Learn Technical Terms
Use these sources to define unfamiliar terms you encounter in business news and scholarly articles.
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Investopedia
Free resource that provides financial data, analysis, and definitions for terms commonly used in financial reporting and analysis.
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Encyclopedia of Finance
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ISBN: 9783030912307Publication Date: 2022-08-31The Encyclopedia of Finance comprehensively covers the broad spectrum of terms and topics relating finance from asset pricing models to option pricing models to risk management and beyond. -
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Guide to Economic Indicators
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ISBN: 0765616467Publication Date: 2006-03-15Now revised and expanded, this widely-used desk reference provides quick and easy access to current and reliable data on the major statistical measures of the U.S. economy. Equally useful for students, general readers, economists, analysts, journalists, and investors, the guide provides concise, jargon-free explanations of the meaning, use, and availability of more than 70 macroeconomic indicators, including websites, recent trends, and current data. -
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
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ISBN: 9780028662640Publication Date: 2014-06-06Covers five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.
Databases
Search across large collections of scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries at once. Entries can be helpful for general understanding, keywords, and mining the bibliography or reference sections.
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Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new windowDictionaries, encyclopedias, guides and handbooks from a range of social science fields.
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Oxford Research Encyclopedias This link opens in a new window
Designed to be an authoritative resource of reference content in a wide array of academic fields, including the humanities, social sciences, and science.
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Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowHundreds of dictionaries, general reference, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
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Small Business Reference Center This link opens in a new windowOffers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding. Business videos provide critical information for business owners: interviews, 'lessons learned' features, lectures and 'how to' videos help foster success in all aspects of managing a business. A collection of state-specific resources supports the researcher with demographic data and other local information.
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O'Reilly Safari Learning Platform This link opens in a new windowE-books in computer science, information technology, business, and related fields. Includes many programming language manuals from O'Reilly, Pearson, and others. Also offers many videos, case studies, and tutorials. Note: Requires authentication. Select "institution not listed" below the institutions dropdown list and enter your oberlin.edu email address.
Research Methods Manuals
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Research Handbook on Financial Accounting
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Call Number: Main Library HF5630 .R47 2024ISBN: 9781803920580Publication Date: 2024-01-19 -
How to Conduct Qualitative Research in Finance
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Call Number: Main Library ; HG152 .H69 2024ISBN: 9781803926995Publication Date: 2024-07-26Covers the fundamentals of qualitative research including design, implementation and analysis. -
Research Methods for Accounting and Finance
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ISBN: 9781910158906Publication Date: 2016-10-04Guide for accounting and finance students undertaking research for the first time. It covers all stages of the research process, from identifying a research topic to the finished project.
