Management

General Sources
Human Resources and Labor Relations
Journals
Laws and Court Cases
Logistics and Inventory Control
MIS and Knowledge Management
Professional Organizations
Quality Management

General Sources

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior  (Reference HD 58.7 B57 1995)
Contains 500 essays covering concepts in organizational behavior.

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Strategic Management  (Reference HD 30.28 B59 1997)

Encyclopedia of Management
Articles from the Gale Encyclopedia of Management with some Google ads at the beginning of each article.

Free Management Library
A guide to basic online resources on all areas of management sponsored by the Management Assistance Program for Non-profits.

HBS Working Knowledge
A collection of general management information, much of it written by Harvard Business School faculty and students.

informs Resources
Provides links to Internet sites focusing on operations research; from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

Knowledge Management Network
Sponsored by @Brint.com, the Library features of research papers, articles, and interviews on topics such as data mining and complexity theory.

Management and Entrepreneurship
Part of LSU Libraries' Webliography.

Management Research: An Introduction  (Reference HD 30.4 .E265 2002)
A guide to research methods.

The Manager's Desk Reference  2nd ed.  (Reference HD 38.15 .B47 1996)

Organizational Management and Human Resources Management
A Rutgers University Libraries guide to resources.

OSHA Technical Links and Regulations & Compliance Links
Collections of links to resources on workplace health and safety.

PMForum
Information and news on project management.

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Human Resources and Labor Relations

Compute the Cost of a Bad Hire
Calculate the Cost of Early Employee Turnover
Two of a group of calculators provided by Advantage Hiring, an employment agency in Pittsburgh, PA. Each calculator is designed to help human resource mangers assess the costs of their decisions.

Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
A report and related information by the International Labor Organization examining trends and issues related to freedom of association and collective bargaining rights worldwide.

European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line
Offers current information and statistics for the 15 European Union members.

A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice  9th ed.  (Reference HD 5549.17 .A76 2003)

HR-Guide.com
A collection of links to Web sites on all aspects of human resources.

Human Resources and Labor Relations Links
Links provided by the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's Master in Human Resources and Labor Relations program.

Human Resources and the Internet
Catherwood Library at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations presents this extensive guide to online resources, covering all aspects of the human resources field.

Human Resources Glossary  (Reference HF 5549 .A23 T73)

Human Resources Yearbook  (Reference HB 501.5 .H842)
Annual update of issues, trends, and legislation.  Inclludes glossaries of EEO/AA and benefits terms.

Industrial Relations Overview
A guide to resources prepared by librarians at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.  Also see the related guide:  Workplace Diversity

International Labour Organization

Key Workplace Documents
Cornell University's School of Industrial & Labor Relations site provides links to a collection of federal documents addressing a variety of workplace issues.

U.S. Department of Labor - Statistics
Provides access to data sets maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, MSHA, OSHA, and the Economics and Statistics Administration. Also visit the sites of various agencies within the department, including the Employee Benefits Security Administration. and topical statistical reports, such as the monthly Mass Layoffs.

Workforce Online
A newsletter focusing on human resources issues. Free registration is required to use the research section.

Workforce Professionals
US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration website.

Workindex.com
News and links from Human Resource Executive magazine, with indexing by Cornell University.

Workplace Issues Today
Online newsletter from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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Benefits

Benefits Link
Provides news and a directory.

Employee Benefit Research Institute
Statistics and research relating to employee benefit plans.

International Foundation - Education - Benefits - Compensation
Provides news, regulatory updates, and a glossary.

Labor Relations

AFL-CIO
Home page with links to labor organization sites.

American Arbitration Association

Collective Bargaining Subject Guide
A guide to print and full-text resources developed by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Community/Trade Unions, Labour movement
Links to British labor resources, supported by Support 4 Learning.

Cyber Picket Line
Provides news, the World Trade Union Directory, and trade union resources.

Fedstats: Labor
Guide to U.S. government statistics on employment, wages, productivity, occupations, and more.

Institute for Industrial Relations: Working Papers
Full text of working papers from U.C. Berkeley's researchers.

Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Private research institute located in Germany provides Facts & Figures on international labor topics.

Labor
U.S. government documents on labor, scanned for web access by University at Buffalo Libraries.

Labor Research Portal
A guide to electronic resources from UC Berkeley.

Labor Unions and the Internet
An extensive guide prepared by librarians at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

LaborNet
An online communication network for the labor movement.

Labour Left Briefing Links
A British guide to online resources related to labor movements.

Mooney, Green, Baker & Saindon's Labor Union Page
News, articles, and a union directory compiled by a law firm active in the area of labor law.

National Labor Relations Board
The NLRB is an independent Federal agency created in 1935 to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, conducting union representation elections and investigating and remedying unfair labor practices.

Union Membership
An annual compilation of data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Pensions and Retirement

AIG VALIC's Retirement Planning
Provides general retirement planning information and links to calculators.

Choose to Save - American Savings Education Council
Provides information and calculators to aid planning for retirement.

Glossary of Pension Terms
Glossary provided by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

The Pension Research Council
Located at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Council offers the fulltext of its working papers and links to related sites.

Retirement Planning
Ohio State University FactSheet providing an overview of the planning process with links to related sites. Other related FactSheets -- without links -- include Financial News You Can Use, IRA - Individual Retirement Account, Start with Mutual Funds, Investing in Bonds, and Investing in Stocks.

Social Security Online
The Social Security Administration's official website provides information about social security, disability, and Medicare benefits and permits online ordering of a Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement.

SURS
The web site for the State Universities Retirement System of Illinois provides information about pending legislation, the annual report and investments performance summary for the system, member information, and a benefit estimator for members.

TIAA-CREF
Provides general retirement planning information and details of the funds available from TIAA-CREF, plus additional features for members.

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Journals

Many journals and trade publications in the various fields within management are available online from the library website for Illinois State University students, faculty, and staff.  Use a Business Index to identify articles and Find It to access full text.  You can also use the Citation Linker: Journals to link to full text journals as well as specific articles.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management (Reference HD 28 .C23 9th ed. 2004/2005)
Lists and describes hundreds of management journals.

Laws and Court Cases

Academic Universe
The Legal Research component of this Lexis-Nexis database permits searching for cases and laws by topic. Restricted to onsite users and Illinois State University students, faculty, and staff.

Americans with Disabilities Cases  (Reference KF 3469 .A513)

BNA Labor Relations Reference Manual  (Reference HD 5503 .A72)

BNA Labor Relations Reporter  (Reference HD 7833 .L3)

Employment and Benefits Law
A collection of links provided by Will Yancey, PhD, CPA.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972: Editorial Analysis, Discussion of Court Decisions under 1964 Act, Text of Amended Act, Congressional Reports, Legislative History, prepared by the editorial staff of the Bureau of National Affairs  (Reference KF 3464 .B79)

Individual Employment Rights Cases - BNA  (Reference HD 6971.8 .I52)

Major Statutes of the Department of Labor
Describes each statute and provides the URL for the text.

Occupational Safety & Health Cases - BNA  (Reference HD 7279 .U5 O22)

Supreme Court Collection
Cornell University's Legal Information Institute provides a collection of Supreme Court decisions that can be searched by topic and limited to historical decisions only or decisions since 1991 only.

U.S. Equal Empoyment Opportunity Commission
Provides laws, regulations, and guidance concerning issues related to employment and age, disability, equal pay, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, retaliation, sex, and sexual harassment.

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Logistics and Inventory Control

Can You Profit from Improved Inventory Control?
An article providing advice and guidelines for inventory control.

Interesting Logistics Links
Provided by the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Smeal College of Business Administration at Pennsylvania State University.

Inventory Control Related Sites
A guide to a wide range of sites.

LogLink - Transportation and Logistics Links
Provides links to thousands of sites on logistics, distribution, and all forms of transportation.

Models for Inventory Management
Provides calculators for several models of making inventory decisions.

Operations Management - Just In Time (JIT) / Inventory Management
Provides articles sponsored by Recklies Management Project GmbH, a management consulting firm.

References on Just in Time Manufacturing
Bibliography of print and online articles on the topic.

WWW Virtual Library: Logistics
Provides access to thousands of sites, listed by sub-topic and type of resource.

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MIS and Knowledge Management

American Productivity and Quality Center
Look in the "Free Resources" section for case studies and articles on benchmarking and knowledge management.

CIO: KM/Storage
CIO Magazine provides articles with comments by readers.

Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evauation
Download option opens a pdf version of the article, Read option offers plain text (with all illustrations).

ISWorld Net
Association for Information Systems provides information management scholars and practitioners with a single entry point to resources related to information systems technology.

Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research

Knowledge Management Consortium International
Look under "Resources and Links" for articles, white papers, and more.

Knowledge Management Resource Center
IKM Corporation provides resources searchable by keyword or by browsing topics.

Knowledge Nurture
A library of resources from Buckman Laboratories.

Microsoft Research
Provides information on all aspects of computer science.

MISRC Working Papers Series
The Management Information Systems Research Center at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota offers working papers from their researchers from 1971 to the present.

Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Environments, Systems and Organizations
Published by Case Western Reserve University.

World Lecture Hall - Management Information Systems
Provides links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials. Included in this section are course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, and other teaching materials for courses on management information systems.

WWW Virtual Library on Knowledge Management
Links to resources from @Brint.com.

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Professional Organizations

Academy of Management

American Management Association
Many features are for members only, but non-members can register to use the Online Library or receive free newsletters.

American Productivity and Quality Center

Association for Information Systems

Canadian Management Centre

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Management Centre Europe (MCE)

Project Management Institute

Scholarly Societies Project - Management Science and Operations Research
University of Waterloo Electronic Library site listing and linking to over 50 societies.

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Quality Management

The American Quality Mall
News, articles, and links for the quality management professional.

Best Quality & Best Practice Resources
Links to sites selected by Creative Management Consultants for its World Best Websites list.

The Body of Knowledge in Quality
Bibliography of over 3500 books and articles on quality management published over the past ten years with some classics added, from the Juran Center for Leadership in Quality at the University of Minnesota.

Deming Electronic Network

Department of Defense Quality Management Program
Provides resources, cases (Success Stories), best practices, and links.

International Organization for Standardization
Home page of the ISO, a federation of national standards bodies from over 100 countries. Provides information about the organization, access to standards, and a substantial list of links to related sites.

Online Quality Resource Guide - Clemson University
Provides links to quality management resources.

Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing
Provides information about the prize and a list of recent winners and their achievements.

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