Guiding questions:
Information-related learning outcomes for MGMT 192 and beyond:
Task:
Example: motivating millenial workers
Key words & concepts? Consider:
Field guide to articles
(...what's an article? A journal? Example.)
| Academic article | Popular article | Trade / Industry article | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | expert in subject / discipline often affiliated with a university or research centre |
often a journalist or staff writer | often a staff writer or practitioner |
| Length | lengthy (10-30 pages) | usually short, up to 10 pages | usually short, up to 10 pages |
| Audience | for readers who work / study in the same discipline or field | for general readership | for practitioner / industry audience |
| Content | specialized language / vocabulary reports outcomes of original scholarship / research |
topical or general content may refer to other people's research |
topical content may refer to other people's research may use technical language |
| Illustrations | often includes data tables, graphs, charts visual material elaborates what is discussed in the text |
production quality may be high (glossy, white space) often contains photos, ads |
production quality may be high (glossy, white space) often contains photos, ads |
| References | yes, including in-text citations, or foot / endnotes, as well as reference list or bibliography | no may suggest further reading |
no may suggest further reading |
| Publisher | often a university, or professional or scholarly association | trade publishers, news & media companies | industry associations |
| Distribution | available by subscription or open access online, membership in scholarly societies | often available at newsstands popular subscriptions available in all types of libraries |
personal or organizational subscription, or by membership |
| Examples | Canadian Literature Sloan Management Review |
Macleans | Restaurant Business |
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Vanthournout, G., Noyens, D., Gijbels, D., & Van den Bossche, P. (2014). The relationship between workplace climate, motivation and learning approaches for knowledge workers. Vocations and learning, 7(2), 191-214.
The In Crowd. (2009). PM Network, 23(6), 18-19.
Specialized databases offer discipline-focused content and may offer specialized limiters, for example:
More information? Try LibrarySearch
Some database search tips & examples:
Phrase Searching
Most databases allow for phrase searching with the use of " ". The query "employee satisfaction" will find results with that phrase.
Search (Boolean) Operators
Most databases support use of: AND, OR and NOT. Usually, operators must be written in ALL CAPS.
By default, all terms in a search are usually combined with the AND operator. To expand results (often to include synonyms), use OR. For example, (motivation OR incentive) will return items that contain either one term OR the other.
To exclude items, use NOT or the - character before a term. For example, in the query amazon NOT river, the results will not include the term "river."
Wildcards
Searches can be performed using the wildcards ? and/or *, where the question mark (?) may match any one character and can be used to find woman or women by searching for wom?n.
The asterisk (*) often matches zero or more characters. When used at the end of a word, such as motivat*, it will match all variant endings: motivate, motivating, motivator, motivation, etc.
For additional information, consult help resources in each database that you search, and don't hesitate to contact the Library!
Check bibliographies / reference lists of useful articles or books to trace their sources.
Check Google Scholar to see if a useful book or article has been cited by others, writing more recently.
Library > find > Google Scholar (VIU access)
Finding a "known item" - you may start with a complete citation, but often you may have a partial one or a fragment.
What are these and where would you look for them?
Citation Help
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