"The Internet changes everything."
-Bill Gates (1955-)
The purpose of these materials is to provide additional depth in a few key areas within the broad subject of business and economics. These materials should be accessed and printed by the end of the first week of class. Please bring these articles with you to class. You may wish to use a "three-hole punch" for each printed articles and place them in a three-ring binder for convenience. The placement and use of each article with the course is listed in the Course Outline.
The reference in brackets is a link to either the CSUN Library online database or the public web site from which the article may be accessed. Most of the CSUN Library databases oriented toward business students are collected the Business Subject index. Finding the article is probably best done with a search that uses the author's name and a keyword from the article title. With respect to the materials available via the CSUN Library online databases, I recommend selecting the highest-quality print output that is available. Often, this means selecting the "PDF" format (for binary files).
In general, the "peer-reviewed" materials are "theory-based" readings. These are significant in rigor and have provided persistent insight, often over decades.
In general, the "non-peer-reviewed" materials are "practice-based" materials. These are timely in relevance and tend to be good examples of either best business practices or complex issues that are likely to confront a future manager.
The "quasi-peer-reviewed" materials are short, "encyclopedic-like" materials. These are good starting points for initial study and further intellectual pursuit.
The materials are brief summaries of topics that are typically not included in the textbook or other materials. These materials originate with the instructor in some form.
