Management Guide

Introduction | Defining your topic | Locating information about the topic | Tropicat | Journal articles | Journal indexes and abstracts | Electronic databases | Finding statistics | Theses & Style Guide

Introduction

Items listed in this guide may all be found in the Reference Collection: location prefix R. Call numbers not prefixed are held in the general collection. Periodicals, regardless of collection location, carry P designations after their call numbers: P1, P2 and so forth.

Defining your topic

Before commencing a search for information it is advisable to fully understand the area of research. Definitions, explanations and synonymous terms can be found in specialised dictionaries, encyclopaedias and thesauruses held in the Reference Collection. Useful items may include:
 
Bradmore, D. (1990). Australian marketing dictionary.  Hampton, Vic.:Macstyle.
TSV CNS R 658.800994 BRA

The CCH Macquarie dictionary of business. (1993). North Ryde, N.S.W.: CCH Australia by arrangement with Macquarie Library.
TSV CNS R 650.03 CCH

Ferber, G. (1993). Cassell English-Japanese business dictionary. London: Cassell.
TSV R 495.632 FER

Hart, N.A., Stapleton, J. & Hart, N.A. (1992). The marketing dictionary. (4th ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
TSV R 658.8003 HAR 1992

Heyel, C. (Ed.). (1982). The Encyclopedia of management. (3rd ed.). New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
TSV R 658.003 HEY 1982

Johannsen, H. & Page, G.T. (1990). International dictionary of management. (4th ed.). East Brunswick, N.J.: Nichols/GP.
TSV R 658.003 JOH

Johnson, M. (1990). Business buzzwords: The tough new jargon of modern business. Oxford: Blackwell. 
TSV R 650.014 JOH

Karlof, B. (1993). Key business concepts: A concise guide. London: Routledge. 
TSV R 650.03 KAR 

Lewis, B.R. & Littler, D. (Eds.). (1997.). The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of marketing.  Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers.
TSV R 658.8003 BLA

Peters, L.H., Greer, C.R. & Youngblood, S.A. (Eds.). (1997.). The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of human resource management. Oxford, U.K.; Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers.
TSV CNS R 658.3003 BLA

Regan, M. (1993). Australian business dictionary. (3rd ed.). Melbourne: Business Library. 
TSV CNS R 380.03 REG 1993

Rosenberg, J.M. (1993). Dictionary of business and management. (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
TSV CNS R 650.03 ROS 1993

Shafritz, J.M. (1980). Dictionary of personnel management and labor relations. Oak Park, Ill.: Moore.
TSV R 658.3 SHA

Yerbury, D. & Karlsson, M. (1992). The CCH Macquarie dictionary of employment and industrial relations. North Ryde, N.S.W.: CCH Australia and Macquarie.
TSV CNS R 331.03 YER

Locating Information about the Topic

In many cases, information for management is of the basic "facts and figures" type: for example, the biographical details of an influential CEO, or the address of a small manufacturing company in Queensland. Many reference sources may be utilised in searches for information of this nature. A sampling may include:
 
Australia Post.  (1985-). The List of lists. Melbourne: Australia Post. 
TSV R 659.1330994 P1

Australia. Dept. of Communications.  (1986-). Radio and television broadcasting stations. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 
TSV R 384.540994 P1

Aylward, A. (Ed.). (1991). The Queensland business register. (6th ed.). Bowen Hills, Qld.: Australian Marketing Publications & Services.
TSV R 380.025943 QUE 1991

Beck, P. (Ed.). (1996). The Business who's who of Australia. (2 vols.). (30th ed.). Sydney: Riddell.
TSV CNS R 650.025 BUS 2000

Jobson's mining year book. (1958-). Sydney: Jobson's Financial Services.
TSV CNS Online R 622 P18

Jobson's year book of public companies. (1968-). Sydney: Dun & Bradstreet.
TSV CNS R 332.60994 P2

Kompass Australia. (1996). Prahan, Vic.: P. Isaacson.
TSV CNS R 380.0994 P1

Scheuing, E.E. & Christopher, W.F. (Eds.). (1993). The Service quality handbook. New York: AMACOM.
TSV 658.812 SER

Specific areas of management research are often covered in specialised bibliographies and "information sources" directories.  Examples held in the Library include:

Daniells, L.M. (1993). Business information sources. (3rd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press.
TSV R 650.016 DAN 1993

Lavin, M.R. (1992). Business information: how to find it, how to use it. (2nd ed.). Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press.
TSV 650.072 LAV

Sheehan, J. (1983). A guide to sources of information on Australian business. Sydney: Pergamon.
TSV 338.0994 SHE

Vernon, K.D.C. (Ed.). (1984). Information sources in management and business. (2nd ed.). London: Butterworths. 
TSV R 658.40016 USE 1984
 

Finding more using Tropicat

Journal Articles

 To find individual journal articles you will need to consult appropriate journal indexing and abstracting publications.

 Please note, terms such as "periodical", "journal", "serial" and "magazine" are all synonymous.

Journal Indexes and Abstracts

 Examples in the area of management include:

APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service: A Subject Index to Current Literature. (1972-)
TSV CNS R 919.40016 P2

Business Periodicals Index, 6-19, 1963-76
TSV CNS R 650 BUS

The Journal of Economic Literature. (1963-)
TSV R 330 P23

PAIS International in Print. (1991-)
TSV R 300 PUB

CD-ROM

 The Library's CD-ROM service is free and operates from InfoHelp on a self-service basis.

ABI/INFORM (1971 - 1997) TSV
Strategic business database encompassing all facets of managerial accounting and finance, and limited company information.

AGSM Annual Report File (1994 - 1996) TSV
Annual reports, including financial statements, for Australia's top 500 listed companies.

CLIB01(2001) TSV CNS
Community profiles and matrixes from the 2001 Census of Poplulation and Housing.

EconLit (1969 - 2002) TSV
Citations with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature compiled from the American Economic Association's Journal of Economic Literature. 
 

Electronic Database Services

Access to these services is available on the Web through the Library's Resources page.  Some services require passwords which can be obtained from InfoHelp on presentation of your student card.

Proquest 5000, includes ABI/Inform Global and other business and management databases that include many full text articles.
Expanded Academic ASAP on Infotrac provides many full text articles on aspects of business.
Emerald Fulltext provides access to MCB journals covering the major management disciplines including, marketing, HR and organizational development, information management, quality and operations management.
FirstSearch provides access to several databases in business and economics.
Informit Online includes a number of useful Australian databases on economics and taxation.
The Annual Report Collection includes complete annual reports of the Top 500 Australian publicly listed companies.
EconLit provides citations and abstracts of worldwide economic literature from 1969 onwards.

Finding Statistics

Timely and relevant statistical information is often a vital component of management research. Most authoritative statistical information in Australia is collected and disseminated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). These statistics may be found by consulting:
 

Catalogue of Publications and Products. (1967+). Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
TSV CNS Online R 319.4 P1 (ABS Cat. No. 1101.0)

Year Book Australia. (1901+). Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
R TSV CNS 319.4 P1 (ABS Cat. No. 1301.0)

Queensland Year Book. (1901+). Brisbane: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
TSV CNS R 319.4 P1 (ABS Cat. No. 1301.3)

International economic and social statistics can be found in a wide variety of sources.  Examples include:

International Labour Office.  (1975-). Year book of labour statistics. Geneva: International Labor Office. 
TSV R 331.0212 P1

International Monetary Fund. Bureau of Statistics.  (1981-). Direction of trade statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund.
TSC CNS 332.152 P3

United Nations. Statistical Office.  (1985-). International trade statistics yearbook. New York: United Nations. 
TSV R 382 P4

United Nations. Statistical Office.  (1948-). Statistical yearbook. New York: United Nations. 
TSV R 310 P2
 

Statistical sources can also be located by selecting Keywords from subject headings from the Tropicat menu and typing relevant words and phrases.  For example:   Labour statistics periodicals

There is also a Library Guide, Finding Information in Statistics.  For further assistance with statistical research please enquire at the InfoHelp desk.

Theses & Style Guide