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Introduction
This guide is designed for students in Graduate Business Programs such as MBA, EMBA, MOT, GDBA and MSc. Finance.
It includes tips for literature searches, with emphasis on using business databases, which give you access to information not freely available on the open web.
Other starting points:
- Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership guide
- Belzberg Library Information for Graduate Business Programs
Research help
You can contact Moninder Lalli, Librarian for Graduate Business Programs (moninder_lalli@sfu.ca) for assistance via email or to make an appointment. Or Ask a librarian.
Resources for business information
Start with Business information resources to find recommended sources, and for search tips that will save you time. This guide includes Facts & data sources, citing help, and more.For resources on specialised topics like Company information, Industry surveys, and Market research, see Additional resources: Business information sources.
Check the BUEC Buzz to keep on top of new resources available for business research at the SFU Library.
Business databases
Business Source Complete is a key resource, and includes business journals (trade and scholarly), industry reports, and country profiles. Start here to search most business topics or for specific journal articles.You can also search business databases by area of concentration:
- Accounting
- Finance
- HR/Management and Organizational Studies
- International Business
- Management Information Systems
- Management Science
- Marketing
See Only 4 Steps: Researching in Academic Business Journals (6.30 mins. video tutorial), to learn how to break down your topic and do a literature search.
Find books, journals, and other publications at SFU Library
Search the Library Catalogue to search for books, and to search for journal articles by citation, journal title, article title, or topic.
The Library Catalogue Search Guide provides search tips for effective searching, including power searching, and strategies for finding books and journal articles.Past MBA projects
You can also see examples of MBA research projects completed by previous SFU graduate business students.
Selected Library books
Advanced search tips and strategies
For advanced search strategies for finding books and articles in the Library Catalogue, see Power searching and Boolean searching.
To optimise your searching on the open web, see Search tips for Google, Google Scholar, and other search engines.
Citation searching and impact metrics
Citation searching is a useful strategy to check to see if a work that is relevant for your research has been cited by anyone else since it was initially published. Enter the "citation" information into Google Scholar, using the link from SFU Library. If your citation appears in the results list, check beneath it for "Cited by."
For more on measuring the quantitative impact of articles, journals, or authors, see Impact metrics.
Writing and citing help
For writing support services, check:
For citing help, see the SFU Library guide: Citation Guide for Business Sources.