BA 366 Organizational Behavior

Example: I need a report on the movie production industry.

• Type movie into the search box and select "Movie & Video Production in the US"
• This industry report will provide information such as:
  • Forecasted sales
  • Industry trends
  • Employment statistics
  • Market Share (to identify the leading companies)

Example: I need statistical report on the airlines industry.

• Type airlines into the search box and click search
• Select the report "Passenger airlines in the U.S." (Dossier)

Example: I need a report with statistics on the nonprofit sector.

• Type nonprofit into the box and select the report "Nonprofit organizations in the U.S." (Dossier).

Search for a company that is relevant to your industry and follow the "Industry Surveys" link to the industry report relevant to that. company,

Example: I need information about the sports apparel industry.

• Type under armour into the search box and select Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UAA)
• On the left-hand side, click the link "Industry Surveys"
• Click the PDF icon for "Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods"

Example: I want reports on social media.

• Register an account by clicking the person icon at the top of the screen and selecting "My Portal"
• Type social media into the box and select the report Social Media Trends – US – 2024

Example: I want scholarly articles about accounting professionals working remotely.

• Click the box for Select all and click continue to search all of the article databases simultaneously
• Type accounting into the first box
• Type telecommuting or virtual office or virtual teams into the second box (the word "Or" is a search command)
• Click search
• Click the box for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed Journals) on the left-hand side (some of the articles won't actually be scholarly scholarly articles.. You will need to select articles that are lengthier and many cited references)
• Set the date range on the left-hand side for 2021-2025

Example: I want articles about careers in accounting.

• Click the box for Select all and click continue to search all of the article databases simultaneously
• Type accounting into the first box and use the pull-down menu to select SU Subject Terms
• Type  vocational into the second box and use the pull-down menu to select SU Subject Terms
• Type career or occupation or (the word "or" is a search command)
• Set the date range on the left-hand side for 2021-2025

Example: I want articles about a career in nonprofit organizations.

• Click the box for Select all and click continue to search all of the article databases simultaneously
• Type nonprofit into the first box and use the pull-down menu to select SU Subject Terms
• Type career or vocational into the second box and use the pull-down menu to select SU Subject Terms
• Set the date range on the left-hand side for 2021-2025

Example: I want articles about AI and the impact on jobs

• Register an account using the above link with your Pepperdine email address
• Type artificial intelligence jobs into the search box and click search

Example: I want articles about the impact of AI on jobs.

• Type jobs artificial intelligence into the search box

The Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bea.gov/has extensive data on employment statistics,

Here are some relevant links:

• Employment projections: Provides employment forecasts by factors such as industry and occupation to 2029.
• Unemployment rates by industry 
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: the definitive resource on employment forecasts, education requirements and salary data for many occupations.

Bureau of Economic Analysis:

• Excellent resource for statistics like the Gross Domestic Product