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This guide is designed to help you get started with your Business research. Find books, journal articles, and additional resources such as marketing information and company financial data available to you at SFU Library.
Contact info
Mark Bodnar
Business Librarian
SFU Burnaby & Surrey Campuses
mbodnar@sfu.ca
778-782-3044
Moninder Lalli
Business Librarian
SFU Vancouver Campus
moninder_lalli@sfu.ca
778-782-4264
New business books
- Forgotten minorities in organizations /
- Leadership in dangerous situations : a handbook for the armed forces, emergency services, and first responders /
- Split the pie : a radical new way to negotiate /
- Silent coup : how corporations overthrew democracy /
- Ring of fire : high-stakes mining in a lowlands wilderness /
- Innovating with impact /
- Building a body of knowledge in construction project delivery, procurement and contracting /
- Managing information technology projects : building a body of knowledge in it project management /
- Global agricultural and food marketing in a global context : advancing policy, management, and innovation /
- Sophie Morigeau : free trader, free woman, nineteenth century Indian entrepeneur /
- Working capital management : concepts and strategies /
- The successful Chinese family businesses : an archaeological and anthropological journey into well-being /
- The Reality of Virtuality : Harness the Power of Virtual Reality to Connect with Consumers /
- Solid growth : strategies of industrial champions in global markets /
- LNG : after the pandemic /
- Improv to improve your leadership team : tear down walls and build bridges /
- The future of work : The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review /
- Handbook of Research on Cross-culture Business and Management /
Research guides by topic/format
View additional resources for specialized Business research guides by format/ topic, including how to find: annual reports, case studies, financial data, market research, and much more!
Help with course assignments
For help with course assignments and business research, start with these course-specific guides, as well as our topic/format research guides.
200 level
- Business 200 & 201: Assignment Tips (updated October 2021)
- BUS 216: Essentials of Business Writing (updated December 2021)
- BUS 217W: Critical Thinking in Business (updated June 2022)
- BUS 272: Behaviour in Organizations (updated January 2023)
300 level
- BUS 320: Financial Accounting: Assets (updated May 2023)
- BUS 322: Intermediate Managerial Accounting (updated January 2023)
- BUS 338: Foundations of Innovation (updated February 2023)
- BUS 341: Fundamentals of Marketing
- BUS 343: Introduction to Marketing (updated Summmer 2023)
- General guide to secondary market research resources
- Video: Secondary Research for Business Decisions: Foundations for Estimates
- Video: Actions vs Words: Understanding a Company's Strategies Using News Sources
- Handout - Spring 2023
- Company information research guide
- Industry surveys research guide
- Resources to help with:
- BUS 345: Marketing Research (updated Summer 2023)
- Blog post: On meal kits and primary market research
- BUS 347: Consumer Behaviour (updated May 2023)
- BUS 360W: Business Communication (updated Summer 2023)
- BUS 381: Intro. to Human Resource Management (updated Summer 2020)
- BUS 393: Commercial Law: Use the Commercial Law guide
400 level
- BUS 421: Accounting Theory (updated November 2022)
- BUS 430: Cross-Cultural Management (updated March 2022)
- BUS 431: Business with East Asian Countries (updated May 2022)
- BUS 432: International Human Resource Management (updated December 2021)
- BUS 447: Global Marketing Management (updated January 2020)
- General resources: International Market Research web guide.
- PowerPoint
- BUS 478: Strategy (December 2022)
500 level
- BUS 510: Financial Accounting / Managerial Accounting (formerly BUS 550/551) (updated Aug 2019)
- BUS 561: Business Communication (updated Aug 2019)
600 level
- BUS 615 Marketing (Sept 2021)
700-800 level
- BUS 722: Special Topics in Business Administration (Surrey)
- BUS 741: Business and BC's Indigenous Communities
- BUS 754: Marketing Tech-based Products and Services (Vancouver)
- BUS 784: Industry Consulting Project (Vancouver)
- BUS 791: Opportunity Identification & Assessment (Vancouver)
- BUS 825 Financial Statement Analysis (Vancouver)
- Handout (Summer 2019)
- Ratio Analysis
Master's programs
- Library Guide for Graduate Business Programs (updated 2022 Feb)
- Library guide for Executive MBA Americas (NEW, 2022 Aug)
- Library Guide for Executive MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership (IBL Library Guide - updated 2022 Oct)
- IBL-EMBA Library Orientation (Fall 2022)
- Library Workshop IBL-EMBA (Spring 2022)
- Library Workshop IBL-EMBA (Fall 2022)
- Belzberg Library Information for Graduate Business Programs
PhD program
- PhD Orientation (link to Prezi) September 2017
Other
- Radius - Slingshot
- Presentation (Spring 2019)
- Presentation (Spring 2019)
- Student Marketing Association Workshop (Spring 2018)
- Venture Connection Workshop (Fall 2021)