LibGuides: Business Subject Guide: Library Resources

This guide will give you an introduction to finding information on business. You can use it to:

locate books, eBooks and journal articles
search relevant databases
connect to useful websites
reference properly and avoid plagiarism

Check Out These Books

Research Methods for Business Students by Mark Saunders; Philip Lewis; Adrian Thornhill
2015, 7th edition, Shelfmark: 650.072
Make That Grade: Organisational Behaviour by Michele Kehoe
2013, 2nd edition, Shelfmark: 302.35
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge by Project Management Group
2017, 6th edition, Shelfmark: 658.404

The books in the library are organised first by number and then alphabetically by author's surname. Each book number corresponds to a subject area. Use the Library Catalogue to search for books from your reading lists and course material. If you need help using the Library Catalogue, take a look at our Finding Books guide.

Remember to consult your reading lists and course material for more detail on your recommended texts. To help you get started the numbers below may be helpful for finding books. You can take a look at the Library Map to see where the subject areas are located in the library

Business Subject Areas:

302.35	Organisational Behaviour
330	Economics
338.04	Entrepreneurship
338.5	Business Economics
346.41707	Irish Business Law
519.5	Statistics for Business and Economics
650.072	Business Research Methods
657	Business Accounting/Financial Accounting
658	Management
658.049	International Business
658.15 / 658.1511	Corporate Finance / Financial Management / Management Accounting
658.3	Human Resource Management
658.4012	Strategic Management
658.4038	Business Information Systems / Management Information Systems
658.404	Project Management
658.5	Operations Management
658.8	Marketing / Services Marketing

You can also access some relevant material by using the eBooks available through the library. You can access our main ebook databases here.

Recommended Business eBooks:

	Anderson, D. L. (2020) Organization development: The process of leading organizational change. 5th edn. SAGE Research Methods.		McClave, J. T. and Sincich, T. (2018) Statistics. 13th global edn. VLeBooks.
	Bozarth, C. B. and Handfield, R. B. (2019) Introduction to operations and supply chain management. 5th global edn. ProQuest eBook Central.		McDonald, M., Mouncey, P., and Maklan, S. (2014) Marketing value metrics: A new metrics model to measure marketing effectiveness. 2nd edn. VLeBooks.
	Chaffey, D. (2015) Digital business and e-commerce management. 6th edn. VLeBooks.		O'Hagan, J. and O'Toole, F. (eds.) (2017) The economy of Ireland: Policymaking in a global context. 13th edn. VLeBooks.
	Cole, G. A. and Kelly, P. (2020) Management theory and practice. 9th edn. VLeBooks.		Paul, D., Cadle, J., and Yeates, D. (2014) Business analysis. 6th edn. O'Reilly.
	D'Arcy, M. (2019) An introduction to financial accounting. 2nd edn. ProQuest eBook Central.		Project Management Institute (PMI) (2017) A guide to the project management body of knowledge: PMBOK guide. 6th edn. O'Reilly.
	Fahy, J. and Jobber, D. (2015) Foundations of marketing. 5th edn. VLeBooks.		Quinlan, C. (2011) Business research methods. VLeBooks.
	Farnham, P. G. (2014) Economics for managers. 3rd edn. VLeBooks.		Quinlan, C., Babin, B., Carr, J., Griffin, M. and Zikmu, W. (2019) Business research methods. 2nd edn. VLeBooks.
	Hitt, M. A., Black, S., and Porter, L. (2014) Management. 3rd edn. VLeBooks.		Robbins, S. P. and Coulter, M. (2016) Management. 13th edn. VLeBooks.
	Hollensen, S. (2016) Global marketing: A decision-oriented approach. 7th edn. VLeBooks.		Robbins, S. P. and Coulter, M. (2018) Management. 14th edn. ProQuest eBook Central.
	Jobber, D., Lancaster, G. and Le Meunier-FitzHugh (2019) Selling and sales management. 11th edn. VLeBooks.		Robbins, S. P., Judge, T. A., and Campbell, T. T. (2017) Organizational behaviour. 2nd edn. ProQuest eBook Central. *also available on VLeBooks
	Johnson, G., Whittington, R., and Scholes, K. (2016) Exploring strategy. 11th edn. VLeBooks.		Salkind, N. J. and Frey, B. B. (2020) Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics. 7th edn. SAGE Research Methods.
	Johnson, G., Whittington, R., and Scholes, K. (2012) Fundamentals of strategy. 2nd edn. VLeBooks.		Saunders, M., Lewis, P., and Thornhill, A. (2015) Research methods for business. 7th edn. VLeBooks.
	Kotler, P., Keller, K. L., Brady, M., Goodman, M., and Hansen, T. (2009) Marketing management. 1st European edn. VLeBooks.		Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, A., and Johnston, R. (2016) Operations management. 8th edn. VLeBooks.
	Kuratko, D. F. (2016) Entrepreneurship. 10th edn. VLeBooks.		Slack, N. and Brandon-Jones, A. (2019) Operations management. 9th edn. VLeBooks.
	Larson, E. W. and Gray, C. F. (2021) Project management: The managerial process. 8th edn. ProQuest eBook Central.		Sloman, J., Garratt, D., Guest, J., and Jones, E. (2019) Economics for business. 8th edn. VLeBooks.
	Laudon, K. C. and Laudon, J. P. (2021) Management information systems: Managing the digital firm. 17th edn. ProQuest eBook Central.		Wall, S., Minocha, S., and Rees, B. (2010) International business. 3rd edn. VLeBooks.
	Lind, D. A., Marchal, W. G., and Wathen, S. A. (2021) Statistical techniques in business and economics. 18th edn. ProQuest eBook Central.		Wall, S., Minocha, S. and Rees, B. (2015) International business. 4th edn. ProQuest eBook Central.
	Mankiw, N. G. and Taylor, M. P. (2017) Economics. 4th edn. VLeBooks.		Watson, D. and Head, A. (2019) Corporate finance: Principles and practice. 8th edn. VLeBooks.
	Mankiw, N. G., Taylor, M. P., and Ashwin, A. (2019) Business economics. 3rd edn. VLeBooks.

You can find more eBooks by searching the library catalogue or check out our eBooks page and our eBooks guide for further details.

In order to access journal articles and other online material for your subject area, you can consult the recommended databases that are relevant to your particular subject area individually and are displayed below. For a full list of databases NCI Library subscribes to, go to A-Z Databases on the library webpage.

Recommended Business Databases:

Database & Subject Areas		Access Through
Better Regulation Subject Areas: Accounting, Finance, Company, Pensions, Tax Law		A-Z Databases (on campus only) User Guide
Business Source Ultimate Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Law, Management, Marketing, Psychology		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
Emerald Insight Subject Areas: Multidisciplinary database, Accounting & Finance, Economics, Human Resources, Organisational Behaviour, Management Science & Operations, Marketing, Strategy		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
Financial Times Subject Areas: Finance, Economics, Management, Business & Entrepreneurship		Registration required for off-campus use User Guide
IMF eLibrary Features information on Macroeconomics, Globalization, Development, Trade & Aid, Technical Assistance, Demographics, Emerging Markets, Policy Advice, Poverty Reduction and more.		A-Z Databases
International Newsstream Features newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and digital-only news sites in full-text format including over 800 of the world's top news sources and featuring access to the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner etc.		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
ProQuest Business Premium Collection Includes access to the Economist and the Wall Street Journal Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
Regional Business News Subject Areas: More than 80 regional business publications covering metropolitan and rural areas within the United States		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
SAGE Journals Subject Areas: Economics, Management, Marketing		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
SAGE Research Methods Over 800 books, reference works, journal articles and videos from SAGE’s research methods list. Subject Areas: writing a research question, conducting a literature review, choosing a research method, collecting and analysing data and writing up findings		A-Z Databases User Guide
Scopus Abstract & citation database of peer-reviewed literature review Subject Areas: Science, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities		Discovery A-Z Databases User Guide
Statista Statistics platform, over 1.5 million data sets Subject Areas: Business, Commerce, Company Profiles, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Reports		For off campus access go here User Guide
Warc Subject Areas: Communications, Marketing, Media		A-Z Databases User Guide
Westlaw IE Subject Areas: Irish Case Law, Irish Law Journals, Irish Law eBooks		A-Z Databases User Guide

You can access the journals below through the A-Z eJournals page or through Discovery.

Recommended Business Journals:

Academy of Management Journal (Database: Business Source Ultimate)

Academy of Management Perspectives (Database: Business Source Ultimate)

Administrative Science Quarterly (Database: Business Source Ultimate / SAGE Journals)

British Journal of Management (Database: Business Source Ultimate)

California Management Review (Database: Business Source Ultimate / SAGE Journals)

Harvard Business Review (Database: Business Source Ultimate)

International Entrepreneurship & Management Journal (Database: ProQuest Business Premium Collection)

Irish Journal of Management (Database: Business Source Ultimate / ProQuest Business Premium Collection)

Journal of Business Ethics (Database: Business Source Ultimate / ProQuest Business Premium Collection)

Management Decision (Database: ProQuest / Emerald Insight)

MIT Sloan Management Review (Database: ProQuest Business Premium Collection)

SAM Advanced Management Journal (Database: Business Source Ultimate)

Strategy & Leadership (Database: ProQuest / Emerald Insight)

In addition to using the college resources, your reading lists also recommend consulting a number of external sites. Below is a selection of some recommended websites.

Recommended Business External Websites:

Business & Finance	https://businessandfinance.com/
Central Bank of Ireland	https://www.centralbank.ie/
Central Statistics Office	https://www.cso.ie
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation	https://dbei.gov.ie/en/
Economic and Social Research Institute	https://www.esri.ie/
Enterprise Ireland	https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/
Entrepreneur	https://www.entrepreneur.com/
Europa	https://europa.eu/european-union/documents-publications/statistics_en
European Central Bank	https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html
European Open Data Portal	https://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/home
Eurostat	https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/
Greg Mankiw’s Blog	http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/
Irish Business Employers Confederation	https://www.ibec.ie
Inc.	https://www.inc.com/
Independent.ie	https://www.independent.ie/
International Labour Organization	http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
International Monetary Fund	https://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
IMF eLibrary	https://www.elibrary.imf.org/?redirect=true
Irish Economy	http://www.irisheconomy.ie/
Irish Times	https://www.irishtimes.com/
Karl Whelan	http://karlwhelan.com/blog/
TED.com/topics	https://www.ted.com/topics
Workplace Relations	https://www.workplacerelations.ie

Over the duration of your NCI course, you may be required to find information on a company for your assignments. The following databases provide access to company reports and company profiles for a variety of multinational companies. You can access any database the library subscribes to through the library's A-Z Databases page.

Databases with Company Information

Business Source Ultimate

Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Law, Management, Marketing, Psychology

Access Company Profiles:

	Go to Business Source Ultimate
	Select 'More' from the navigation bar
	Choose 'Company Profiles' from the drop-down menu
	Search for a company name in the search box

ProQuest Business Collection

Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing. Includes access to the Economist and the Wall Street Journal.

Access Company Reports:

	Go to ProQuest Business Collection
	Select 'Reports' from 'More' drop down menu above the search box
	In the search box, search for the company name followed by AND "company profile". For example, Ryanair AND "company profile"

Statista

Subject Areas: Business, Commerce, Company Profiles, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Reports

Access Company Information:

	Go to Statista
	Go to the 'Reports' menu at the top of the page
	Select the 'Brands & Company Reports' option
	Search for a company name in the search box
OR
	Go to Statista
	Go to the 'Company DB' option on the navigation bar
	Search for a company name in the search box

WARC

Subject Areas: Communications, Marketing, Media

Access Company Information:

	Go to WARC
	Scroll to the bottom of the page
	Under the 'More' menu select 'Company Profiles'
	Search for a company name in the search box

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