Research Resources:
Electronic Reference Sources:
Encyclopedias: Business
Business Dictionaries and Encyclopedias RU Libraries Subject Research Guide
A collection of links to business and financial dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Complete Real Estate Encyclopedia: From AAA Tenant to Zoning Variance and Everything in Between [Rutgers Restricted]
Short definitions of terms relating to every aspect of real estate, with information on related issues.
EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
Provides reference articles written by experts in the field. Search, or browse by keyword.
Encyclopedia of American Industries [Rutgers Restricted]
"Provides detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business." Electronic version of the 5th edition of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers "five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Drawing on practical professional expertise as well as that of noted scholars, the contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States." Electronic version of the 2 volume 2nd edition of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society [Rutgers Restricted]
"Spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society by including more than 800 entries that feature broad coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment."
Encyclopedia of Career Development [Rutgers Restricted]
"This multidisciplinary resource examines career-related issues from psychological, sociological, educational, counseling, organizational behavior, and human resource management perspectives."
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers the "business of health care, with up-to-date information across a broad range of issues affecting every aspect of the industry and the people it serves, employs, and influences." Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology [Rutgers Restricted]
"Presents a thorough overview of the cross-disciplinary field of industrial and organizational psychology for students, researchers, and professionals in the areas of psychology, business, management, and human resources." Electronic version of the 2 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Leadership [Rutgers Restricted]
Explores leadership theories and practice with perspectives relating to business, management, history, politics, communication, psychology, and other disciplines. Electronic version of the 4 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Management [Rutgers Restricted]
"Includes essays on 350 topics in management theories and applications, written by academics and business professionals. Topics include aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, and supply chain management, among many others." Electronic version of the 5th edition of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Public Relations [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers topics such crisis communications and management, cyberspace, ethics, global public relations, groups, history, jargon, management, media, organizations, practitioners, and theories and models. Electronic version of the 2 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Small Business [Rutgers Restricted]
"Contains detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business users, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning and more." Electronic version of the 2 volume 3rd edition of the print resource.
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies [Rutgers Restricted]
"Offers a comprehensive overview of many of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize this diverse field" with "contributors from the fields of management, psychology, sociology, communications, education, political science, public administration, anthropology, law, and other related areas." Electronic version of the print resource.
Reference for Business
Includes articles from the Encyclopedia of Small Business, the Encyclopedia of Business, the Encyclopedia of American Industries, the Encyclopedia of Management, and related sources published by Thomson Gale.
SAGE Handbook of Healthcare [Rutgers Restricted]
"Provides an authoritative analysis of the current (and anticipated) developments in the global healthcare industries. Providing a unique perspective that interfaces between the science and business aspects, it combines information on the latest scientific developments with applied, commercial business data from the global marketplace." Electronic version of the print resource.
21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook [Rutgers Restricted]
Highlights topics, issues, questions and debates relating to the field of management and provides "insight into the key issues covered in both undergraduate and corporate coursework." The "resource offers a particular emphasis on the current structure of the topic in the literature, key threads of discussion and research on the topic, and emerging trends." Electronic version of the print resource.
