- University Libraries Databases
- WMU Research Guides
- BCM 1420: Introduction to Business Communication
- Employment Research Report
BCM 1420: Introduction to Business Communication
Databases
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowProQuest Central combines the complete content of over thirty of the most heavily used ProQuest databases across all major subject areas, with deep coverage in business, health and medical, news, social sciences, arts and humanities, and science and technology. It provides access to scholarly journals, high value market research, country, economic, and industry reports, pre-print working papers, full text dissertations, and a vast number of newspapers, professional journals, and general interest periodicals.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Search hundreds of U.S. and state industry reports, including Core NAICS, Industry Market Research, Reports on the Business Environment, Industry Risk Ratings, and Global Industry Research.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowSearch for user-friendly statistical tables and infographics on more than 80,000 topics drawn from over 22,500 sources, covering market and consumer data and many more areas of interest. Sources of information include market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
Citing Sources and APA 7 for Business Students (Tutorial)
- APA 7th ed. Citation for Business SourcesSchemm, N., Dellenbach, M., Grisham, Z., Hageman, M., Tingle, N., Trowbridge, M., & Wheatley, A. (2020). APA 7th ed. citation for business sources. https://bit.ly/APA7business
Supporting Resources
- Occupational Outlook HandbookProduced by the US Bureau of labor Statistics. This is an extremely valuable tool when starting to explore careers. It includes information on work environment, educational requirements, pay, etc. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 2010–20 decade.
Occupational Outlook Handbook Example Citation:
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). High school teachers. In Occupational outlook handbook. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm
Research Strategies BCM 1420
