1971 to current.