Entrepreneurship - introduction  |
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Books  and other resources on entrepreneurship
The Library catalogue lists all resources held in the University's Library system. To find titles on Entrepreneurship, select the Subject Heading Search and use the term 'Entrepreneurship' or try the suggested subject headings listed below; all of which can be used in other library catalogues, databases and journal indices:
- Business incubators
- Business planning
- Creative ability in business
- Entrepreneurship
- New business enterprises
- New products
- New product marketing
- Success in business
If you are searching for electronic resources, search the Library catalogue for all electronic resources by setting Quick limits as 'all e-resources'. to access electronic resources you must use your NetID and Net Password. For more information check on becoming an Associate member
Journal titles for entrepreneurship
The following is a selection of relevant journal titles listed below that are available through the Library's databases. The University's journal multi-database search facility searches across many databases that contain full text publications including journal articles, books, conference proceedings or technical reports, using the suggested subject headings listed above
For more journals, check the Business and Economics databases.
| Business plans |
Creating a business plan is the first step to turning innovation into a business proposition. Preparing a good business plan includes researching your market, presenting financial information and creating a persuasive case for proceeding to grow the business. Link to the SPARK business plans for useful information
Library catalogue
Check the Library catalogue using a Subject Heading Search, and ther suggested subject headings listed below, all of which can be used in other library catalogues, databases and journal indices. to access electronic resources.
To access some resources you must use your NetID and Net Password. For more information check on becoming an Associate member
- business planning
- creative ability in business
- economic development
- entrepreneurship
- new business enterprises
- new product marketing
- new products
- strategic planning
- success in business
- technological innovations
| Case Studies |
See the guide on Case studies for hints on how to search the Library catalogue and journal databases.
Case studies can also be found on the following websites:
| Databases |
The following is a short list of databases useful for this subject. For a full list, check: Business and Economics databases.
To access the Library database resources you must have your NetID and NetPassword. For more information click on NetAccount
ABI/Inform | Helpsheet (ProQuest)
Indexes over 2,700 business and economics periodicals and provides full text articles for nearly half of these. It has full text page images of New Zealand management, NZ journal of industrial relations and the NZ manufacturer.
Business Source Premier | Helpsheet (Ebsco)
Indexes 2,150 business journals with full text for nearly 1,140. It also contains company profiles, country and industry reports, market research reports and SWOT analyses.
It offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting and international business including EIU Country monitor and Country profile reports.
Emerald management xtra | Helpsheet
Emerald Management Xtra to access more than 50,000 full text articles, 185,000 reviews from the world's leading management journals, case studies, literature reviews, book reviews, conference information, interviews, profiles and 'How to...' guides.
Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor)
Euromonitor provides information and data on consumer lifestyles, consumer market sizes, companies and brands, major market profiles, country data and market analysis.
Information is provided in the form of statistics, profiles, forecasts and commentary
Index New Zealand : INNZ New Zealand database for social sciences, arts, humanities and general interest material, with some Pacific material.
Market Information Digest (Library only)
Using information mostly sourced from ACNielsen SCANTRACK, this database provides New Zealand general retail trade and product category data.
Newztext Plus
Newztext Plus contains both full text and indexes for many of New Zealand's key news and business publications and is updated daily. Content from the New Zealand Herald goes online within 24 hours
ScienceDirect | Helpsheet
An excellent source of full text academic articles for business and management.
| Statistics |
The Statistics page provides information about databases and internet sites for building and downloading tables of data; locating international data archives; locating data on specific topics, and information about the University of Auckland Library's collections. Business statistics are available under subject categories for New Zealand and International data
| Entrepreneurship organisations and internet resources |
Organisations
| Theses
and dissertations |
Library Theses and dissertations Use
the search box to find theses from the
University of Auckland. Also lists databases
which cover other Universities around the world
including ProQuest Theses & Dissertations.
Digital Dissertations is now available on the
ProQuest platform.
Index of 2.5 million doctoral dissertations and
masters' theses from universities worldwide,
especially from North America. Indexed from
1861, abstracts from 1980, and 750,000 full-text
theses from 1996.Link
from here to the Researchspace@Auckland thesis
repository.
| Aspects of entrepreneurship |
| Family based business |
Library catalogue
Check the Library catalogue using a Subject Heading Search, and the suggested subject headings listed below, all of which can be used in other library catalogues, databases and journal indices. to access electronic resources:
- Family-owned business enterprises
To access some resources you must use your NetID and Net Password. For more information check on becoming an Associate member
Selected institutes and reports
| Māori entrepreneurship |
Library catalogue
Check the Library catalogue using a Subject Heading Search, and ther suggested subject headings listed below, all of which can be used in other library catalogues, databases and journal indices. to access electronic resources:
To access some resources you must use your NetID and Net Password. For more information check on becoming an Associate member
Selected articles on Maori entrepreneurship:
- Cropp, Amanda. (June 2007) Once were warriors. Unlimited magazine issue 94. Maori
are one of the world’s most entrepreneurial races, ranking
third globally in terms of entrepreneurial activity. What’s
behind this give-it-a-go attitude to running your own
business? Also in print (General
library NZ&P collection 658.05 U54)
- 2009 influences : Maori leaders are here to stay, (2009) Unlimited magazine
- Keene, Howard (2009) Iwisphere entrepreneurial spirit of the Maori culture and history, Te karaka : the Ngai Tahu magazine, Issue 44, p14-21
- Maori business networks Tangata Whenua.com, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rotorua
- Maori entrepreneurship in the contemporary business environment.(2003). Journal of developmental entrepreneurship. 8 (3), p. 219 - 236.
There are also links to Maori business research : information and resources and Subject Guides - Maori and Foundation for Research, Science and Technology Maori innovation
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