COM321 - Leading People and Organizations

• Review sources you already have on your topic (class presentation slides, required readings, recommendations from Prof. Fitzsimmons, etc.) check the citations of your required readings for more sources on the topic.
• Use Business Source Complete (BSC), Library Search, and Google Scholar to find articles and books on your topic. In particular look for managerial-type publications. 
• Seek out websites, books, and other publications from leading management academics or organization psychologists, see recommendations below. 
• Search the internet for reports and white papers on your topic created by non-profit organizations, public policy organizations, professional consulting firms, and associations.

Organizational psychologists

→ recommended by Prof Fitzsimmons. 

Podcasts & links

→ recommended by Prof Fitzsimmons. 

Association websites

Try to seek out sources targeting managers and practitioners, authors of these sources include management academics, organizational psychologists, consultants and practitioners.

Recommended sources including Harvard Business Review, Organizational Dynamics, Business Horizons can be found in Business Source Complete. 

Other key publications include MIT Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, and the Economist, these are available in Library Search.

For broader results try interdisciplinary databases like Google Scholar or psychology databases like PsychINFO. 

Case studies provide examples of fictitious or real life situations faced by management, companies, and industries and are designed to be analyzed by a learner and provide a framework for problem solving. 

Find actual company or organization examples (case studies) on the web or in journal and magazine articles by including "case study" or "case studies" as part of your search terms. 

Follow up with some targeted news searches for articles or interviews using library subscription news databases. Look out for news from the business press or for interviews with CEOs, founders, etc. 

Searching the internet and Google News can also help you turn up interviews via Podcasts, Youtube, or other media. 

Use Library Search to find books for more of a broad overview. Try the following subjects or use your own keywords. 

Communication in organizations | Corporate culture  | Organizational behaviour  |  Organizational change  |  Organizational effectiveness  |  Organizational justice | Organizational learning | Organizational sociology | Employee motivation | Leadership | Quality of work life | Teams in the workplace

Consult subject specific reference tools such as encyclopedias, handbooks, and textbooks. Search for entries on your topic for a quick but broad overview.

Selected eBooks on organizational behaviour and leadership:

With any resource, be sure to approach it with a critical eye and consider its authority, purpose, content, and currency.

Authority:

• Who is the author? Are they qualified to write on this topic? Do they have valid credentials?
• Are the affiliated with an institution? Does it display any bias?
• Who is the publisher? Does it display any bias?
• What types of resources do they typically publish?

Purpose:

• What is the purpose of this information? To inform, teach, sell, entertain, persuade?
• Do the authors make their intentions or biases clear?
• Does the purpose suit your research?

Content:

• How well does the resource relate to your topic?
• Is it at an appropriate level?
• Is it supported by evidence?
• Does it have footnotes or references?
• Has the information been reviewed by other experts (peer-review?)

Currency:

• When was the work published?
• Has it been revised or updated?
• Is currency necessary for your research?