Recommended Databases for Research Write-up
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Business, Communications, Economics, Ed Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Admin, Hotel Restaurant Mgmt, Management, Public Admin, Technology
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations
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Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
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Classification Codes in ABI/INFORM
Classification codes are a very broad way that articles are tagged in ABI/INFORM. It can be useful to do a search that combines a classification code (or codes) with keywords or subject terms.
Codes for HR Issues:
6000 HR Management
6100 HR Planning
6200 Training & Development
6300 Labor Relations
6400 Employee Benefits & Compensation
6500 Employee Problems
Example:
nurses AND CC(6400)
This would find articles with the keyword nurses that were also tagged as related to Employee Benefits & Compensation issues.
Scholarly Journals and Professional Periodicals on Benefits Topics
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Benefits & Compensation DigestGlobal HR magazine specializing in employee benefits and compensation.
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Benefits Law Journal"Each quarterly issue offers in-depth analysis of new legislation, regulations, case law, and current trends governing employee benefits: pension plans, welfare benefits, executive compensation, and tax and ERISA issues."
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Benefits Magazine"This monthly U.S. magazine features articles by experienced benefits professionals on topics concerning multiemployer, public employer, single employer and corporate benefit plans." From the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists.
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Benefits QuarterlyProfessional magazine of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists.
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Compensation and Benefits ReviewThis professional periodical keeps HR specialists up-to-date on trends in employee compensation and benefits programs.
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Employee Benefit Plan ReviewAn edited practitioner periodical on employee benefits developments, including regulatory changes, trends, and new practices.
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Employee BenefitsTrade periodical on employee benefits from the UK.
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Health AffairsPeer reviewed journal on health care policy.
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Health Care Management ReviewPeer reviewed. "Articles are theory-driven and translate findings into implications and recommendations for health care administrators, researchers, and faculty."
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Health Marketing QuarterlyScholarly journal. "Health Marketing Quarterly is directed at academicians and practitioners who are concerned with the concepts, practice, and research of health care marketing in today’s complex environment."
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Health Services Research"Health Services Research (HSR) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that provides researchers and public and private policymakers with the latest research findings, methods, and concepts related to the financing, organization, delivery, evaluation, and outcomes of health services." Journal is affiliated with the American Hospital Association.
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Journal of Pension BenefitsArticles cover recent trends and regulation on "pension administration, design, funding, and compliance issues." Some--but not all--articles are refereed.
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Pension BenefitsMonthly newsletter on pension and retirement issues.
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Pensions : An International JournalThis scholarly journal has ceased publication. Last year is 2012.