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Use the UNLV print and online journal subscriptions search to discover if the University Libraries has a copy.
Below are some possible keyword search terms you may want to consider when beginning your research. Remember: to narrow your search, you can combine a variety of words in a search string (e.g., role theory and public sector)
Theories
ACTION THEORY
BEHAVIORAL THEORIES
COGNITIVE RESOURCE THEORY
CONTINGENCY THEORY (MANAGEMENT)
EXCHANGE THEORY (SOCIOLOGY)
GREAT MAN THEORIES
LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY
LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATION INVENTORY
LEAST PREFERRED CO-WORKER THEORY
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES (MBO)
MANAGERIAL GRID
NORMATIVE MODEL
PARTICIPATIVE THEORIES
PATH-GOAL THEORY
RELATIONSHIP THEORIES
ROLE THEORY
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
SITUATIONAL THEORIES
THEORY X
THEORY Y
THEORY Z
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
TRAIT THEORY
TRANSACTIONAL THEORIES
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Leadership/Organizations
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACHIEVEMENT
ADMINISTRATION
BOUNDED RATIONALITY
BUREAUCRACY
CHANGE
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
CHAOTIC BEHAVIOR IN SYSTEMS
CITY COUNCILS
CIVIL SERVICE
COMMUNICATION
COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS
CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY)
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
CORPORATE CULTURE
CREATIVE ABILITY
CREATIVE THINKING
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
DECENTRALIZATION IN MANAGEMENT
DECISION MAKING
EMPLOYEE MORALE
EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
EMPLOYEES—ATTITUDES
EMPLOYEES—RESEARCH
EXECUTIVE ABILITY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GROUP DECISION MAKING
INNOVATION ADOPTION
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP – MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
LEARNING ORGANIZATION
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT STYLES
MANAGEMENT—RESEARCH
MAYORS
MULTICULTURALISM
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NETWORKS
NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE
OCCUPATIONAL ROLES
OFFICE PRACTICE IN GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
ORGANIZATION THEORY
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
PERSONALITY ASSESMENT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
POSDCORB
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
PROJECT FINANCE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – MORAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – SOCIAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC OFFICERS – PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
REFORMS
RETENTION
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SPAN OF CONTROL
STAKEHOLDERS
STRATEGIC PLANNING
SUPERIOR SUBORDINATE RELATIONSHIP
TECHNOLOGY – MANAGEMENT
TRUST
TURNOVER
VALUES
WICKED PROBLEMS
WORK – SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORK SHARING
A note about Google Scholar . . .
Although Google Scholar contains many resources, it does not contain access to all relevant resources for hospitality research. Researchers are strongly encouraged to look at the additional resources mentioned above to conduct a thorough literature review. You do not need to purchase articles via Google Scholar many are available for through the UNLV Libraries or via Interlibrary Loan.
For help connecting to UNLV Libraries' resources through Google Scholar see the following.
An easy way to find government reports is use Google and add site:.gov to your keyword search. For example: If you type public sector and turnover:.gov, this will limit your search to federal/state/local publications.
Other government websites you may want to investigate:
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
http://www.opm.gov/
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov/
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
http://www.bls.gov/
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
http://www.gao.gov/
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBCG)
http://www.pbgc.gov/
United States Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
http://www.mspb.gov/
