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Special Topics Paper & Presentation

Each student will complete a two-part project, consisting of a class presentation and a research paper. This project will give you a chance to apply the theories and concepts that you have learned in this class. You will present your research to the class during the final weeks of the course.

Topics must be approved by the instructor. Below are the general guidelines for your paper and presentation; more specific details will be discussed in class.

In-class Library Activity

Part of today's class-time will be identifying resources and locating potentially qualifying articles for your assignment. This activity should get you well on your way to being prepared for the overall project.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry This link opens in a new window
Covers trade publications from industries including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and more. Covers over 700 publications for trade and industry information. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, and construction.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Contents ~70% indexed in Ship Library Discovery Search.
PsycINFO 1887-Current (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive index to the literature of psychology and related fields, including entries for journal articles, books, dissertations, and other research materials. It indexes some 4.5 million sources, 40% of which are available in electronic or print full-text in our library.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
Spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society by including numerous 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.
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Research Process

Suggested Steps

Search the primary academic literature using library databases (Business Source Premier, JSTOR, PsycINFO) to gain background for your topic
Select articles from the primary journals listed below on a single topic related to business and society. You must find and use ten (10!) different articles from these journals!
Integrate the material from your article. You may also use books, magazines, newspapers, web-based source material, as appropriate.
Your paper should be no more than ten typewritten, double‑spaced pages ‑ you must be concise. The ten page limit is for the actual text of the paper, and does not include the title page, executive summary, tables, figures, or references. Use American Psychological Association (APA) format for research citations. [See "Citations" tab above]
You are required as part of this project, to meet with a staff member of Shippensburg University’s Learning Center at some point in the semester. Please provide documentation of your meeting to the professor. The campus Learning Center is a valuable resource for gaining information on technical questions related to writing clarity, sentence structure, grammar, tense, format, and APA style.
Develop a concise class presentation around the material that you have researched.

Approved Journals

The most modern internet browsers have decided the authentication redirect does correctly handle these links from off campus:

Search within the approved journals (bitly shortened link, works on campus only)
Search within the approved journals (direct (really long) link, works on campus only)
Off campus users - see the bottom of this page for workaround

If you want to search a specific approved journal title, you can search the following databases individually for each title:
Database abbreviations:

ABI = ABI Trade & Industry
ASC = Academic Search Complete
BSP = Business Source Premier
ERC = Education Research Complete
JSTOR
MGC = Military & Government Collection
PBSC = Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
SC = Sociological Collection
SocINDEX
VCC = Vocational & Career Collection

Academy of Management Journal
BSP, JSTOR
Academy of Management Learning & Education
BSP
Academy of Management Perspectives
Academy of Management Review
Administrative Science Quarterly
BSP, ERC, JSTOR, SocINDEX
Business Horizons
BSP, Print
California Management Review
BSP, Print
Consulting Psychology Journal
BSP, PsycARTICLES
Harvard Business Review
BSP, Print
HR Magazine
BSP
Human Relations
Print
Human Resource Development Quarterly
ABI
Human Resource Management
Print, Online
Human Resource Management Review
BSP, SC
Human Resource Planning
BSP, Print
Industrial and Labor Relations Review
BSP, JSTOR, LexisNexis, SocINDEX, SC
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Indexed in PsycINFO, Access via Interlibrary Loan
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
Open Access Journal
International Journal of Human Resource Management
BSP
Journal of Applied Psychology
BSP, Print, PsycARTICLES
Journal of Business and Psychology
Indexed in BSP, Access via Interlibrary Loan
Journal of Business Ethics
Indexed in BSP; Print, Online
Journal of High Technology Management Research
BSP, SC
Journal of Management
BSP, Online, Print
Journal of Organizational Behavior
JSTOR, Indexed in PsycINFO
Journal of Small Business Management
BSP, Print
Organization Management Journal
Not Indexed, Access via Interlibrary Loan
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Indexed in BSP; Online, Print
Organizational Dynamics
BSP, MGC, PBSC, Print
People & Strategy
BSP
Personnel Psychology
BSP, ERC, PBSC, Print
Sloan Management Review
BSP, Print
Small Group Research
BSP, SAGE
Training and Development Journal
ASC, BSP, ERC, Print, VCC

Approved Journals Workaround

Off campus Ship users, please test both of the Approved Journals search link options above – if they do not work, then please try this really basic workaround:

From the library homepage: https://library.ship.edu
- Click the “Ship Discovery Search” link under the center search box
- If the library homepage does not open, this is the human-readable link to Ship Discovery Search
  https://library.ship.edu/eds
  or the full direct link:
  https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=sso&custid=s3915936&groupid=main&profile=eds
Then: Click the Advanced Search link
- In the top search box, paste the large ugly block of search text below, and click Search
  (this should limit the results to the approved journals, then you can add your topic terms to the second and third search boxes)

((JN "Academy of Management Journal") OR (JN "Academy of Management Learning & Education") OR (JN "Academy of Management Perspectives") OR (JN "Academy of Management Review") OR (JN "Administrative Science Quarterly") OR (JN "Business Horizons") OR (JN "California Management Review") OR (JN "Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice & Research") OR (JN "HRMagazine") OR (JN "Harvard Business Review") OR (JN "Human Relations") OR (JN "Human Resource Development Quarterly") OR (JN "Human Resource Management") OR (JN "Human Resource Management Review") OR (JN "Human Resource Planning") OR (JN "Industrial & Labor Relations Review") OR (JN "International Journal of Human Resource Management") OR (JN "Journal of Applied Psychology") OR (JN "Journal of Business Ethics") OR (JN "Journal of Business & Psychology") OR (JN "Journal of High Technology Management Research") OR (JN "Journal of Small Business Management") OR (JN "Journal of Management") OR (JN "Journal of Organizational Behavior") OR (JN "Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes") OR (JN "Organizational Dynamics") OR (JN "Personnel Psychology") OR (JN "Sloan Management Review") OR (JN "Training & Development Journal"))

Management Databases

Management - Start Here

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry This link opens in a new window
Covers trade publications from industries including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and more. Covers over 700 publications for trade and industry information. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, and construction.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Contents ~70% indexed in Ship Library Discovery Search.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Covers company SEC filings and business executive information.
Contains a wide variety of information about public and private companies, industries, countries and more.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Morningstar Library Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive look into financial information on companies, funds, ETFs, and markets. Also provides a portfolio tool for comparisons and planning. Subscription limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.

Management - Specialized Resources

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Market research reports for different industries in the US, plus industry reports and company benchmarking reports for more than 5000 companies. Reports include trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, forecasts, and industry growth rates.
Students have a tendency to overuse IbisWorld in their papers and projects. IbisWorld is a great place to get started, but students will need to consult multiple resources to have a well-rounded view of their industry.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Contains industry reports and related materials covering management, marketing, accounting, supply chain and other angles into various industries.
Available on-campus or off-campus with your ShipID
Mintel Reports (Mintel Oxygen) This link opens in a new window
Contains market reports for US and Global industries and some brands.
Available from on-campus or off campus with your ShipID
Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Access key business intelligence on countries, markets, and companies. This database provides historical statistics and forecasts, analysis of consumers' lifestyles, information sources, brand and company information, plus full-text market analysis.
Access from on campus or off campus with ShipID.
Westlaw This link opens in a new window
Westlaw is our major legal database that includes secondary and primary legal sources. It contains statutes, codes, arbitrations, and case law. Westlaw also includes the legal encyclopedias, journals, treatises, and law reviews. In addition to legal materials, it also has extensive collections of national and state/local news sources, as well as regional business magazines.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Covers regional business news sources including newspapers and business trade magazines.
Contains full text and links to news articles.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
IQS Directory This link opens in a new window
Industrial Quick Search Directory: list of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors with brief descriptions of each company. Search by product or service and by company.
ThomasNet This link opens in a new window
Covers industrial categories, product and company information, and CAD drawings.
Comprehensive resource of over 650,000 distributors, manufacturers and service companies.
Freely accessible database.

USA Trade Online
Covers STAT-USA and the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau data.
Contains monthly information on U.S. imports and exports on more than 18,000 commodities.
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Freely accessible database.

Value Line Research Center This link opens in a new window
Covers comprehensive source of financial information and advice.
Contains information on >1,700 stocks, >90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.

General Resources

These databases contain broad subject coverage which applies to many disciplines.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate is our largest single comprehensive database. It includes records for some 40 million items, with 25+ million immediately available in full-text. It covers all subject areas and includes newspapers and other news sources, general and specialized magazines, and scholarly journals. It is an excellent starting place for most undergraduate research.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Contents indexed in Ship Library Discovery Search.
Sage Premier This link opens in a new window
Sage Premier is one of our largest journal archives featuring 1000+ scholarly journals and over 2 million articles. The major areas covered are the social and behavioral sciences, but it also includes strong offerings in Health Sciences, Life & Biomedical Sciences, Materials Science & Engineering, and the Humanities.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is our most comprehensive interdisciplinary archive of scholarly journal articles. It includes the full-run of some 4,000 journals, from the journal's first issue up until the most recent 3-5 years (typically). Covers a wide variety of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, as well as extensive area studies collections and applied fields, such as business and criminal justice.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Covers literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, etc. Contains current full text scholarly journals which cover these fields and a significant collection of recent scholarly books.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Gale E-Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Search across 1,000+ Gale reference books and encyclopedias by keyword or subject.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Search across an extensive collection of authoritative Oxford reference books and encyclopedias by keyword or subject.

Access from on or off campus with Ship ID.

Citations

Citation Formatting

Check out our quick guides for APA, MLA, and Chicago styles and links to some of the better online citation tools.

APA Style

APA 6 Style - Quick Guide
Handy guide for formatting citations to common sources in APA style.
APA Formatting and Style Guide - OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
Publication Date: 6th ed., New York: American Psychological Association, 2010
Lehman Library owns 3 copies of the APA Manual. One may be found on the Style Manuals shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs). The other 2 may be checked out from the Reserves Desk for up to 3 hours.
See SECTION 7 for Reference Examples.

MLA Style

Note: The 8th edition of the MLA Handbook is not yet available at Lehman Library. For guidance to the 8th edition, see the MLA Style Purdue OWL link or the new MLA Style Center link below.

MLA 7 Style - (printable Quick Guide)
Dr. Cook has prepared this helpful "quick guide" to get you started with MLA Citation style.
MLA Formatting - OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue
MLA Style Center: Quick Guide (8th ed.)
Learn about core elements and containers and use a practice template to create entries in the list of Works Cited.

MLA Handbook, 9th ed. by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Style Manuals LB2369 .M52 2021; Reserve Desk (2 copies) LB2369 .M52 2021
ISBN: 9781603295611
Publication Date: 2021-05-17
Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbookis published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. The many new and updated chapters make this edition the comprehensive, go-to resource for writers of research papers, and anyone citing sources, from business writers, technical writers, and freelance writers and editors to student writers and the teachers and librarians working with them. Intended for a variety of classroom contexts--middle school, high school, and college courses in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fields--the ninth edition of the MLA Handbookoffers *New chapters on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, numbers, italics, abbreviations, and principles of inclusive language *Guidelines on setting up research papers in MLA format with updated advice on headings, lists, and title pages for group project *Revised, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for creating a list of works cited in MLA format that are easier to learn and use than ever before *A new appendix with hundreds of example works-cited-list entries by publication format, including websites, YouTubevideos, interviews, and more *Detailed examples of how to find publication information for a variety of sources *Newly revised explanations of in-text citations, including comprehensive advice on how to cite multiple authors of a single work *Detailed guidance on footnotes and endnotes *Instructions on quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and avoiding plagiarism *A sample essay in MLA format *Annotated bibliography examples *Numbered sections throughout for quick navigation *Advanced tips for professional writers and scholars

Chicago Style

The Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2010
ISBN: 9780226104201
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
Lehman Library owns 3 copies of the Chicago Manual of Style. One may be found on the Style Manuals shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs). The other 2 may be checked out from the circulation desk's reserves for up to 3 hours.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (8th ed.) by Kate L. Turabian; Wayne C. Booth (Revised by); Gregory G. Colomb (Revised by); University of Chicago Press Staff (Revised by); Joseph M. Williams (Revised by)
Call Number: PN203 .T8 2013
ISBN: 9780226816388
Publication Date: 2013-03-28
Lehman Library owns 1 copy of the Turabian Manual, which may be found on the Style Manuals shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs).

Associated Press (AP) Style

AP Style Tip Sheet - Knight Chair in Political Reporting at Syracuse University
This document provides quick tips on common rules of AP Style.
Associated Press Style - OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue
These resources provide an overview of journalistic writing with explanations of the most important and most often used elements of journalism.

The Associated Press Stylebook 2013 by Associated Press Staff
Call Number: PN4783 .A83 2013
ISBN: 9780465082995
Publication Date: 2013
Lehman Library owns 1 copy of the Associated Press Stylebook, located on the Style Manuals Shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs).

ASA Style

American Sociological Association Style Guide (5th ed.) by ASA
Call Number: HM569 .A54 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Lehman Library owns 2 copies of the ASA Style Guide. One may be found on the Style Manuals shelf on the first row and column of the last reference shelf (library main level, before the DVDs). The other may be checked out from the circulation desk's reserves for up to 3 hours.

CSE Scientific Style

CSE Style - Quick Guide
Handy guide for formatting citations to common sources in CSE style.

Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers by Council of Science Editors
Call Number: T11 .S386 2014
ISBN: 9780226116495
Publication Date: 2014
Lehman Library owns 2 copies of the CSE Manual. One is on the Style Guides shelf and the other may be checked out from the circulation desk's reserves for up to 3 hours.

Other Citation Styles

Online Citation Tools

These programs allow you to electronically format your sources and create a bibliography that can be downloaded directly into your paper.

Citation Machine
Generates works cited entries in MLA and APA formats which are able to be copied and pasted into a word document.
Zotero
Zotero is a free citation management system. You can access Zotero online using the link above (or download the software to your home computer to utilize the full capabilities of the program). Zotero allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share sources for your research projects. You may want to use Zotero to share sources and notes with your group members.

Using Zotero to Cite and Manage Sources
Follow this guide by Prof Fic to set up your Zotero account, and use Zotero to do your citations for you!

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