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MNGT 2100: Management Theory and Practice

This guide outlines how to do library research for some of the assignments used in Webster University Introduction to MNGT 2100 course.

Business & Management Librarian

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Use our Ask A Librarian service to reach a Research Librarian by phone (314-246-6950 or 1-800-985-4270) or drop-in (see our library and research desk hours) or email or chat, 24/7. 

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Who this guide is for

Students

This guide supports students in MNGT 2100. it provides some basic library research information, as well as info to help students complete assignments (e.g. the Drucker assignment) that are used by multiple faculty across sections of this course. 

Faculty

Have an assignment for which your students could benefit from library instruction? Please check out the Faculty tab/page of this guide. Please contact the Business & Management Librarian to discuss your assignments and library research help. . (Contact info. is on the navigation menu.)

Use the Library Home Page to find library resources

Webster University Libraries home page showing search publications tabs and big blue services buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search Publications & Research

From the library homepage at library.webster.edu you may select the tabs to search:

  • Articles: multiple EBSCO databases simultaneously to produce a multidisciplinary list of articles that contain your search words or phrases.  
  • Catalog: the library catalog for books, ebooks, DVDs, streaming videos, music recordings (including streaming audio), scores, and more. Here are some tips for searching the library catalog.
  • eBooks: find the electronic books that you have access to as part of our collection. 
  • Journals & magazines: journal, magazine or newspapers records to find whether a title is available full text, what year it is available, what database it is available though and link directly to the journal.  
  • Research guides: for librarian-curated course and subject guides - great starting points for your research.
  • Videos: for DVDs and streaming videos in our collections. 

 

Big Blue Buttons

  • Articles & Databases links to lists of recommended databases by subject available through the library.
  • Contact A Librarian connects to a page with information on getting research help in person, via phone or email, 24/7 chat, and FAQs.
  • Research Guides librarian-curated subject and course guides.

Business & management research video

Watch specific topics on this video 

Section Timestamp, start (segment duration)
Library website and getting help 0:02 (2 min.)
Accessing databases, logging in, and research guides for business programs 2:03 (3.5 min.)
Find articles (including peer-reviewed journals) from Business Source Complete 5:36 (3.25 min.)
     Using Article Linker to get article full-text and database tools for folders and citations 8:45 (2.0 min.)
Company information:  Business Insights: Global database 10:46 (2.0 min.)
Company financials: Morningstar and RMA (brief) databases 12:49 (2.0 min.)
Industry reports:  IBISWorld Industry Market Research database 15:32 (3.5 min. to end)