Research Guides: Business Administration: Home

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Getting started in concentrations and programs

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The business and economic world changes quickly. Stay up to date on current events with these recommended resources at the library and beyond.

Newspapers

Sign up for your free accounts through SMC to three major newspapers of record. Once you create your account via the links below, you can access the news and get alerts via the mobile app.

The New York Times

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The Wall Street Journal

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Financial Times

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See the FAQs pages for more information on signing up for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times.

Magazines

Many news magazines have amazing content on their websites, but you may hit paywalls. While they don't offer site licenses like the newspapers above, you can typically find the full-text of articles via our online content subscriptions. Here are just a few of the more popular magazines. See the "Business Articles" section of this page for more.

Bloomberg Businessweek

The Economist

Harvard Business Review

Browse by date or use the "search this publication" option to search by title, author, or keywords.

Podcasts

Also follow along with popular business-themed podcasts from NPR

Planet Money from NPR
The Indicator from NPR

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The SMC undergraduate curriculum in Business Administration focuses on six primary concentrations. The summary below offers suggestions for starting points for research in those specialized areas.

	Research in Finance is best covered by the resources on this general Business Administration research guide. In particular, the resources in Company Information, Industry Information, and Investment Information sections provide quick and reliable data and analysis needed for valuation, price modeling, and more.
	Additional resources and research suggestions for marketing courses can be found at the guide for Marketing
	Additional resources and research suggestions for global business courses can be found at the guide for Global Business
	Research in Entrepreneurship is best covered by the resources on this general Business Administration research guide. In particular, the Business Articles and Case Studies sections will connect you to the literature you need explore entrepreneurship theories and examples, and the Industry Information section is invaluable for examining business environments and identifying opportunities.
	Business Analytics uses a lot of raw data. The resources suggested for data are in the Consumer and Statistical Information section of this general Business Administration research guide. You can also find statistical and graphical tools in the Citing and Writing section.

Graduate Business education at SMC includes seven programs. The summary below offers suggestions for starting points for research in those specialized areas.

	Research for the courses and topics of the PMBA and EMBA programs are best covered by the resources on this general Business Administration research guide. In particular, the Business Articles and Case Studies sections will connect you to the scholarly and professional / trade literature you need explore theories and examples.
	Additional resources and research suggestions for global business courses can be found at the guide for Global Business
	The resources best for Accounting can be found on the research guide for Accounting
	Business Analytics uses a lot of raw data. The resources suggested for data are in the Consumer and Statistical Information section of this general Business Administration research guide. You can also find statistical and graphical tools in the Citing and Writing section.
	Research in Finance is best covered by the resources on this general Business Administration research guide. In particular, the resources in Company Information, Industry Information, and Investment Information sections provide quick and reliable data and analysis needed for valuation, price modeling, and more.
	Research for the courses and topics of the Management program is best covered by the resources on this general Business Administration research guide. In particular, the Business Articles and Case Studies sections will connect you to the scholarly and professional / trade literature you need explore theories and examples. For your global course and travel, see the Global Business page for additional resources.