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.  

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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)
  • Powerpoint 
  • Blog post on critical thinking resources
  • How to spot fake news: Identifying propaganda, satire, and false information
  • Baffled by dense academic writing? Start here!
• BUS 272: Behaviour in Organizations (updated Fall 2023)
  • Beyond "good enough" (Powerpoint)
  • Only 4 Steps! Researching in Academic Business Journals (video)
  • Resources to help you read academic journal articles efficiently

300 level

• BUS 320: Financial Accounting: Assets (updated September 2024)
  • Ratio Analysis
  • Company Information
  • Industry Surveys
• BUS 322: Intermediate Managerial Accounting (updated January 2023)
• BUS 336: Data Analytics and Visualization (updated June 2024)
• BUS 338: Foundations of Innovation (updated February 2023)
  • Handout
  • Presentation
• BUS 341: Fundamentals of Marketing 
  • General guide to secondary market research resources
  • Introduction to Vividata (Guide) 
• BUS 343: Introduction to Marketing (updated Fall 2024)
  • 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
  • Company information research guide
  • Industry surveys research guide
  • Company strategies research guide
  • Resources to help with:
    • Business presentations
    • Business writing
• BUS 345: Marketing Research (updated Fall 2024)
  • D100: Blog post: A feast of resources for those researching alternative protein markets! (redux) 
  • D200: Blog post: Ingredients for successful taste tests + other primary market research
• BUS 347: Consumer Behaviour (updated Fall 2024)
  • Guide: Introduction to Vividata
  • Blog post: New reports on Canadian consumers: revealing the power behind Vividata's complexity
  • Video: Spying on a Conversation: Literature Review Assignments in Business
  • Baffled by dense academic writing? Start here
• BUS 360W: Business Communication (updated Fall 2024)
  • Intro to 360W - International Students
  • Powerpoint
• 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)
  • blog post: International bus/econ data... my go-to sources!
• 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 Fall 2024)
  • General resources: International Market Research web guide.
• BUS 478: Strategy (Fall 2024)
  • Researching company strategies (research guide)

500 level

• BUS 510: Financial Accounting / Managerial Accounting (formerly BUS 550/551) (updated Aug 2019)
• BUS 555 Managerial Finance (updated Spring 2024)
• BUS 561: Business Communication (updated Aug 2019)

600 level

• BUS 615 Marketing (October 2023)

700-800 level

• BUS 708: Financial Management: Handout - Word & Fillable PDF
• BUS 720: Special Topics: Consulting Project (Summer 2024)
• BUS 741: Business and BC's Indigenous Communities 
• BUS 754: Marketing Tech-based Products and Services (Vancouver)
  • Biotechnology industry resources
  • Market Research
  • International Marketing Research
  • Industry Surveys
• BUS 764: Financing the Organization: Handout - Word & Fillable PDF
• BUS 774: Industry Consulting Project 
  • Presentation
• BUS 791: Opportunity Identification & Assessment (Vancouver)
  • Handout

Master's programs

• Library Guide for Graduate Business Programs 
  • EMBA Orientation (Vancouver)
  • MBA Orientation (Vancouver) ; MBA Orientation (Surrey)
  • MSc. Finance Orientation (Vancouver)
• Library guide for Executive MBA Americas 
• Library Guide for Executive MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership 
  • 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

• Advancement (Fall 2023)
  • Handout
     
• Radius - Slingshot
  • Presentation (Spring 2019)
     
• CCTP (Spring 2024)
  • Handout
  • Presentation
      
• Venture Connection Workshop (Fall 2021)
  • Handout