Subject & Study Guides: Business: Databases

Key databases

Use these key databases to find journal articles for your research:

ABI/INFORM collection [Proquest] This link opens in a new window
The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Business Source Complete [Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete is an international database. Search this for a range of business information, including journal and magazine articles, conference papers and case studies
As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the most-cited authors in the database. Journal ranking studies reveal that Business Source Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
ScienceDirect [Elsevier] This link opens in a new window
A quality collection of academic journals. You can search across the full collection or restrict to just the' Business. Management and Accounting' subject, and/or 'Economics, Econometrics and Finance' areas.
Proquest business databases [Proquest] This link opens in a new window
Enables you to search ABI/Inform collection, Accounting, tax and banking collection, and other Proquest business databases at the same time.

Business information resources

Are you after articles, news, research reports or case studies? Search these quality business sources for direct access to full text content online.

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus [Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Australia/NZ Reference Centre is a collection of regional full text including magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books
Business and Employment Law eBooks from Wolters Kluwer This link opens in a new window
ebook collection of 10 CCH New Zealand titles covering business and employment law topics
Business Insights: Global [Gale] This link opens in a new window
Global Company and Industry Intelligence
Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.
Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection.
Case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for deep research coverage of global economies.
Business [Gale OneFile] This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: Business contains full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, and business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications, which are updated daily. Complementing these titles is a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.
Entrepreneurship [Gale Business] This link opens in a new window
Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
Global Issues [Gale in Context] This link opens in a new window
Overview of issues affecting the world today. Sources include statistics, magazines, newspapers, journals, reference books including a 'Business and Economy' focus.
Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Good source of articles, and particularly good for finding items that have cited an article that you have looked at.
Infoshare This link opens in a new window
Official New Zealand statistics data. Covers business, economic, trade, population and tourism data indicators. For analysis and comment - http://www.stats.govt.nz/
NZX Data [NZSE] This link opens in a new window
All you need to know about the New Zealand companies listed on the local stock exchange, NZX. Annual Reports, trading information, dividend, market announcements, prospectuses for NZ's publicly trading companies.
Plan Builder [Gale Business] This link opens in a new window
Provides a step-by-step process to build a business plan. Also includes some sample business plans for a variety of different business types
SafetyHub [SCA] This link opens in a new window
A collection of workplace safety training videos providing instruction on how to keep safe in a range of situations. Safetyhub covers falls and heights, trenches and excavations, handheld and power tools, vehicles, hazardous substances, forklifts and cranes, welding safety, personal protection and more.

Newspaper Articles

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus [Ebsco] This link opens in a new window
Use this to find articles from New Zealand newspapers. NB: Content from the NZ Herald is not available here, use your NZ Herald Premium subscription (see box below) to access articles from the NZ Herald

Accessing NZ Herald
& BusinessDesk

BusinessDesk This link opens in a new window
Business news, opinion and analysis by a group of independent NZ journalists. Free subscriptions are available for students and staff of Unitec (click 'more' for signup details)

NZ Herald Premium
NZ Herald Premium is now available for all Unitec staff and students to access.See the yellow button above for access details.

A few tips on using Google Scholar

A few tips on using Google Scholar