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Business & Organizational Leadership: Explore Topics

This page provides library information for the Business and Organizational Leadership major at Brevard College.

Find Background Information

Good places to find background information:
  • Your textbook or class readings
  • Encyclopedias and reference books
  • Credible websites
  • And of course ...

Business & Organizational Leadership Reference Sources

Clarify Your Question

Broad resources like the ones in the Exploration tab help to place your topic in the context of the broader discipline that you study, reveal useful search terms, and - best of all - stimulate questions that inspire your writing.

Important Considerations
  • The shorter the paper, the more specific the topic.
  • Is there a specific area within the broader topic that you're curious about or even irked by?
  • Is there a cause-effect relationship that you're curious about?
  • Look for unanswered questions.
  • Are there time periods or groups of people within the discipline that strike a chord for you?
  • If you think you've got a topic worth writing about, try to explain it informally to a friend. Are there gaps in what you know? Did any questions come up?
Are there books on your topic?

When a reference tool is too broad, it can be useful to seek out a book, and sometimes scholars get together to tackle a subject, breaking it apart into chapters written by experts on that specific subtopic. We call those books anthologies, and they can be very helpful in choosing a rabbit hole, so to speak.

Business & Organizational Leadership Book Databases

Business & Organizational Leadership Statistics Databases

More Reference Databases

Handbooks, Encyclopedias, & Dictionaries

U.S. Cities & Communities 2024

Presents dozens of surveys analyzing consumer-related characteristics of U.S. cities

Business-to-Business Marketing 2024

Statistics on B2B spending, comparisons of the effectiveness of marketing tactics, surveys of marketers and end-users, and analyses of trends in the B2B marketplace

Writing for Business: Professionalism, Integrity and Power

Covers writing principles that are relevant for email, letters, memos, reports, proposals, and more, with tips to ensure you come across as professional and polished

Consumer Marketing & Advertising 2024

Assesses marketing approaches from media advertising to social media marketing, from direct mail to email, and from customer service to experiential marketing

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society

Covers corporate social responsibility, obligation to stakeholder groups, the contributions to society, and the relationship to the environment.

Consumer Behavior 2024

Easy-to-read summaries of current research and other information useful for retailers, marketers, advertisers, and business consultants

Oxford Dictionary of Business Research Methods

An invaluable resource for students, academics, and professionals learning about research methods as part of a business degree

Consumer Use of the Internet & Mobile 2024

Compiles top-line consumer internet use and expenditure data into a single easy-to-use reference

Entertainment & Leisure Market Research 2024

Covers virtually every major activity where consumers spend their non-working time and discretionary income

The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management

Covers a vast range of terminology from all areas of business

Retail & E-Commerce Market Research 2024

Provides the most comprehensive retail business and e-commerce market data and analyses available in any reference

Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History

Designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field.

Sports Marketing 2024

Comprehensive analysis of spectator sports, sports media, professional sports franchises, and sports marketing

Travel & Tourism Market Research 2024

Presents tourist visitor and expenditure statistics for each state, major cities, and tourist destinations, based on surveys by RKMA