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Organizational Leadership

Reference Databases

These databases include online encyclopedias and other reference sources which will provide you with definitions, statistics, and reliable background information. To access any electronic resources from off-campus, enter your student email address and password.

Business Source Complete
Reference coverage in areas related to business, management and leadership.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive
In-depth, unbiased reports covering "...political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy."
Credo Reference
A great place to start your research, Credo offers Reference articles on just about any topic, and allows you to launch further article and library book searches directly from your results page.
previous link: https://search.credoreference.com/?aid=237820
ScienceDirect
In addition to scholarly journals, includes thousands of scholarly encyclopedias and books in the sciences and social sciences. Search for a topic and then check the "encyclopedia" and/or "book chapters" box on the left side of your results list.

Scholarly & Trade Article Databases

In addition to our general databases (Academic Search Complete, ScienceDirect, JSTOR, etc.), try these databases for case studies and more specialized professional, trade, and peer-reviewed articles related to management and leadership.

Example Books & eBooks

To find additional books on leading and managing, try related keywords (e.g. "decision making") in our library catalog search:

Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations : Lessons from Research and Practice by Kossek, Ellen Ernst, editor.
Call Number: (in process)
Publication Date: 2020
Crisis Leadership by Tim Johnson
Call Number: 658.4092 Jo637c
Publication Date: 2018
Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts by Brene Brown
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2018
Discourse on Leadership by Bert A. Spector
Call Number: 303.34 Sp31d
Publication Date: 2016
Diversity and Leadership by Jean Lau Chin; Joseph E. (Everett) Trimble
Call Number: 658.4092 Ch441d
Publication Date: 2014
Handbook of Diversity Management by Deborah Plummer (Editor)
Call Number: 658.3008 Ha191p
Publication Date: 2018
How Leaders Improve by John Gates; Jeff Graddy; Sacha Lindekens
Call Number: 658.4092 Ga223h
Publication Date: 2017
Kindness in Management and Organizational Studies by Michelle Thomason (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2022
Leadership for Sustainability by R. Bruce Hull; David P. Robertson; Michael Mortimer
Call Number: 338.927 Hu877L
Publication Date: 2020
Leadership theories and case studies : an epidemiological perspective by McGiboney, Garry Wade
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2018
Leading with Dignity by Donna Hicks
Call Number: 658.409 Hi529L
Publication Date: 2018
Leading the Unleadable: how to manage mavericks, cynics, divas and other difficult people by Alan Willett
Call Number: 658.3045 Wi669L
Publication Date: 2016
The Truth about Leadership by James M. Kouzes; Barry Z. Posner
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2010
Leadership essential writings by our greatest thinkers : a Norton anthology by Elizabeth D. Samet
Call Number: 303.34 Le469s
Publication Date: 2015
Extreme Crisis Leadership by Charles Casto
Call Number: 658.4056 Ca279e
Publication Date: 2023
Leaders People Love by Yeo Chuen Chuen
Publication Date: 2023
Ethical Leadership: A Primer by Robert M. McManus (Editor); Stanley J. Ward (Editor); Alexandra K. Perry (Editor)
Publication Date: 2023

Last Updated: Oct 8, 2024 4:36 PM
URL: https://libguides.olympic.edu/c.php?g=436273
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Subjects: Business, Organizational Leadership

Tags: business, case studies, cases, high peforming teams, leadership