Library Guides: FIN 408/408H: Financial Markets and Institutions: Critical Review Project

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The Wall Street Journal (via ABI/INFORM)
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The Economist (via ABI/INFORM)
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Barron's (via ABI/INFORM)
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Business Source Premier
A database similar to ABI/INFORM that includes business articles.
Also includes reports such as company SWOT analyses. Search for company and then use the filters in the left-hand column to limit to "SWOT analyses" under "Source Types"

An essential article database for business research providing the full text for more than 2,000 periodicals, including about 1,000 scholarly journals. Covers virtually all disciplines in business and economics, including: accounting, economics, econometrics, finance, marketing, management, MIS, QMM and supply chain management. App information

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A Dictionary of Finance and Banking by Jonathan Law (Editor); John Smullen (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199229741
Publication Date: 2008-08-11

Online dictionary that includes over 5,100 entries on all aspects of finance and banking

SAGE Business Researcher
Reports on economics, finance, and other business topics

Sage Business Researcher is a collection of original in-depth reports on timely topics in business and management. Reports are published every other week.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Includes online handbooks and encyclopedias on business topics

A collection of over 1000 reference resources.
Oxford Handbooks Online: Scholarly Research Reviews
In-depth, high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Includes Business and Finance.

The complete texts of the Oxford Handbooks in multiple disciplines and subject areas. These Handbooks contain in-depth, high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Handbooks are an excellent source for reviews of literature around major themes. PSU subscribed subjects include Business & Management, Classical Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics & Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion.

The Writer's Handbook-Critical Review
University of Wisconsin-Madison's guide to writing a critical review
How to Write Executive Summaries
A guide from the University of Akron on writing executive summaries. Useful for determining how to provide an abstract or concise overview of a long or complicated topic.

Check out some examples of effective summaries of complicated topics. Good representations of literature review and methodology.