Starting Your Search
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*Identify key concepts & terms, including broader, narrower and related terms (use a dictionary, thesaurus etc) | *Identify key concepts & terms, including broader, narrower and related terms (use a dictionary, thesaurus etc) | ||
| - | *SET LIMITS | + | *'''SET LIMITS''' |
| - | **GEOGRAPHIC (UK, EU, US, Worldwide…) | + | **'''GEOGRAPHIC''' (UK, EU, US, Worldwide…) |
***Are you looking at a company, for example, in a particular part of the world e.g. Coca Cola in the UK, or in China, or Europe etc etc | ***Are you looking at a company, for example, in a particular part of the world e.g. Coca Cola in the UK, or in China, or Europe etc etc | ||
| - | **DATE RANGE (before/after 200?) | + | **'''DATE RANGE''' (before/after 200?) |
***How far back do you want to find information from? Is the last 5 years enough? Do you need to go back further? if you do go back further, is that information still valid? | ***How far back do you want to find information from? Is the last 5 years enough? Do you need to go back further? if you do go back further, is that information still valid? | ||
| - | **SCOPE (overview, analysis, commentary) | + | **'''SCOPE''' (overview, analysis, commentary) |
***What type of information are you looking for? Perhaps a Case Study, or a simple company overview. Perhaps an analysis of a particular market or perhaps some management theory? | ***What type of information are you looking for? Perhaps a Case Study, or a simple company overview. Perhaps an analysis of a particular market or perhaps some management theory? | ||
| - | *Identify your sources | + | *'''Identify your sources''' |
**books, journals, videos, databases, websites | **books, journals, videos, databases, websites | ||
Current revision as of 07:39, 17 October 2007
Define what you’re looking for
- Identify key concepts & terms, including broader, narrower and related terms (use a dictionary, thesaurus etc)
- SET LIMITS
- GEOGRAPHIC (UK, EU, US, Worldwide…)
- Are you looking at a company, for example, in a particular part of the world e.g. Coca Cola in the UK, or in China, or Europe etc etc
- DATE RANGE (before/after 200?)
- How far back do you want to find information from? Is the last 5 years enough? Do you need to go back further? if you do go back further, is that information still valid?
- SCOPE (overview, analysis, commentary)
- What type of information are you looking for? Perhaps a Case Study, or a simple company overview. Perhaps an analysis of a particular market or perhaps some management theory?
- GEOGRAPHIC (UK, EU, US, Worldwide…)
- Identify your sources
- books, journals, videos, databases, websites
Undertake your search
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