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Welcome
This guide was created to support students in the McCoy College of Business and their research needs.
If you have any questions about this guide or about finding Business resources, please contact the McCoy College of Business.
Getting Started
Start Your Research, the search box on the University Libraries' homepage, and all Ebsco databases now display a new search interface. View the video below for tips on how to best search in this updated interface.
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Start Your Research This link opens in a new window
Search multiple databases and different types of content together. Databases searched include the library's catalog, Texas State Digital Collections repository, and many but not all Texas State licensed databases.
Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project by helping you get a foundation in a topic. Use Reference Sources
- For Explanations of management and business terminology
- Overviews of the existing research and best practices on a management topic
- Training on important business skills
- Short biographies of influential thinkers, and
- Lists of good sources to start looking at
Reference Databases:
Credo Reference: Searches dozens of reference titles in management and business.
Oxford Reference Online: Searches a number of Oxford business & management reference titles. Many have an international focus.
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Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management.
The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management is part of the larger online Oxford Research Encyclopedia, a dynamic digital encyclopedia continuously updated by the world’s leading scholars and researchers.
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Oxford Handbooks Online: Business and Management.Each Oxford Handbook offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research. You can get started searching for topics in business handbooks here.
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Sage Business CollectionLearn business from every perspective, with a complete range of highly accessible resources, from cases to skills development – always from diverse voices and in a global context.
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Encyclopedia of ManagementCovers numerous topics in management theories and applications, such as aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, supply chain management, and much more.