Books and Reports
Boston University
Library Catalog
To search, use key words such as: human resources, personnel management, leadership, motivation, organizational behavior. For a subject search, through the Advanced
Search option, use the terms listed below. (Ask at
the Information/Reference Desk for help with additional
subject headings and keyword searching.)
Employee Motivation
Teams in the Workplace
Organizational Behavior
Corporate Culture
Leadership
Human Capital
Diversity in the Workplace
International Business Enterprises - Personnel Management
Books on these subjects can be found
in the library in the following call no. ranges:
HD58.7-HD58.95: Organizational Behavior, Change and Effectiveness,
Corporate Culture (Pardee Library, 4th floor)
HD66: Work Groups, Team Work in Industry (Pardee Library, 4th floor)
HF5548.7 - HF5549.5: Industrial Psychology, Personnel Management, Employment Management (Pardee Library, 2nd floor)
Books online through NetLibrary,
a multidisciplinary collection of books. Enter keywords or subjects
such as:
Organizational Behavior
Corporate Culture
Human Capital
Diversity in the Workplace
International Business Enterprises
Motivation
Leadership
Teams
Conference
Board Research Online Collection
Research reports on the latest trends in business
practices, including human resource management and
compensation. From the drop down menu, select a topic
from the list. Reports are available full text, in pdf. Relevant topics include:
Change Management & Innovation,
Employee Engagement/Job Satisfaction,
HR and Talent Management
Executives
Leadership Development
Employee Benefits
Compensation
Diversity and Inclusion
Reference Books: books that provide definitions, background, etc.:
See the following sections of General Business Reference (3rd floor of Pardee Library): Management Dictionaries, Management Handbooks, and
Human Resources Handbooks.
Finding Articles
To locate articles in business publications and newspapers, use "Find Business Articles and Data". Select the subject of your search (i.e., Management/OB/HR/Nonprofit), the type of information (i.e., Journals & Magazine articles) and then select "Find Suggested Databases." Databases below are among those listed.
Business Source Complete [About]
In the search box enter terms such as "organizational behavior," "human capital," "employee motivation," and "corporate culture." Additional subject headings can be found by using the Thesaurus. Search terms can also be combined in order to narrow the search results. To search for articles on a company and its human resources practices, enter a company name and a keyword or subject term.
ABI/INFORM Global [About]
In basic or advanced search modes, enter terms such as: "employment," "recruiting," "organizational behavior," and "human resources." You can narrow the search by doing a combined search, entering two search terms, such as "human resources" and "benefits". Additional terms can be found by using the "Browse Topics" function; this is located at the upper right, next to the "Tools" section. To search for articles on a company and its human resources practices, enter a company name and a keyword or subject term.
Factiva [About] Works best with Firefox.
Current news from thousands of international and local newspapers, newswires and trade journals. Includes Wall Street Journal. Enter subject or company name in the search box.
PsycARTICLES [About]
Full text articles on current issues in psychology. Indexed from from 42 scholarly journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations.
Sociological Abstracts [About]
A bibliographic database that provides access to the world's literature in theoretical and applied sociology and related fields. It contains abstracts of journal articles from Sociological Abstracts since 1974, Social Planning, Policy & Development Abstracts (SOPODA) since 1979, and citations to relevant dissertations since 1986.
Company Information
The following sources are useful for answering HR/OB
questions related to specific companies.
Vault
Online Career Library [About]
Scroll down and select Vault Access under Quick Links.
Available to SMG students through The Feld Career Center subscription. The
Vault includes short company reports that describe
the corporate culture at a variety of companies. Select Companies from the main screen. If
you do not have a password from the Career Center,
come to the Pardee Library reference desk.
Journal & Newspaper Articles
To locate articles on companies, use "Find Business Articles and Data". Select "Companies" as a business topic and then the type of data. To use Factiva (Works best with Firefox), type the company name into Factiva search box.
Business Source Complete & ABI/INFORM
Global can be searched by using the company name and
key word or subject terms such as "corporate
culture", "employee", "leadership",
etc.
Library Catalog
The library has many books that provide background
on a variety of companies. Type name of company under
Subject or Keyword. Examples include: Starbucks, Yahoo, Ebay, Hewlett Packard, and many others.
Other sources for company background:
Company 10K reports include some corporate structure and employee
benefit information. See SEC Filings
through
Mergent Online or directly through EDGAR (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission).
International Directory of Company Histories
Pardee Reference - Company
Section
X HD 2721 I63 1988
Contains excellent background and history.
Some information on personalities and strategy - not
much on human resources or organizational behavior.
International
Human Resources
EIU -
Economist Intelligence Unit [About] (works only with Firefox)
Scroll down to "Country Commerce;"
these reports contain Human Resources information for countries
throughout the world. Additional EIU reports include: Country
Profiles and Country Reports for 48 African and Latin American
countries and the following publications: Business Asia,
Business China, Business Eastern Europe, Business Europe,
Business Latin America, Country Finance, and Country Monitor.
Reports can be searched by title of publication, country
and by key word.
International Encyclopedia of
Business & Management
Pardee Reference - General
Business Section
X HF 1001 I53
Eight Volume set includes Human Resource Information
on a variety of countries. Look up country under
"Human Resources" in Index (volume 8).
Country & Region: International Business: Research guide with links to country economic and demographic information.
Training and Professional
Development
ASTD
http://www.astd.org
ASTD is the world's premier professional association and leading resource on workplace learning and performance issues. It provides information, research, analysis and practical information derived from its own research, the knowledge and experience of its members, its conferences, expositions, seminars, publications and the coalitions and partnerships it has built through research and policy work.
T
+ D: Better Performance Through Workplace Learning
Also print version is located in the Current Periodicals Section.
Training & Development Yearbook
Pardee Reference - Management
Section
X HF 5549.5 T7 T6653 2002
A compendium of information on corporate training,
including training program design, delivery, and evaluation.
Wages, Compensation and Benefits
Employee Benefit Notes
Located in Current Periodicals Section; also available online.
EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute) Brief
Located in Current Periodicals Section; also available online.
Benefits
Link
http://www.benefitslink.com/index.shtml
Information for employers and employees regarding
benefit plans. Includes government documents, IRS
Publications, discussion of issues, and other links.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
Searchable data is available in various formats. Also
included are regional information, Bureau publications,
news, and economic information.
The Compensation Handbook
Pardee Reference - Management
Section
X HF 5549.5 C67 H36 2000
Guide for establishing and maintaining an effective
wage and salary program for employees over a range
of industries; Includes sections on base pay, variable
compensation, executive compensation, performance
and compensation, corporate culture and compensation,
and international compensation.
U.S. Executive Compensation Database
Available through LexisNexis Academic;
from main search screen, select Business, then Company
Profiles, under Company Information. In the Source
box, select U.S. Executive Compensation Database.
Websites
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
Searchable data is available in various formats. Also included are regional information, Bureau publications, news, and economic information.
Employment Law Materials
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/employment.html
Includes federal and some state statutes and regulations regarding collective bargaining, employment discrimination, pensions, and workplace safety.
FindLaw.org
http://www.findlaw.org
See "Employee Rights" Section for laws and resources relating to employment, wages, benefits, discrimination, etc.
Society for Human Resource Management
http://www.shrm.org/
SHRM provides education and information services, conferences and seminars, government and media representation, online services and publications.
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