Some Recent Faculty Publications

Kathy Shih-Jen Ho and Alphonso R. Oddo (2007). Lessons Learned from Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. CPA Journal, vol. 77, no. 6, p. 28.

Seung Kyoon Shin, Michael Ishman, and Lawrence G. Sanders (2007). An Empirical Investigation of Socio-Cultural Factors of Information Sharing in China. Information & Management, vol. 44, no. 2, p. 165.

Bob Brown and Peggy Choong (2005). A Investigation of Academic Dishonesty Among Business Students at Public and Private United States Universities. International Journal of Management, vol. 22, no. 2, p. 201.

Abdiweli Ali (2005). Democracy and Durability: Empirical Analysis and a Causality Test. Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 105.

Abdiweli Ali (2005). An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Aid on Growth. International Advances in Economic Research, vol. 11 no. 1, p. 1.

Abdiweli Ali (2004). Political Freedom and the Stability of Economic Policy. CATO Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 251.

Brennan Day, Ruth McKay, Michael Ishman, and Ed Chung (2004). Management Decision, vol. 42, no. 7, p. 822.

Gideon Markman, Maritza Espina, and Phillip Phan (2004). Journal of Management, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 529.

Greg Filbeck and Daniel Tompkins (2004). Management Tenure and Risk-Adjusted Performance of Mutual Funds. Journal of Investing, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 72.


Niagara University Library
Guide to Business and Economics Research

 
This guide is intended to help you do topical research in business and economics. For advice on doing company research, visit Guide to Public Company Research.

For researching market conditions in other countries, visit Business and Market Conditions in Countries of the World: A Guide to Online Research.

Need Help?

Contact the Library subject specialist for business:

David Schoen
716-286-8002
schoen@niagara.edu


Finding Journal Articles

Start with either or both of the following databases:

ABI-Inform via ProQuest
Search nearly 1,800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

Business Source Premier via EBSCOhost
Full-text coverage for 8,200 periodicals, including the full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications.

If you are doing the kind of research that would be covered by local or regional newspapers, then Lexis/Nexis is a good place to do your research. It includes the full text from a lot of newspapers from North America and around the world.

Books or Articles? Maybe both, but sometimes one format is better than the other. If you are researching a broad topic, like "business plans," or "total quality management," then maybe books are the best place to start your research (see below). Articles are your best choice if:

  • currency is important (for example, company research or "the President's ideas for tax reform")
  • the topic is very specific (for example, "Wal-Mart's treatment of unions or revenue sharing in the National Football League")
When searching for articles in the databases above, remember to use the connector "and" between your keywords.

  • Wal-Mart and unions
  • Bush and tax reform

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Finding Books

Use Niagara University's Library Catalog to locate books owned by the Library.

If you want to search for books owned by other libraries, too, then try searching WorldCat, a catalog that contains references to more than 57 million items owned by 9,000 libraries worldwide. Don't worry - if you need a book owned by another library, you can request it. To learn how, jump to the section called Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own.

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Finding Facts, Statistics and Web Sites

There are a great number of web sites that provide business and economics statistics. Here are some of the best:

General Sites

Economic Statistics by Region

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Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own

If you need an article or a book that NU Library does not own, you can make use of Interlibrary Loan to obtain it.

Tip: In a hurry? If the article or book you need is owned by another library in Western New York, you can visit that library and use their resources on site (view a list of Western New York library web sites).

Please note: If you wish to borrow a book from another Western New York library, you can get an Infopass Card at the Reference Desk.

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How to Cite Your Sources

Check with your professor first, but the most commonly used style manuals in the Commerce Department are the following:

  • The Chicago Manual of Style (Ref LB2369 .C45 2003)
  • Turabian, Kate, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Ref LB2369 .T8 1996)

These manuals are the definitive sources, but you will find some online guides as well.

Try a Google search of "Turabian Chicago" to see other guides.

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