Research Guides: Industrial and Labor Relations: An Overview: Articles, Case Studies, Papers

Case Studies

All of the databases listed below allow one to limit the results to case studies.

ABI/Inform Global: type search terms, then scroll down and select "Business Case" and/or "Case Study" from the center Document Type box.
Business Source Complete: type search terms, then scroll down and click on "Case Study" in the Publication Type box on the left.
In Emerald Insight, click on Advanced Search, type search terms, then select "Case Studies" above the search box.
No need to narrow down the search by publication type in SAGE Business Cases.

ABI/INFORM Global
Find articles from trade journals and magazines, scholarly journals, and general interest magazines covering accounting, advertising, business, company information, industry Information, management, marketing, real estate, economics, finance, human resources, and international business.
Business Source Complete
Search over 3,000 business magazines and trade journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
Emerald Insight
Collection of over 130 journals concentrated in the fields of management, HR, marketing, operations, and training.
Sage Business Cases
Over 4,000 case studies on companies, industries, and business issues.

ABI/INFORM Global
Find articles from trade journals and magazines, scholarly journals, and general interest magazines covering accounting, advertising, business, company information, industry Information, management, marketing, real estate, economics, finance, human resources, and international business.
Annual Reviews
Essays by scholars discuss current trends and recent important research in the fileds of science, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science and Anthropology.
APA PsycInfo
- This link opens in a new window
In the search box, type: human resource*
Use the asterisk
Change the drop-down menu selection to the right of the search box, from "Select a field (optional) to SU Subjects
Type a search term in the second search box. (examples are: leadership, job training, job satisfaction, employee engagement)
Business Source Complete
Search over 3,000 business magazines and trade journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
Emerald Insight
Collection of over 130 journals concentrated in the fields of management, HR, marketing, operations, and training.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
Wide variety of policy and issue papers, reports, case studies and articles. One of the database's strengths is its international scope.
Topics include human capital, leadership, engagement.
Type in search terms and then refine your search by topic categories found on the left side of the search results.
Categories include:
- Human Capital
- Labor Issues
- Productivity
- Employment
Conference Board
A corporate membership association with expertise in human resource and leadership issues. Provides analysis, case studies , reports and research on HR topics of current relevance.
- Select "Human Capital" on the top left and select a category of interest. OR
- Select "Human Capital" from the circled categories on the home page and click on a sub-category.
NBER Working Papers
Scholarly research in the database represents contributions from the major economic thought leaders in academia. While the framework is always economic in scope, many working papers have direct relevance to human resource professionals and labor market scholars.

CQ Researcher
Mouse over "Browse Topics" toward the top left of the page and select "Employment and Labor".