Weekly Activity - MBA 531 - Business in Today's Global Environment

Finding subject terms in a Database Thesaurus

In: ABI/Inform Collection
In: Business Source Premier

Use the Thesaurus within ABI/Inform Collection to find broader and narrower terms for Globalization. You can mix and match the words to find focused results. Follow the following steps to get to the Thesaurus:

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Searches three ABI-INFORM databases: Dateline, Global, and Trade and Industry. Covers business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. Search nearly 8,000 publications worldwide, almost 80% available in full text. The database contains complete runs of key business and management journals, providing a unique historical perspective from 1923-present. Full text coverage of the Wall Street Journal is also included from 1984-present.

From the top of the white part of the screen, select the link, Thesaurus.

2. Next to the Search Terms box, type: Globalization
3. When it appears, select it.
ABI/Inform thesaurus for globalization

4. You will see the designation, Broader Terms: International Trade
5. Select: International Trade
6. You will see the designation for Narrower Terms:
7. Now, you'll find a long list of terms you can use to add to your search to focus on the exact topic you need.

Use this process to find correct subject headings for all your Weekly Activity assignments:
Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Currency exchange, and Organizational Culture.

Remember:
You may have to use alternate or related words that the thesaurus uses rather than the terms you had in mind. Using the correct thesaurus term will get you to your best resources quickly.

If you run into any difficulties, give me a call so I can help you walk through your search.
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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Provides nearly 3,300 full text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. Subject areas include: accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Indexing and abstracting from 1965-present. Some cases indexing go back further than 1965. Updated daily.

1. From the top blue bar, select: Thesaurus
BSP thesaurus location

2. Skip to the second box and type in your search term: Trade
3. You'll see a long list of entries reflecting different aspects of trade. Select the one that best suits your needs.
4. Keep driving deeper until you find the most relevant terms.
BSP thesaurus search box

Use this process to find the correct terms for any topic you want to research.